Amtrak's Coast Starlight was forced to detour via the Feather River Canyon due to a derailment near Dunsmuir which shut down the Shasta Line. After a long journey down "The Canyon", the train now ... (more)

Going down... A nice lash-up of UP power grinds downgrade into Oroville curving around volcanic South Table Mountain.

UP 1983 leads a special bound for Roseville out of portola. This train will end up in Dunsmuir for railroad days.

With the formation of the Burlington Northern in 1970, power from both BN and WP could be seen along the Inside Gateway anywhere between Seattle and Oroville. Here at Oroville, former SP&S 331 is ... (more)

A westbound WP freight leaving Oroville Yard with four F7s and a GP9 trailing.

Acquired in trade - location and photographer unknown

BN 4368 with a C425 and another C636 darken the sky in this photo from my collection. No photographer is listed and also no location. I have been told this photo was shot south of Oroville, CA on ... (more)

westbound train departing Oroville, CA

Heading toward the Feather River Canyon and the famed Keddie Wye before heading north to Oregon, BNSF 5422 climbs the side of Table Mountain. It leads a six unit lash up that has a couple of Dash ... (more)

On a bright sunny day 7673 leads a Union Pacific train out of the Feather River Canyon and passed a stopped northbound BNSF train. Lots of rain has greened the fields on Table Mountain near Orovil... (more)

a westbound WP train is just accererating away from a crew change at Oroville, CA

Union Pacific 8156 leads the MNPRV into Oroville, CA after traveling through the Feather River Canyon on the UP Canyon Subdivision.

With the Oroville dam in the back ground, WP 2001 drops the FRE into Oroville, CA. Here WP 2001 will be cut off & will run light back to Portola, while the FRE will be lead back to Emeryville by t... (more)

BNSF 4475 leads a manifest towards Oroville while the cows, oblivious to the train enjoy the grass brought on by the abundance of rain the past several months. The skis to the west may be clear, ... (more)

The Rocklin Rocket heads south out of town after finishing up their work in Oroville.