A California-Nevada Railroad Historical Society excursion train is seen leaving Reno on December 1st 1957. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Union Pacific's Reno Local is nearing the intermodal terminal on the Reno Branch.

The event of AMTK 90221 (F40NPCU, Salutes Out Veterans, formerly AMTK 221, F40PH) passing through Reno, Nevada brought out everyone and their mother. Apparently.

Traffic is a bit jammed up on Virginia Street grade crossing beneath the famous Reno Arch in Reno, Nevada, as a westbound Union Pacific train rumbles through on March 11, 2003. Not helping the sit... (more)

The Biggest Little City in the World. Amtrak Train 6 (California Zephyr) heads through the trench in Reno, Nevada on the afternoon of July 26, 2020. Webb Rail's former Northern Pacific Rail... (more)

After departing Reno Nevada, a six plus hour late No. 5,the westbound California Zephyr, crosses the Truckee River at Verdi Nevada just before Sunset.

An eastbound BNSF train crosses N. Virginia Street in Reno, NV. Within five years this view would no longer be possible, as the UP Roseville Subdivision was moved below street level into a trench... (more)

During the construction of the glorious Reno Trench, the UP main was detoured to the East side of the depot down Commercial St. Until 1950, the east side of the depot had been the depot access for... (more)

The westward Reno Fun Train picking up passengers at the Reno Depot

Amtrak's westbound Reno Fun Train but mostly ex-SP equipment on SP rails with an Espee crew. This would turn out to be the last all F-unit train to cross Donner Pass. The following week, an SDP40F... (more)

UP's ZOAG2 rolls east through Lawton, NV (West Reno) passed some MoW equipment. After a crew change in Sparks, the train would continue to its destination of Global II Yard in Northlake, Illinois.... (more)

Ready to challenge Donner Pass with very long train having five engines, the fifth is in DPU mode at the back. The trains keep getting longer. The shot was taken at the Woodland Ave crossing at th... (more)

An ex-MKT unit leads the Reno Local down the former Nevada-California-Oregon grade to Parr Yard.

Union Pacific's LRA49, historically known as the Reno Local, passes over Interstate 80 northbound to the industrial areas of North Reno on June 28th, 2017. In the background looms the downtown Re... (more)

While stationed at Travis AFB I spent more time than normal on Donner in between deployments. I was lucky to catch a few trains during the day and also at night passing the famous Reno sign. Here... (more)