A westbound UP manifest grinds up Donner on UP's "Overland Route," at Tunnel 41.

A UP manifest bound for points easts, drifts down the Truckee River Canyon near Hirshdale.

A UP manifest, with CNW 8683 on the point, glides passed the signal bridge at Hirshdale, California on UP's "Overland Route."

Westbound manifest makes headway in the upper Truckee River Canyon just past Boca, California.

Amtrak's EB California Zephyr is just east of Truckee heading to Chicago....

UP 6028 East leading a grain train drops into Truckee, California.

With the little village of Truckee blanketed in snow and silence, an eastbound SP manifest rumbles through town at dusk.

Around 9pm a big UP manifest powers through Truckee, preparing to climb Donner Pass.

As horses graze along the Truckee River, SD45 8938 rolls along on the rear of a westbound freight out of Ogden, Utah, off the Union Pacific.

SP Jordan Spreader being used as a snow plow sits at Truckee, CA - MP 205.

Snow Plow

SD45 8911 leads a westbound merchandise train through an s-curve along the Truckee River at Prosser Creek.

Amtrak's Reno Fun Train, with an SP lead helper, accelerates west out of Truckee on its return trip to California.