A westbound train climbing to Siskiyou Summit disturbs the peace of a Sunday morning in Steinman, Oregon. The grade here is over 3%.
I miss the days of the Southern Pacific assortment of battered six axles topping Kirkwood Hill with all their might, sometimes at just a few miles per hour. This particular train had no trouble ma... (more)
Lost in the vastness of the desert this head end helper set returns to W. Colton after a pull over Cajon Pass.
With its head end power reinforced by two helper units this westbound freight is clawing its way up the Palmdale cutoff.