With the Sierra Nevada firmly gripped by a winter snow storm mainline operations must continue on Union Pacific's Sierra crossing. Employing snow fighting methods perfected over time every signifi... (more)

Former California Zephyr Dome-lounge-Obs "Silver Solarium" brings up the markers of the Feather river express as it makes its way through the Feather river canyon. And for this moment it appears t... (more)

A closer look at the 1941 ALCo as it heads east across the Cima Subdivision, a former LA&SL property. In a few more hours Big Boy 4014 will leave its home state of 50 years, having spent much of i... (more)

Snow fighting across a continuous ridge…… When selling his crossing of the Sierra to Central Pacific's 'Big Four' Theodore Judah promoted the idea that his railroad would follow a continuous r... (more)

Amtrak 'pointless arrow' heritage motor #156 has command of a 4 car Amtrak executive special which among other Amtrak and BNSF executives onboard is Amtrak's outgoing CEO Joe Boardman. The special... (more)

As the sun climbs into the sky, painting Tehachapi's golden hills in warm morning light, a pair of westbounds are caught in its glint. In the lower foreground Union Pacific's MWCRV carefully drift... (more)

Busy times on the Overland main! As the sun sinks low in the western sky a trio of westbounds have gathered at the Green River depot awaiting the dispatchers discretion. Amid the parade on the mai... (more)

As yet more snow falls over the Sierra UP's snow fighters use spreader set 4032/4031 to clear snow off the balloon. At right is the now gone Truckee Snow office. In the background the second sprea... (more)

On January 12th, 2017 Union Pacific's Sierra snow fighters use spreader set 4032/4031 to clear snow off the balloon trackage in Truckee, California as the westbound ZG2OA, in the background, heads... (more)

Winter professionals prevail…… After a long day on the hill Union Pacific's spreaders come home to Truckee after having returned the flow of commerce to Union Pacific's Sierra Crossing. After ... (more)

Even though the Western Pacific railroad became a part of the Union Pacific in 1982 the WP still lives on in Portola, CA at the WPRM. The museum owns a number of old WP engines, passenger cars, an... (more)

Leaving the wide open Tehachapi Valley the Mojave Subdivision treads the Tehachapi Creek into the Tehachapi Creek Narrows between Cable and Marcel. The colorful containers on Union Pacific's hotsh... (more)

During a service stop at Carr, CO Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 is wrapped in clouds of steam as the steam crew carefully studies their machine.

Throttling out of town to the beat of two non turbo-ed 645s, passing the icicle clad eaves of the old Truckee depot, a westbound flanger is making a 'Fulda flip'.

Characteristic of Rio Grande's mainline through the Rockies 17 cars of Union Pacific varnish burst out of tunnel 40 within the confines of Little Gore Canyon. Led by SD70AH 8952 and C45AH 8239, th... (more)