Big Steam Over Donner Pass! The sound of Union Pacific 844 charging up Donner Pass breaks the peace of the forest near Andover, California. Union Pacific 844 was heading to Sacramento for t... (more)

It can be difficult to comprehend the size of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Trains, massive in their own right, seem to to be dwarfed by the endless snow covered peaks of the Donner Pass Route. Uni... (more)

The Donner Pass Route is famous for the incredible amount of dense-wet snow that buries this line every winter. Keeping this line open during the winter is up to a small group of dedicated men and... (more)

A BNSF grain bound for Bakersfield comes snaking through the Feather River Canyon as it passes the classic double bridges located at Pulga, California.

In the depths of the Feather River Canyon, BNSF 4498 leads a Pasco-bound manifest through Tunnel 9 at Bardees Bar. An abandoned bridge sits at the bottom of the canyon. Damaged by fire and rain, t... (more)

Some MOW workers aren't even aware of Amtrak 5 quickly sneeking up behind them (Canon Rebel XSi EFS 55-250mm lens).

Amtrak 817 slowly leads the Coast Starlight down Cuesta Pass and around the Horseshoe Curve. The train will soon be stopped in San Luis Obispo on this beautiful winter day.

A westbound Capitol Corridor train crosses an impressive steal beam trestle in Benicia, California as it races the auto traffic on Interstate 680. Soon the train will be crossing hundreds of feet ... (more)

Welcome to the Feather River Canyon. The Feather River Canyon is home to one of the most treacherous rail lines in the world. With steep cliffs and loose ground, rockslides are an ever-pres... (more)

Two Union Pacific employees inspect the track that caused a minor derailment in the Roseville Yard. Behind them, an overturned hopper car continues to drain "plastic sand" creating those... (more)

The friendly faces of Union Pacific. Another successful in the books for this crew who took the hot ZG2LT (priority Z train) from Sparks to Roseville. Waiting nearby is a fresh crew who wil... (more)

Almost... Almost... But it wasn't meant to be. As Union Pacific 844 rounds the bend at the American River Bridge in Sacramento, California, it should be just minutes away from tying up afte... (more)

The effects of the California Drought are still being felt throughout much of the state. Near Lakehead, California, a Union Pacific manifest crosses the northern section of Lake Shasta, a critical... (more)

On a crisp winter morning along Donner Pass, SPMW 4032 leads a single spreader set west at Emigrant Gap, California. In the days prior, the mountains of Northern California were battered by severa... (more)

Shortly after reaching the summit of Altamont Pass, this 25-car manifest train snakes its way through the green California hills on its way to San Jose, California.