Conforming to the gently meandering bends in the Humboldt River the 'westbound main' of Union Pacific's Elko Subdivision (ex-SP) has just crossed under the eastbound main (ex-WP) in the background... (more)

A pair of 'goat boat' C44s, bracketing a younger sibling, pilot BNSF's westbound trackage rights manifest as it enters the east end of a snow dusted Palisade Canyon.

Westbound grain loads swim 'down stream' along the northern bank of the Humboldt River at the east end of Palisade Canyon. The EMD powered train is running on Southern Pacific rails while those of... (more)

With a head-end manifest block, a result of Union Pacific's newly adopted precision scheduled railroading, the westbound ZNPOA follows the meandering Humboldt through rugged Palisade Canyon.

Threading the Humboldt River in remote Palisade Canyon eastbound grain empties ride former Western Pacific iron en route to a crew change in Elko, Nevada. Coming in second place to lay rail throug... (more)

Mixed westbound in Palisade Canyon

An eastbound Union Pacific freight rumbles through stark Palisade Canyon and crosses the Humbolt River near west of Palisade, Nevada, on March 7, 2012. Both Southern Pacific and Western Pacific bu... (more)

An eastbound Union Pacific freight snakes through Palisade Canyon, Nevada, on Track 2 on March 7, 2012. Both Southern Pacific and Western Pacific built their main lines through here alongside the ... (more)

In desolate Palisade Canyon, a Union Pacific local traveling west on Track 1 passes an eastbound freight on Track 2 with the Humbolt River separating them west of Palisade, Nevada, on March 7, 201... (more)

Snaking along the Humbolt River, an eastbound Union Pacific freight traverses rugged Palisade Canyon, Nevada, on March 7, 2012.

Empty coaltrain rolling through Palisade Canyon on a beautiful afternoon.

A UP stack train heads eastbound on Track 2 through Palisade Canyon, Nevada, on March 7, 2012. Both Southern Pacific and Western Pacific built main lines through here alongside the Humbolt River, ... (more)

A hot westbound Union Pacific train is between Carlin and Palisade, Nevada, on March 11, 2004. Two EMD SD70Ms, Nos. 3876 and 4097, power the short train on the Elko Subdivision.

Freight along the Humbolt
An eastbound Union Pacific freight traverses Palisade Canyon, Nevada, on Track 2. Both Southern Pacific and Western Pacific built their main lines through here... (more)

An eastbound Union Pacific stack train threads through stark Palisade Canyon, Nevada, and crosses the Humbolt River on March 7, 2012. The vastness of this barren landscape through Palisade Canyon ... (more)