"Snaking" through Serpentine Canyon into the afternoon Sun

UP 3985 heads west through the Feather River Canyon.

Near the west end of the Serpentine Canyon, a BNSF freight eases downgrade on the UP Canyon Sub toward Rich Bar

A WB Z train, lead by a pair of CNW Dash 9's, makes it's way down grade through Serpentine Canyon. In the background, a violent summer t-storm is brewing, and chatter on the scanner from other tra... (more)

With engineer Dave Stanley at the helm, UP's Feather River Special makes a triumphal entry into Serpentine Canyon on its way to Portola.

A UP eastbound heads upgrade through Serpentine Canyon late in the day high above the river on a rock ledge blasted out using lots of dynamite.

Dash 8-40CW 9474 leads an eastbound around a sharp curve early in the morning, surrounded by the unstable rock that gave Serpentine Canyon its name.

As shadows engulf more and more of Serpentine Canyon, an eastbound manifest pulled by three SD40-2s rounds a curve protected by slide fences.

With Serpentine Canyon still mostly shrouded in deep shadow, the sun pops over the mountains to the east just in time to illuminate 6086 East.

UP 3647 leads a highline train up the Feather River Canyon.