Deep in California's Gold Country lies the old Sierra Railway. Miles from any sign of civilization, this area truly feels like the Wild West. Built in 1897, this track has long been used to shuttl... (more)

Big Steam Over Donner Pass! Union Pacific 844 comes roaring down Donner Pass near Emigrant Gap, California. When Engineer Dickens blows the whistle, echos of the past ring out across the Be... (more)

The snow capped mountains of Donner Pass makes a nice backdrop for Emigrant Gap. Here you see the Union Pacific IG3OA with all of its colorful stacks role alongside Interstate 80 as it gently desc... (more)

The BNSF Gateway Sub Dispatcher had her work cut out for her on this day. A southbound military train had been holding at Almanor for over an hour as UP Omaha Dispatcher 57 had no room to take the... (more)

The Death March. California Northern is being transferred down to the CFNR shops in American Canyon where it will be stripped of all personality and soul. Do to the G&W takeover of RailAmer... (more)

Gold Country. With a fresh coat of gold paint, SERA #48 guides a special work train through the beautiful foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. This train is headed towards a brand new ... (more)

Rotaries on the Move! A rare glimpse inside the Roseville Yard reveals the preparations for the "Rotary Train" just minutes before it departed Roseville. SPMW 207 will be taken across the c... (more)

Union Pacific's Jordan Spreaders work around the balloon track at Truckee, California. Truckee is the headquarters for snow fighting operations on Donner Pass. The balloon track is a key component... (more)

The race is on! The spreaders spent all morning tidying up the Donner Pass Route. With both main tracks out of service for hours on end, Dispatcher 74 had a back log of trains he needed to ... (more)

AAPRCO visits Keddie! The AAPRCO "Napa Valley Limited" crosses the World Famous Keddie Wye as it begins its journey down the Feather River Canyon on a cloudy September afternoon.

With only several hopper cars in tow, the Union Pacific 3902 guides the MROHP through the tight confines of Price Canyon. Price Canyon provided the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railway (merged with... (more)

Pick Your Road. Union Pacific 1983 leads the "Family Days" special down the Roseville Subdivision right next to Interstate 80. Often trains will fly by the cars which are stopped due to hea... (more)

Fired Up! The crew of the Redding Night Local had just arrived at the Amtrak Station. After gathering paperwork and icing down the coolers, it was time to get rolling. The UP 1089, one of t... (more)

Cutting through 738' of nearly impenetrable granite, Tunnel 35 is a classic railroad tunnel along the Donner Pass Route. Originally constructed by the Southern Pacific Railroad, Tunnel 35 was part... (more)

On a beautiful day in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Union Pacific 1989 (D&RGW heritage) leads an auto train westbound over Donner Gap. Here the train passes through Emigrant Gap with I-80 on it's l... (more)