In March of 2006 the SP was barely hanging on...at least on Donner. In this scene former SP 4822 is wearing the UP reporting marks topped off with patches, now serving as the UP 585. In this scen... (more)

The trees just cannot look any better on this day. As the scenery is just about perfect the 602 is Eastbound back near milepost 187 at Soda Springs.

Snow Fog! With temperatures around 50 degrees after days of snow, an odd mist covers the scene as a geep fuels up near the diamond.

Eastbound stack train in the Blue Mountains of Oregon.

BNSF 8592 pushes forward into the heavy spring snow storm as it heads from Colorado to Wyoming.

A heavy spring snow storm blankets Fort Collins, Colorado and BNSF 8592's nose as it heads into the storm.

A new Tier 4 GEVO leads an eastbound mixed freight on a snowy March day in Ohio.

Locomotives:
CSX 3340 ET44AC
CSX 57 AC44CW

Running a bit late on its eastbound trip across Donner Pass, Amtrak's California Zephyr is about to duck into the snowshed at Norden. Trailing is Budd observation car "Dagny Taggart", formerly NYC... (more)

The new highspeed train "Giruno" RABe 501 # 001 from Stadler Rail for the SBB on a test run from Romanshorn to Sulgen. The articulated 11 car train is 202 meter long, has 6000 kW, 405 se... (more)

Random meeting of a Thurbo articulated lowfloor regional train "GTW" (Gelenktriebwagen/articulated railcar) RABe 526 # 7.., running the S 7 service from Weinfelden to Romanshorn-Rorschac... (more)

The second day of the first test runs of the brandnew highspeed train "EC 250" (designation Stadler Rail) or "Giruno" (designation of the SBB) RABe 501 001. Many photographers enjoyed the elegant ... (more)

The one and only.... CNW's one-of-a-kind SD-Cat #6000 leads a train across the Manitowoc River bridge in Manitowoc, WI in February of 1988. While the weather was not the greatest, chasing a rare b... (more)

With its work at Mount Carmel Junction complete, the Reading and Northern daily train passes through Locust Gap on its way to Port Clinton.

Dreams Do Come True

Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. This was my first trip to Donner Pass, a place I'd dreamt of seeing ever since I was young child, and I get to sh... (more)