A short northbound manifest climbs the grade through Hotlum siding on a warm summer morning on UP's Black Butte Sub.
Perfect timing: Five minutes before sunset, I watched with dismay as the sun dropped into a layer of clouds hanging along the horizon to the northwest. I had been hearing the sound of an approachi... (more)
A 70ACe and two SD70M's lead a northbound Z train across Dry Canyon Viaduct, located just north of Hotlum siding. This rugged stretch of mountain railroad through the lava beds below Mount Shasta ... (more)
As morning clouds slowly clear, the northbound Coast Starlight navigates through the never-ending curves along the flanks of Mount Shasta between Hotlum and Andesite.
During my five days spent at Mount Shasta, I attempted this shot every single evening, and due to clouds and/or trains not coming at the right time, it was not until the evening of the final day t... (more)
The sun was just coming off the northeastern horizon when I first made out the distant silhouette of a train through my binoculars, having just began the descent from Grass Lake. At that point, Mo... (more)
Amtrak 91 leads a 3 hour late train #14 across the Dry Creek Trestle near Black Butte, CA on 6/21/13. The train struck a trespasser in Chico, CA earlier in the morning, and was dog caught at Black... (more)
With Mt. Shasta as a backdrop, "World's Fair Daylight," powered by Southern Pacific Daylight 4449, heads back to Portland, Oregon.
Moonset at Hotlum Trestle while in the twilight Venus slowly rises, a magical moment.
