Coasting downhill westward towards Roseville.

A new GEVO sports it's engineer side nose door, as it gently eases downgrade with a doublestack Z train in tow, at Gold Run.

Amidst a snowstorm, Miss Katy leads the Westbound ZCSLT through the small town of Gold Run.

UP 844W on its way to centennial celebrations for Roseville yard and WP RR as seen from the head-end of Amtrak 6, the California Zephyr.

The eastbound AWSNP heading up the hill towards Donner.

Cotton Belt #9631, a GP60, is leading two of its speed lettered SP sisters thru Gold Run on SP's Donner Pass line in January of 1993.

As daylight fades, an empty grain train heads east toward Donner Summit.

UP 4793 has been added to the consist of the California Zephyr in anticipation of heavy snowfall further up the line.

UP 602 west runs ahead of Amtrak 6, the California Zephyr. Trailing is UP 575 and flanger SPMW 320 (built in 1928). The snow isn't too deep here at around 3,200 ft., but it will be much deeper fur... (more)

Amtrak was not yet a year old but the so called "Rainbow Era" was in full swing. Train #5, The San Francisco Zephyr led by SP power and an assortment of cars including one of SP's home built dome ... (more)

Rio Grande SD45 5344 leads a westbound coal train through Gold Run on a beautiful afternoon in the Sierra Nevada.

Over two hour late, AMTK #146 leads the Snow Train of Tuesday, March 6th around the "S" curves just West of Gold Run, CA. Amfleet equipment has returned to the train this year due to Horizon equip... (more)

The locomotives have just crossed the site of the Secret Town Trestle built by the Central Pacific and later filled. It is my understanding the trestle is still there, buried in the fill material.

Union Pacifics EC-5 is working over Donner Pass this weekend headed westward on the normally eastward #2 track at Gold Run. Trains were sent against the current today between Auburn and Emigrant ... (more)

Under the Ed Moyers regime, SP purchased new four axle road power and it often turned up on Donner Pass, long the bastion of the six axle SD's