An evening Coaster train rushes southbound with a large load of Thanksgiving and commuter passengers. Here is passes over a trestle and a small coast lagoon just outside of Encinitas, California. ... (more)

Sierra Northern 52 cruises through the rolling hills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains as it heads back to Oakdale after a long journey to Sonora. Snow capped peaks loom far in the distance.

On a cool and stormy March afternoon, the RailRunner Express races through the canyon lands north of Rosario, New Mexico. This particular section of trackage was built in the 1970s, after the crea... (more)

SPMW 209 ducks under the last remaining searchlight signal bridge on Donner Pass. Meanwhile, skiers enjoy perfect snow conditions at the nearby Sugar Bowl Ski Resort.

On a beautiful fall day, the roar of Union Pacific 844 can be heard from miles away. Here 844 comes blasting through a small rock cut near Penryn, California on it's way down the treacherous Donne... (more)

Railroading out here isn't easy. January 2017 brought much needed snow to the Sierra Nevada Mountains along with a variety of challenges for the Union Pacific Snow Fighters. In the days before thi... (more)

Utah Railway 5005 grinds it's way through the incredible Spanish Fork Canyon as it travels north just before sunrise. The engineer will get to witness plenty of MOW work as he brings this 104 car ... (more)

"No man will ever be fool enough to build a railroad through the Feather River Canyon" - Collis P. Huntington The Feather River Canyon is home to steep cliffs, loose rocks and tough railr... (more)

The Amtrak California Zephyr snakes along the banks of the Truckee River on a frigid winter morning. A winter day on Donner Pass is the only obstacle standing between this train and it's final sta... (more)

She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes! Yeehaw! Union Pacific 844 rounds the bend at Andover, California as it makes it's way over Donner Pass. This train was heading to Sacram... (more)

"The Sierras are getting pounded! All eastbound traffic is stopped." -Dispatcher 57 and 74. That's what we were listening to all day over the radio. A large storm was dumping feet of snow up ... (more)

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.

A look back in time? No, this is not the Western Pacific California Zephyr making it's way down the Feather River Route. This is the Feather River Express being led by Western Pacific 2001 through... (more)

Union Pacific 1989 leads the ZCSLT through Glenshire, CA on its way east.

The railroad never takes a day off. Day and night, no matter the weather, trains need to move. There is the legend of the Polar Express, a train that operates through the cold, snowy night, en rou... (more)