Westbound climbing Donner Pass near Truckee
A westbound SP manifest rounds the curve just west of Ilmon after crossing Caliente Creek.
Westbound SP train climbing Cajon Pass with snow covered San Gabriel Mountains in distance.
The train is on the Lucin Cutoff across the northern end of The Great Salt Lake. Built by SP (1902 - 04), it bypassed the original Central Pacific route through Promontory Summit where the Golden ... (more)