The Sierra Northern dinner train passes right along the Sacramento River, which gives the train its name "River Train". Shortly after departing West Sacramento, the train passes over a long trestl... (more)

Incoming! SPMW 207 cuts through a cold, snowy world as it works east along the #2 track of the Donner Pass Route. Photographing the rotaries is unlike any other assignment. As soon as you g... (more)

On a calm evening along the Central Coast, Union Pacific 8266 leads the Board of Director's Special around the horseshoe curve near San Luis Obispo, California. Soon this train will make a station... (more)

Three in one! Union Pacific, Amtrak and Southern Pacific are all represented as a northbound train pulls into Dunsmuir for a crew change. A cold winter storm dropped 2-3 inches of snow overnight a... (more)

Because of a derailment on Donner Pass which ended up closing both mainlines for a couple of days, the Union Pacific stack trains were detoured to their original route through the Feather River Ca... (more)

California Northern GP15-1s are hard to find now a days. All daily CFNR trains use new RailAmerica units. The GP15-1s have been sentenced to extras or when a new unit breaks down. Here is one from... (more)

No, it's not the Moffat Route. But it is Donner Pass. UP 1989, the Denver and Rio Grande Western Heritage unit leads a westbound auto train over the hill. Some extra power added in Sparks b... (more)

An eastbound auto train catches some morning light as it makes easy work of sags near Winslow, Arizona. In the distance at over 12,000', the snow-capped San Francisco peaks standout as the highest... (more)

On a sunny winter afternoon, Sierra Northern 52 and the Fassler Flyer march along at a steady 10mph as they cross Tim Bell Road near Paulsell, California. Like many other roads along this line, it... (more)

Union Pacific 5423 gets a new crew in San Luis Obispo, CA. The crews appear to have no urgency to get onto the train.

After dropping off tons of UP employees and their families, Union Pacific 1983 and a small passenger special come strolling through Old Town Roseville as they move through the J.R. Davis Yard.

Farewell Reno Fun Train. The final Reno Fun Train of the season winds its way along the Donner Pass Route near Emigrant Gap, California. Here the train is seen posing in front of the impres... (more)

Amtrak 116 leaves the campus of Cal Poly (SLO) behind as it charges up the Cuesta Grade with a late Coast Starlight train. Soon this train will be twisting and turning on top of the large hills ju... (more)

On a cool summer evening, the Napa Valley Wine Train gently cruises through Oakville, California on its way towards Saint Helena. Passengers are enjoying a beautiful sunset along with a fine dinne... (more)

On a brisk winter morning in Davis, California, Union Pacific 1982 pushes an intermodal train east along the Cal-P corridor. On this section of the line, the tracks pass right through a wildlife r... (more)