Since I can’t get out and chase trains much in my new home of Rochester, MN right now (Covid-19 you know!), I have been spending a lot of time combing my files of past railfan trips. And guess wha... (more)

UP 7455 West is leaning into the curve at the summit of Silver Zone Pass in eastern Nevada with a grain train in tow. This is the west side of the pass in the Toano Range and it is nothing like th... (more)

The Union Pacific Shafter Sub. and I80 both cross the Toano Range in eastern Nevada at a low spot called Silver Zone Pass. This is the ex. Western Pacific 7th Sub. The highway elevation is 5900’,... (more)

BNSF # 7680 along with two additional units rounded Arnolds Loop a few minutes ago and is now on the last lap to the summit of Silver Zone Pass. This is one of the “trackage rights” trains that BN... (more)

Nearly 33 years ago I captured this view of a UP MOW train eastbound at Arnolds Loop on the Shafter Sub. in eastern Nevada. That guy hanging out of the 2nd unit’s window is the conductor, my good ... (more)

The sound of these 6 Western Pacific units getting underway at Cliffside was simply overwhelming. They had held the main while an eastbound passed by on the siding. Thirty six years ago and I'm st... (more)

This is the most reliable daylight train on the Union Pacific’s Shafter Sub.; the MRORV. The only other reliable trains are Amtrak #5 and #6, but they both pass here in the middle of the night. Ot... (more)

Arnolds Loop in Nevada; a lower view. Most photos taken in the area of Arnolds Loop, including mine, are taken from above the tracks. This allows a view of the loop itself and out across the broad... (more)

UP 7853 east in Cliffside siding is waiting for UP 6803 west to lug it’s manifest train, the MRORV-07, up the 1% grade of Silver Zone Pass in eastern Nevada. The conductor is on the ground giving ... (more)

Amtrak's westbound California Zephyr makes a rare daylight visit to Arnolds Loop in eastern Nevada. Pilot Peak dominates the scene from across the barren Pilot Valley

UP 7325 has rounded Arnolds Loop on the 1% climb to the summit of the Toano Range at Silver Zone Pass. I believe this is a grain train but it could be Soda Ash or another bulk commodity. Summit is... (more)

I have been coming out to Arnolds Loop on Silver Zone Pass in Nevada since Western Pacific days in about 1980. It is without a doubt my favorite railroad photo location. Ever since Amtrak began ru... (more)

There’s an interesting back story to this shot of UP 8490 with a westbound grain train about to enter Arnolds Loop in eastern Nevada. Earlier in this misty, sometimes rainy day the train ahead of ... (more)

UP 6803 has left Arnolds Loop 2 or so miles behind and it is still on the sustained 1% westward grade leading to the summit of Silver Zone pass. The grade to Silver Zone Summit begins at Wendover,... (more)

The daily Union Pacific manifest from Roseville to Salt Lake City is less than 1/2 mile from Arnolds Loop. It is running through the several deep rock cuts on a 1% descending grade on the east slo... (more)