My first visit to the Feather River Canyon ended up being quite successful, which was a nice mood boost after a less-than-stellar visit to the Shasta Route. I spent most of my time near the upper ... (more)
It doesn't get much more "Donner" than this! (Except for perhaps some SP Tunnel Motors or Cab Forwards). Climbing the same grade that trains have been battling for nearly 150 years, an e... (more)
As the first golden rays of sun begin shining through the treetops, a westbound unit grain train races across the massive fill and into the rock cut at Granite, Idaho on "The Funnel". So... (more)
From a vantage point on the rocks high above Plateau Tunnel, one of MRL's sporadically-ran unit talc trains races down the Clark Fork River through some spectacular canyon scenery on its journey w... (more)
The morning sun has just started shining into the remote Kootenai River Gorge as a westbound manifest twists along the bottom of the canyon between Yakt and Leonia, with about three mile to go unt... (more)