The lone DPU of an Eastbound doublestack skirts the Truckee River and rolls downgrade towards Sparks.

The eastbound California Zephyr rounds the curve at Glenshire as people cool off in the Truckee River.

Union Pacific 1989 leads the ZCSLT through Glenshire, CA on its way east.

One of the last real heritage shots I caught was of this CNW unit leading the ZLTCS over Donner. I chased it all the way to Roseville, and I am glad that I did. Too bad everything has patches now.

Three motors follow the curvature of the Truckee River, and battle the one plus percent gradient on their way towards the summit of the famous Donner Pass.

Rolling alongside the Truckee River, a stack train rolls Westbound up the grade with a SD9043MAC on the point.

It's a beautiful summer afternoon on Donner Pass as UP 8171 leads a train of mixed freight around the big curve at Glenshire.

Happy New Year! Yeah, a few days late. Amtrak #6 rolls alongside the Truckee River in a snowy scene at Glenshire.

Amtrak #6, the Eastbound California Zephyr has just departed Truckee and drifts downgrade through Glenshire, while running alongside the aptly named Truckee River.

Ricey Thiasy! RailPictures.Net great Jim Thias glasses a the Westbound UP 8171, as it parallels the Truckee River on a beautiful August afternoon on the mountain.

With the wind blowing very hard, the Westbound empty reefer block train negotiates the curves of the backslope of Donner Pass, and is almost to Truckee.

UP 1983 rounds the curves of the backslope of Donner Pass on its way to Port Chicago, CA leading 71 DODX flat cars in part of a military reposition movement.

UP's Western Pacific Heritage unit #1983 leads a military reposition train along the Truckee River on a beautiful spring afternoon in the Sierras.

The Westbound empty fruit block battles up the backside of Donner Pass, rolling alongside the Truckee River.

A heavy Westbound manifest climbs up the backslope of Donner Pass on a mild May afternoon.