A westbound manifest decends the west slope of Donner Summit passing over the Upper Cascade Bridge near Troy, CA. In a view not possible on foot, the Kidd Lake is in the photo.

Amtrak #5 travels through the beautiful snow covered Sierra Nevadas.

First light and (at the time) a newer UP locomotive grinds uphill at Troy, CA in the typical winterwonderland on Donner Pass.

After a few days of snow, the sun breaks out brightening the beautiful snow covered terrain. Here UP 4374 leads an eastbound auto train through Troy, CA.

SP 4034 and UP 589 leads the Donner Pass spreader over Donner Pass on a snowy winter day. In this scene the crew regroups and discusses strategy while they refuel the caterpillars used to push sno... (more)

Incoming! SPMW 207 cuts through a cold, snowy world as it works east along the #2 track of the Donner Pass Route. Photographing the rotaries is unlike any other assignment. As soon as you g... (more)

In June of 2003 a filthy UP 5832 is leading the Eastbound MRVNPB through Troy CA. Luckily with the early morning backlighting the filthiness is hidden, yet the details of the locomotives, the pow... (more)

UP 6080 is gliding down the West slope as the engineer exchanges waves with myself and Kevin Dorn. The train is crossing the upper cascade bridge at Troy, CA.

The "Snow Wake" In the foreground is the accumulated snow being cleared off the rails off the nose/wing plow. The spreader is paused to refuel the heavy equipment. The bulldozers, contract... (more)

Hiked 2 miles in the snow.... Only one way was uphill. Snowshoeing uphill is challenge with train photography. When you get to the spot you are hot and sweaty. Then you have to sit out in... (more)

Valentine’s Day 2009, Mother Nature brought some snowfall as did the Union Pacific. Donner has always been an obsession of mine since I was 18 when someone said " you don't want to go there... (more)

The two "cascade" bridges at Troy have always been a favorite of mine on Donner. Most of my time is spent in blizzards but occasionally it works out where I catch a break in the clouds. ... (more)

It can be difficult to comprehend the size of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Trains, massive in their own right, seem to to be dwarfed by the endless snow covered peaks of the Donner Pass Route. Uni... (more)

The legendary rotary snowplows have returned to Donner Pass. California has been hammered with numerous storms this winter. All of these storms have wreaked havoc across the Donner Pass Route. Fro... (more)

As yet another winter storm moves across the High Sierra, bringing with it several additional inches of 'Sierra Cement', the sound of tonnage assaulting the western slope of the Sierra pierces the... (more)