The desert, the railroad, and the mountain. Photographs can hardly do justice to the incredible majesty of northern California's Mount Shasta, rising 10,000 feet above the surrounding terrain. Eve... (more)

A northbound Z train working up the hill through Andesite in the evening with some striking scenery to boot!

Working through the upper loop above Cantara, train 14 nears Mt Shasta City, with a long way to go yet before the next station stop at Klamath Falls, 100 miles out.

A lumber products manifest train destined for Roseville rolls over the Dry Canyon viaduct on the side of Mount Shasta in the late afternoon.

Train 14 had a consecutively numbered head-end on this trip north, the 192 and 191. Also, riding on the tail were three private cars: the Colorado Pine, Iowa Pacific Sky View obs and the Baton Rou... (more)

Next to a cattle ranch at Sheep Mountain Road Crossing a bouquet rests near the tracks as a memorial of some sort. The question comes to mind: is it a tribute to whom...or to what?

A short northbound manifest climbs the grade through Hotlum siding on a warm summer morning on UP's Black Butte Sub.

While dodging menacing cloud shadows, a northbound BNSF freight rerouted off the Inside Gateway slowly grinds up the grade between Andesite and Grass Lake beneath the incredible backdrop of Mount ... (more)

Perfect timing: Five minutes before sunset, I watched with dismay as the sun dropped into a layer of clouds hanging along the horizon to the northwest. I had been hearing the sound of an approachi... (more)

A Hinkle - Roseville manifest approaches tunnel 17 just north of Dorris, California.

A 70ACe and two SD70M's lead a northbound Z train across Dry Canyon Viaduct, located just north of Hotlum siding. This rugged stretch of mountain railroad through the lava beds below Mount Shasta ... (more)

As morning clouds slowly clear, the northbound Coast Starlight navigates through the never-ending curves along the flanks of Mount Shasta between Hotlum and Andesite.

During my five days spent at Mount Shasta, I attempted this shot every single evening, and due to clouds and/or trains not coming at the right time, it was not until the evening of the final day t... (more)

The sun was just coming off the northeastern horizon when I first made out the distant silhouette of a train through my binoculars, having just began the descent from Grass Lake. At that point, Mo... (more)

Southern Pacific "Daylight" 4-8-4 No. 4449 is heading south from Portland, Ore., to Sacramento, Calif., for RailFair. For the descent down the mountains out of Black Butte, Calif., South... (more)