Looking like a model on a well-scenicked model railroad, UP 9108 West approaches the east portal of tunnel 9 deep in the Feather River Canyon. Rock slides in this area are common, and UP routinely... (more)

A hot westbound Z train hustles through Serpentine Canyon near the old station of Howells, between Virgilia and Belden. This is slide country, and heavy rains and snow are liable to bring rocks cr... (more)