UP7230 lights up tunnel 27 near Applegate. 89 sec exposure.

UP 1983 passes the under Applegate Rd bridge.

Thanks to a talking detector, I was able to get this shot of UP 8121 smoking it up at Applegate by about one minute. After getting off Hwy 80 and driving to this spot, I had just enough time to se... (more)

Rain, wind and fog. Even at 21mph the train only became visible 8 seconds before I snapped the photo.

Westbound thru the foothills of the Sierra Amtrak #116 is leading four other A units and one B unit while pulling the Reno Fun Train. All the locomotie were ex-SP as were most of the cars. Althoug... (more)

An eastbound reefer block passes through the remnants of a tunnel portal at Applegate.

An eastbound manifest uses the uphill track built in the early part of the 20th century while the original alignment over Donner can be seen at left.

An EMD GP60 leads a westbound manifest down the original Donner alignment through Applegate.

An eastbound manifest is about to enter tunnels built by the SP as part of building an uphill track with a relatively lighter grade in the early 20th century.

Running against the current on the normally Eastward #2 Track, the Reno Snow Train is passing one of SP's well known searchlight signals. Due to UP trackwork all trains are single tracking between... (more)

The UP 4731 leads an autorack train through the Sierra foothills at Applegate.

West bound UP 5803 drops downhill on a hot August afternoon through Applegate.

SP SD45 8826 acts as lead helper on Amtrak No. 5 on one of the first runs of ex-UP E-units on this train.

A trio of SP AC4400CWs bring a heavy train of Utah coal down the western slope of Donner Pass at Applegate on a beautiful morning in the Sierra Nevada.

UP 3092 East passes through an abandonded tunnel portal at Applegate.