A detoured manifest winds its way out of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and into the foothills near James, California. The bridge off to the left supports both rail and automobile traffic over Lake O... (more)

A tiny westbound Z train flies through the marsh lands just east of Benicia, California as it heads for the Port of Oakland. In the distance lies the town of Fairfield.

Union Pacific 5390 leads a hot Z train past the south switch of the Silverthorn Siding near Redding, California. The searchlight signal which stands nearby will soon be removed, and replaced by PT... (more)

Union Pacific 1983 rolls past the Keddie Wye as it helps guide a detoured intermodal train down the Feather River Canyon. An increasingly rare searchlight stands on the trestle just outside of Tun... (more)

WP in the Feather River Canyon. Well kind of... UP 1983, the Western Pacific heritage unit, winds its way through the jagged rock walls of the Feather River Canyon as it guides a detoured s... (more)

One of Union Pacific's prized dome cars, the "Harriman", trails UP 844 as it heads west down Donner Pass near Emigrant Gap, California.

Union Pacific 5282 races a grain shuttle through Boca, California along the Donner Pass Route under dark, rainy skies. This train made it over Donner Pass just before snow started to fall.

Union Pacific 8707 leads a ten car passenger special through the farm field near Riceton, California while the Sierra Nevada Mountains loom in the distance.

An oil train from Colorado is part of a six train fleet exiting the Feather River Canyon on a perfect winter evening. Trains were held in the canyon all day to allow track gangs to replace rail al... (more)

"Dispatcher 57 to the local at Ostrom over… Yeah guys MOW is just now clearing up between Oroville and Marysville. I am going to have to run six westbounds through before I can take you up to Or... (more)

Snow and Snow Sheds. Donner Pass is infamous for heavy snow and railroading. Here, a westbound stack train led by Union Pacific 5039 battles through blinding snow at the Norden snow shed. A... (more)

After experiencing power problems on Donner Pass, an eastbound grain shuttle has finally made it to Nevada as it passes through Mogul. This train is just barely outrunning a storm which has taken ... (more)

Union Pacific 8479 roars across the North Fork Bridge located at the intake of the Feather River Canyon as it leads a detoured intermodal train on a beautiful summer morning.

On a frigid morning in the Feather River Canyon, Union Pacific 4361 travels light power through the icy Honeymoon Tunnels. Here the tracks lay right along the Feather River which sprays cold water... (more)

A duo of Union Pacific SD59MXs lead the eastbound Canyon Flyer out of the tunnel at James. Today's train consists of 17 carloads of old ties bound for Portola.