Soaring high in the sky on a rock ledge near Yuba Pass, CA, Union Pacific 7735 works hard to move a monster intermodal train over the infamous Donner Pass Route.

Waiting. "Dispatcher 74 to the UP 8687 west over." "UP 8687 over." "Yeah guys hold there before the grade crossing in Truckee to allow for the Roper (which is 15 minutes ahead) to pass Shed... (more)

The calm and serenity of the Sierra Nevada Mountains is broken as a long stack train comes rumbling through Yuba Pass on the Roseville Subdivision. Union Pacific 8660 is helping this train on it's... (more)

The piece of the small mountain town of Truckee, California is broken by Union Pacific 8687 as it blasts through downtown on it's way west down the Donner Pass Route.

After encountering some major power problems with the second and third units near Floriston, Union Pacific 8626 and a long, 130-car stack train limp into Truckee where UP mechanical will come to c... (more)

10mm! Three SD70Ms make easy work of a short stack train as they come barreling through Glenshire, California on the Donner Pass Route. I captured this shot with my new Canon 10-22mm lens.

On a late summer afternoon, Union Pacific 8687 and a long manifest come cruising along the Truckee River in the impressive Floriston Canyon.

After nearly stalling in the Floriston Canyon, the IG3OA led by UP 8626 limps into Truckee where it will be tied down to allow for "UP Mechanical to work their magic". Here, the train is slowly st... (more)

Soaring high above the Bear River valley on the rocky outcrops of Yuba Gap, UP 5414 catches some early evening sunlight as it tries to traverse Donner Pass with a long stack train.

The whine of EMDs dragging a long Z train echos throughout Coldstream Canyon as the UP 8701 rumbles through Andover on the famous Donner Pass Route.

Highball Davis! An eastbound Capitol Corridor train slowly departs the Davis Depot on a beautiful Friday afternoon on labor day weekend.

The Operation Lifesaver train flies through East Davis as it makes it's way towards Roseville on the high speed Cal-P corridor. Work crews have been removing the dead grass along the tracks for fi... (more)

On a slow Sunday afternoon, an eastbound Capitol Corridor train departs the Davis Depot and heads towards Sacramento, California.

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.

Union Pacific 7463 howls as it brings a long ZBRLC around the world famous Tehachapi Loop at Walong, California.