The flanger works Eastbound on the #1 track.
Westbound just track East of Shed 10 UP 8481 leads the west ZCSLT
With the sun peeking out, light snow falls as the flanger heads back to Roseville.
After a long day battling the snow up near the summit, myself and Dick Dorn take some night shots at the MOW yard in Truckee. Here Dick is seen blasting his stobe.
The rotary showed a slight sign of life after 10 years of dormancy as it plows out the bank off of the #2 track.
The San Francisco peaks highlight the photo as BNSF 739 leads a westbound z-train towards Williams, AZ and beyond.
A side shot reveals the details of the plow as the spreader works east on track #1
In very low visibility, the westbound BNSF pulls out of town heading west. It was really coming down!
Moments after the sun rose above the mountains, a westbound BNSF z-train glows as it climbs Ash Hill headed towards Barstow.
A full moon decends on the horizon, about 10 minutes after a westbound train passed.
At the time, freshly re-painted UP 604 leads a flanger westbound. I dont know how in the heck that broome stays there through all of the snow plowing.
A westbound BNSF train makes a big turn climbing the terrain at Klondike
Crew members assigned to flanger duty work diligently with several tools, including a flare to dig out/clear the switch at the west end of Truckee
A westbound BNSF has just exited the loop- from high above on the other side of Hwy 58
