A Warbonnet Dash 9 leads a hot Z train along the Columbia River, and heads West into the small hamlet of Maryhill.

The Napa Valley Wine Train rocks and rolls back to Napa on the 1904 stick rail after picking up passengers at the Grgich Winery in Rutherford.

The snow is flying and an Eastbound stack train screams in dynamics dropping deep into Coldstream Canyon, after taking down the light at MP 198. The detector just 4 miles away gave us a "1-1 degre... (more)

A heavy Westbound stack train rides dynamics and air down the 2.24% grade of Donner Pass, while the snow keeps falling. Later on in the day, we'd lose power, and it'd be snowing 3 inches per hour.... (more)

Looking a lot like a Christmas card, the 1 spot leads the Westbound California Zephyr through a snowy Winter Wonderland on Donner Pass.

The flangers hold the #2 track at East Gold Run due to downed trees and power lines on the tracks ahead. I guess the magic of walking in Dorn's footsteps didn't hit me, as I only managed a wedgie.... (more)

Three units head down the #1 track, light power, to East Oakland to grab an empty ethanol train.

Engineer Klink (Yeshir!) and Train 716 play in Jack London Square with weekend motorists.

CDTX 2008 interacts with man and vehicles in Jack London Square. This is a daily occurance, and on weekdays, it happens over 50 times. Photo taken from my 2003 Chevy Trailblazer.

New Street! Union Pacific has almost completed the task of laying new rail, and concrete crossing panels the whole length of Jack London Square. On a stunning November morning, CDTX 2007, i... (more)

Wanna Race? An older model Dodge Viper overtakes the Magic Banana, heading for the finish line of Amtrak's Jack London Square station.

Pace the rainbow.. Part 2! A tornado warned and severe thunderstorm continues to crackle and rumble East, while a Westbound empty coal train runs away. BNSF 8977, the DPU, will be whining i... (more)

I've been looking so long at these pictures of you... While hustling up I-80 East in our replacement rental Chevy Suburban, RP contributor Jim Thias found his favorite song "Pictures of You... (more)

Over a foot of heavy and wet snow clings to the granite of Donner Pass, while Amtrak 5 gently and quietly exits Tunnel 35 on its way down the mountain.

A somber day for me... Not only because the long hood engine doors are open and the pink ribbon on UP 7400's side is messed up, but because I've lost a family member and a few friends to br... (more)