California Zephyrs meet in the Sierras. Number 6 (on the left, with AMTK 182) with an enthusiastic engineer, greets Number 5 which is about to attack the Donner Summit.

Standard power for the Roseville Sub seems to be dirty AC4400CW bricks; I was therefore pleased to see a clean ES44AC / SD70ACe DPU combo was added at Sparks to help this WB manifest over the moun... (more)

Waiting for the clear to go west out of Truckee.

After making a station stop at Truckee, #5 accelerates out of town. In a few miles this train will meet its counterpart, the eastbound California Zepher.

Climbing out of Truckee toward Donner Pass, Amtrak #111 (ex SP 6447) is leading the Reno Fun Train West back to Oakland. Second unit #123 (ex SP 6461) was relettered but was never repainted befor... (more)

SP 4840, set up for snow service on flangers and spreaders, is leading a freight Westbound out of Truckee. Seven locomotives make up the lashup--the two GP38's, a GP60, SD45, SD45T2, another SD45 ... (more)

SP 171 was part of an order of AC4400CW's which, while not significant in themselves, were significant in the history of the SP as the last group of locomotives purchased by the carrier. #171 is c... (more)

Westbound heading up Donner Pass from Truckee.

Working upgrade out of Cold Stream Canyon, UP 8444 has reached Andover doubleheading with UP 3985. Bringing the UP train to Railfair 1981, it was 3985's first major outing and it was still a coal ... (more)