The engineer and conductor seem more interested in the anglers in the Truckee River than the track in front of them. The afternoon Sun glows nicely off the new GEs. Pretty soon they'll look like... (more)
A westbound BNSF trackage rights train winds through the curves approaching Donner Summit.
An SD70M has this westbound merchandise train at Prosser Creek.
The red light from the flanger lights up the nose of the frigid locomotive
Look at the nose of the UP 600...Its frozen solid!
A close up of the blade of a flanger as it sits in Truckee, CA
The flanger power gets refueled during a light snow as the sun peaks through the clouds
One of my favorite snow shots, I love how the ice and snow has covered both units!
SP 9324 East rounds a curve east of Truckee in the early morning.
Waiting short of the crossovers at W. Truckee, I snapped this shot before heading into the hotel just a few feet away.
Rain illuminated by headlights falls in Truckee because of high the warm temperatures.
The flanger clearly indicates the recent fierce storms over Donner as it returns from yet another run to clear the rails.
A close-up nose shots reveals the unique window used to keep a clear line of sight for crew members as well as some ice and snow from Mother Nature
At 4am the flanger takes a break as the storm passes and the tracks have been cleared
Icicles cover the hood of the locomotive as it basks in the afternoon sun displaying a note about "self start".
