In desolate Palisade Canyon, a Union Pacific local traveling west on Track 1 passes an eastbound freight on Track 2 with the Humbolt River separating them west of Palisade, Nevada, on March 7, 201... (more)

Snaking along the Humbolt River, an eastbound Union Pacific freight traverses rugged Palisade Canyon, Nevada, on March 7, 2012.

Empty coaltrain rolling through Palisade Canyon on a beautiful afternoon.

A UP stack train heads eastbound on Track 2 through Palisade Canyon, Nevada, on March 7, 2012. Both Southern Pacific and Western Pacific built main lines through here alongside the Humbolt River, ... (more)

A hot westbound Union Pacific train is between Carlin and Palisade, Nevada, on March 11, 2004. Two EMD SD70Ms, Nos. 3876 and 4097, power the short train on the Elko Subdivision.

Freight along the Humbolt
An eastbound Union Pacific freight traverses Palisade Canyon, Nevada, on Track 2. Both Southern Pacific and Western Pacific built their main lines through here... (more)

An eastbound Union Pacific stack train threads through stark Palisade Canyon, Nevada, and crosses the Humbolt River on March 7, 2012. The vastness of this barren landscape through Palisade Canyon ... (more)

Union Pacific #844 roars through Palisade Canyon on its way west towards Sacramento, CA. The 4-8-4 is running on the ex-Southern Pacific mainline. Both the ex-SP and the ex-WP mainlines share this... (more)

Union Pacific #844 storms through Palisade Canyon on its way east towards its ultimate destination of Cheyenne, WY. This train is running on the former Western Pacific mainline, while the autorack... (more)

Westbound at the site of Palisade, Nevada on the way to Winnemucca

A UP stack train heads eastbound on Track 2 through Palisade Canyon, Nevada, on March 7, 2012. Both Southern Pacific and Western Pacific built their main lines through here alongside the Humbolt R... (more)

A Union Pacific local traveling west on Track 1 meets an eastbound freight on Track 2 with the Humbolt River separating them in stark Palisade Canyon, Nevada.

A Eastbound string of reefers full of California produce are headed east and are about to go through the old townsite of Palisades

It is June of '73 and a WP U23B is leading a eastbound trailer train at the old townsite of Palisade in the Humboldt river canyon. The tunnels of the Espee (right) and the WP main can be seen in t... (more)

An eastbound manifest exits Palisade Canyon as it rolls east on former WP rails. A crew change at Elko is less than an hour away.