Early in the morning, December 18, 2003, an eastbound auto rack train slices through the middle of Caliente, Nevada. The old business district and the Mission Style railroad station, now the Vill... (more)

East Bound in Rainbow Canyon approaching Caliente, Nevada on the Los Angles and Salt Lake

Here is another catch of an eastbound hopper train navigating the tunnel district on the former LA&SL, now Union Pacific's Caliente Sub. After passing through Rainbow Canyon and the Meadow Valley ... (more)

East bounds out of Las Vegas face a long trip through a lot of nothing. However, there is some amazing scenery along the former LA&SL, now Union Pacific's Caliente Sub. After passing through Rainb... (more)

I ventured into Nevada again, on another day trip from Saint George. Fortunately I was able to catch the morning Z train coming through at Etna.

I decided to end my chase, as the road under the railroad bridge was completely submerged at MP 448, with water out of the river banks. I was in my car, and didn't feel like taking the risk of dri... (more)

UP 5596 winds through the eastern end, of Rainbow Canyon with the Z train.

My second train in rainbow canyon. UP 5596 leads the Salt Lake to Los Angeles Z train on the Caliente Sub.

Union Pacific 2-10-2 5514 and 4-8-2 7024 lead train 818, the Los Angeles Challenger, at Caliente Nevada in 1940. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

From this vantage, Tunnel 14 appears almost to be a horseshoe curve as an eastbound stack train negotiates the serpentine canyon.

The grade and curvature are quickly increasing and the train speed is dropping as this empty coal train enters the depths of Clover Creek Canyon.

Union Pacific Big Boy #4014 has stopped for the night in the former division point of Caliente, Nevada on its journey to southern California to head excursions for the Rail Giants Train Museum.

UP locos 6164, 2293 and 6069 head a southbound train through Caliente in October 2000.

UP 4129 heads south from Caliente, NV, in 2000.