Westbound Amtrak No.5, the California Zephyr, rounds the horseshoe curve at Flycasters Flat Ahead lay the grades up to Donner Pass in the distance. The Truckee River and old highway 40 are in the ... (more)
Eastbound Amtrak train No. 6, the California Zephyr, drifts downhill from Donner Pass to Reno Nevada, the next stop.
Amtrak train 14, the Coast Starlight, rolls into the Southern Pacific Station as passengers watch and wait to begin their journey.