With most of the train over the top of Donner Pass and emerging from Tunnel 41, "The Big Hole", this eastbound stack continues on it's long journey to Chicago.

Westbound autos grind up the east side of Donner Pass and prepare to enter Tunnel 41, "The Big Hole".

Two EMD's drag 4506 feet of autos in Run 8 towards the 10 thousand foot Tunnel 41, which is aptly named the "Big Hole".\

UP 7775 leads a Globe 1 bound train heads down Donner Pass as they exit "Big Hole"

With the setting sun about to duck behind Mount Judah, a manifest led by a sweet SD9043MAC claws its way up the steep grade of Donner Pass.

Smashing! An Eastbound stack train exits Tunnel 41, which is known as the "Big Hole", and begins its descent down Donner Pass towards Sparks.

The first snowfall of the 2010 snow season pretties up Eder, while the Westbound Zephyr barks towards the summit of Donner Pass. In just a few hours, this shot will be unaccessible without the hel... (more)

AMTK 97 (YESHIR!) continues to claw its way up the East slope of the Sierra Nevadas and Donner Pass, only about a mile from the 7,000 foot summit.

An eastbound double stack bound for Globe 1 comes out of Tunnel 41 has it head for Truckee.

A GE and two EMDs break the silence in the Sierra Mountains as they lead their Globe 1 bound train out of Tunnel 41

UP's Lathrop to Global 2/Chicago intermodal exits the "Big Hole" eastbound through Eder on Donner Pass, on 10-10-10.

This westbound manifest nears Tunnel 41, "The Big Hole", and the summit of Donner Pass.

A heavy Westbound manifest battles towards the summit of Donner Pass, on a beautiful September morning. Lets hop in a time machine and go back to the early 1980's when Southern Pacific SD45's roam... (more)

Mount Judah rises high above the DPU of a Westbound manifest, which is still battling up the grade towards the summit of Donner Pass.

Three of BNSF's finest GE products have crested the summit of Donner Pass, and will gently ease down the backside of the mountain.. But for now, they are soaring at 6988 feet in elevation, after e... (more)