UP 5394 leads a 136-car Newark Hauler on Altamont Pass, crossing the bridge over Altamont Pass Road and the former SP right of way on President's Day.

UP 4481 leads the westbound KMNOA in Altamont Pass, on the permanent shoofly built on the old SP right of way after a landslide occured several years ago.

Just after crossing over the SP, WP 914A is heading East on Altamont Pass with a manifest freight in February of 1970. About a half hour after this train, WP's California Zephyr would pass this sa... (more)

Still earning their keep on the Western Pacific's portion of the California Zephyr, 803A and two F3B units are Eastbound just East of the townsite of Altamont. The track below is the now removed S... (more)

ACE #4 pushing it's way over Altamont Pass enroute from San Jose to Stockton.

The steady red light on WP caboose 484 can be seen as it reaches the summit of Altamont Pass and brings up the rear of a 4 car train with 3 WP locomotives at the lead. This was the first time in a... (more)

A UP stack train is seen here at Summit at Altamont Pass on a cold fall evening. Nikon D70, 18-70mm. www.bayarearailroading.com

UP #3416 making it's way through Altamont Pass westbound. Nikon D70 24-120.

ACE 3104 passing through the Altamont in route to Stockton from San Jose. CA. Nikon D70 24-120.

ACE 3102 passing through the Altamont Pass in route to Stockton, CA. Nikon D70 24-120.

UP SD70ACEe #8315 accelerates out of the 10 MPH slow order at Altamont, headed eastbound. Nikon 5700 Digital.

One of UP's ACe's is seen here leading "the shuttle" over Altamont Pass. Nikon D70, 18-70mm. www.bayarearailroading.com

A few miles west of Altamont, our Oakland bound stacker led by UP8321 is coming down the west grade of Altamont around into the sun again. A slow order at Summit almost allowed the sun hitting the... (more)

While waiting for the UP8321 west, this darn slowordered eastbound ACE commuter train got in the shot! Today as the last day of Spring with Summer at 23:46 PST meant we had the longest day of sun ... (more)

Three brand new UP ACe's lead the IG2OA through Altamont Pass. NOTE: Second unit is a primer. Nikon D70 24-120mm. www.bayarearailroading.com