A lengthy double stack train snakes its way through the depths of the Feather River Canyon as it heads through Poe, California. This train was detoured due to track work on Donner Pass.

On a great day along the California Coastal Mountains, UP 1989 leads it's 13 car passenger special down the Coast Sub. Here you see it rolling through Bradley, CA.

A cold winter storm begins to break up as the #12 pulls a four-pack of loads from the Sierra Pacific Mill in Quincy. Sitting in a valley at only 3,500', Quincy is often spared from the harshness o... (more)

BNSF 4648 exits Tunnel 7 and prepares to immediately enter Tunnel 8 at Dark Canyon as it heads eastbound along the Feather River Route. With a storm order in affect, the conductor was coordinating... (more)

Three sets of CalTrain equipment waits at the Gilroy station before heading north to San Francisco.

Union Pacific 7715 catches a little patch of sun as it heads east up track two of the Donner Pass Line. The KLTG2 is a long train today, running with a 2x1x1 power set and 97 cars for a total leng... (more)

On a chilly winter night, a full moon illuminates the rock walls around Pulga, California as a BNSF train crawls through the depths of the Feather River Canyon. The impressive bridges keep trains ... (more)

The AAPRCO "Napa Valley Limited" makes its way through the colorful Serpentine Canyon as it descends the Feather River Route. The river is currently running very low, but it will rise due to incom... (more)

A Union Pacific manifest train winds its way through the sweeping curves of Altamont Pass as it heads east out of Livermore, California. The recent rains have brought life to the normally dry brow... (more)

Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr negotiates the frequent turns of the Donner Pass Route as it passes through Casa Loma, California on a cold and rainy day.

Amtrak 5 departs the small mountain town of Truckee, CA with fresh snow on the ground. It will be a nice sunny trip over the mountain with plenty of snow from a recent storm.

After completing the journey over the treacherous Cuesta Pass from San Ardo to San Luis Obispo, Union Pacific 8359 and the loaded oil cans stop to take a break before getting a new crew and headin... (more)

The very first ZG2OA to run comes flying through Davis, California as it heads for its final destination of Oakland. This train runs super short from Sparks to Oakland. Union Pacific is testing we... (more)

A couple extra units sit on the helper spur as the sun begins to set in San Luis Obispo. The two SD70Ms brought the baretables you see to SLO for storage. The units in this shot are UP 8311, 8380,... (more)

As the sun sets in the Sacramento Valley, Amtrak 822 races the 40th anniversary train west towards it's final destination of Oakland, CA. Amtrak 822 and 406 are a nice lashup leading a very intere... (more)