UP local switching a customer near Niles Jct.
Northbound Coast Starlight just out of SLO, starting up the Cuesta Grade.
Southbound Coast Starlight descending on Cuesta Grade. Running on time for once, it will be arriving at SLO in just a few minutes.
UP westbound heading up the Feather River gorge a few miles east of Williams Loop. I had to precariously climb a tall pine tree to get this shot.
UP westbound about to enter the Beckwourth Pass tunnel. The line to the right is an old branchline to Reno, now used to store surplus boxcars.
A little hike from the Tunnel 2 overpass leads to this view of an eastbound climbing out of Caliente
Eastbound starting up the pass along Bena Rd. on a hazy afternoon.
Westbound just coming off Tehachapi Pass into Bakersfield. Taken from Bena Rd. where it begins to swing away from the tracks.
Eastbound climbing Tehachapi Pass in the evening. The work crew just finished, and there are 5 trains one right after another climbing the grade.
New England Central power
Southbound Adirondack arriving
The world needs another Selkirk switcher shot, right?
Guilford Lowell switcher waiting for a commuter train to pass, before backing out onto the mainline and following the commuter west
Guilford power hanging out at the East Deerfield Yard servicing area
A Guilford/Pan Am holy grail - an SD26 in the lead! These are old as dirt, ex-Santa Fe jobs, and they just refuse to die. Westbound along the Merrimack.
