On likely the first run to the west coast, brand-new Union Pacific SD70ACe No. 8714 leads a train through Bloomer cut between Newcastle and Auburn, California, on March 8, 2012. Unfortunately, the... (more)
A westbound ballast train exits Bloomer Cut between Newcastle and Auburn, California, on March 8, 2012. The steep, pebbled walls of this historic cut were blasted through in 1864 in the constructi... (more)