A Swift RoadRailer train rolls southward through the Sacramento River Canyon.

A northbound Union Pacific Z train in the Sacramento River Canyon is led by a former Southern Pacific GE Dash 9.

Shortly after a crew change at Dunsmuir, a westbound SP manifest crosses Castle Creek in the shadow of the Castle Crags.

On a warm afternoon, a northbound UP train crosses Castle Creek in the Sacramento River Canyon. A crew change at Dunsmuir is around fifteen minutes away.

A Union Pacific manifest heads south on the Shasta Route, rolling beneath the timeless magnificence of the Castle Crags.

On a hot day in the Sacramento River Canyon, a Z train passes over Castle Creek. The hotshot has just changed crews at Dunsmuir.

A morning manifest overpowers the rushing waters of the Sacramento river. Castle Crag can be seen dominating the background.

UP 7868 runs southbound on Union Pacific's Valley Subdivision, below Castle Crags, a 150-million year old granite pluton formation. The crags range from 2,000 to 6,500 feet above sea level.

Castle Crags are visible in this picturesc setting south of Dunsmuir on a sunny Thursday morning along the former Southern Pacific Sac River route.

With the Castle Crags as a backdrop a BNSF train detours down the Sacramento River Valley on Union Pacific rails.

A pig train under a star filled sky passing through the community of Castella at 8:00 PM nears its crew change point in Dunsmuir, a few miles north of here.

Heading South (SP West), the #4449 has the entire American Freedom Train in tow as it heads down the Sacramento River Canyon at Soda Creek Rd. Behind the #4449 is SP' Bicentennial unit SD45T2 #938... (more)