A retired Taiwan sugar train on static display, one of many such units built in 1967. Note the siderods on the wheels. Lumix DMC FX8
Eastbound through Cisco, this long train consisting entirely of covered hoppers is in Tunnels 39 and 38, while Tunnels 4 and 3 sit on the outside as part of the original Central Pacific line.
Running a couple of minutes early, the Southbound Coast Starlight rounds the curve around collapsed and abandoned Tunnel 10 on Cuesta in San Luis Obispo.
UP and BNSF trains meet just west of Caliente.
A Union Pacific freight passes through tunnel 5 and 3 at Bealville, while the sun pokes through a break in the clouds.
Union Pacific freight at Tunnel 2, the hills are green but all the surfaces facing the sun turn brown pretty fast!
The Crockett Rocket heads west past the Carquinez Bridges to switch some refineries in Richmond and Rodeo.
A UP Eastbound just past the Norden snowsheds on Donner Pass.
A long UP freight rolls downhill through Tunnel 2 with the rear of the train stretched back to Allard.
BNSF Stack train makes good time between Ilmon and Bena after rolling out of the Tehachapi mountains.
BNSF train leaving Riverbank and entering Modesto.
A long UP manifest just emerged from Tunnel 5 at Cliff Siding in the Tehachapi Mountains. The rear of the train can be seen in the shadows further down the hill.
Westbound out of Shed 10 and onto the Butte Canyon Bridge.
Eastbound BNSF climbs the hill at Allard, the tail end can be seen on the distance quite a bit lower.
Train time at Westley, the train has stopped to switch around some cars but won't be using the old SP water tower here!
