A westbound train on the Modoc Line approaches the US 395 grade crossing at Likely, California in summer 1990. Today, the grade from here south to Wendel is a hiking trail.

An eastbound lumber drag on the Modoc Line is about to make a 180 degree change in direction at Indian Camp Loop. This train is around five miles into the climb from Likely to Sage Hen.

In January 1997, flooding in the Feather and Sacramento River Canyons compelled Union Pacific to detour numerous trains on the Modoc Line for a couple of weeks. A westbound detour train is seen de... (more)

With the Warner Mountains for a backdrop, an eastbound manifest on the Modoc Line exits Indian Camp Loop. Earlier in the month, Modoc trackage between Alturas and Wendel had been reactivated follo... (more)

An eastbound manifest on the Modoc Line reverses direction at Likely Loop. The train is just starting the climb to the summit at Sage Hen, twelve miles and 880 feet of elevation distant.

One of the trains detoured on the Modoc Line due to flood damage in the Sacramento River Canyon descends the grade between Sage Hen and Likely, California. In less than six months, this trackage w... (more)

An eastbound train on the Modoc Line disturbs the peace of a quiet Sunday morning in Likely, California. A standpipe for refilling steam locomotive tenders with water was probably the reason for ... (more)

On a fine fall morning, a drag of lumber empties heads west on the Modoc Line. The train is descending the grade between Sage Hen and Likely.

On a hazy afternoon filled with smoke from forest fires, a westbound Modoc Line train rounds Likely Loop. Within a year, operations here would cease. The trackage was dismantled in 2003.

An eastbound lumber drag on the Modoc Line climbs the grade to Sage Hen summit.

The sixth through train on the reopened Modoc Line after the SP/DRGW merger reverses direction on Indian Camp Loop. This train is climbing from Likely to the summit at Sage Hen.

A westbound drag of lumber empties for Oregon descends the grade from Sage Hen summit on the Modoc Line.

An EB SP Modoc Line train ascends the Likely Loops near the summit at Sage Hen. The 8354 is the trailing unit of the remote helper set; the road power is on the far hillside. A third level of tr... (more)