"Bricks", "Bongas", "Espee Heritage Units"... Call them what you will, but Union Pacific's dirty fleet of ES44ACs has certainly proved its worth. Here #5256 leads two more ES44ACs and two SD70s o... (more)

A UP Eastbound just past the Norden snowsheds on Donner Pass.

Union Pacific Eastbound just past the Norden snowsheds on the way to the big hole.

Eastbound Union Pacific emerging from the Norden snowsheds.

SPMW 209 ducks under the last remaining searchlight signal bridge on Donner Pass. Meanwhile, skiers enjoy perfect snow conditions at the nearby Sugar Bowl Ski Resort.

Amtrak Train #5 at Norden exiting the 10,322' long "Big Hole" tunnel that is bored under Mount Judah between Soda Springs and Eder.

UP 2556, leading an eastbound stack, sits at Norden while waiting for Amtrak Train #5 to exit the "Big Hole" tunnel under Mount Judah between Soda Springs and Eder.

Thirteen feet of snow has fallen across Donner Pass this season, making 2017 the third snowiest winter in recorded history (according to up.com). With the Feather River Route closed for months due... (more)

For only the second time in the last 20 years, UP brought out their rotaries to fight the Sierra Cement over Donner Pass. The newly rebuilt rotary #207 enters the shed at Norden.

SPMW 207 passes under the last remaining searchlight signal bridge on Donner Pass as it clears the heavy "Sierra Cement" from track #1. The rotaries would plow snow all the way to the Bi... (more)

Imagine this. You're Dispatcher 74 and haven't been able to run trains between Shed 47 and Switch 9 all day. The spreaders just toned you up and gave back the #2 track between Norden and Shed 10, ... (more)

Another cold day in the High Sierras draws to a close but the action is just beginning for the Union Pacific Railroad. Throughout the day, the Truckee-based Jordan Spreaders were working to clear ... (more)

On March 15th Union Pacific brought out the refurbished/upgraded rotary for some testing. The Truckee MoW employees loaded up the #1 track with snow from East Norden up to the 'Big Hole'. The we... (more)

The 110th Snowiest City in the United States

Bringing up the rear of a Southern Pacific freight as it crosses Donner Pass on M... (more)

Amtrak #5 has made quick work of the eastern slope of Donner Pass and will now roll down the hill towards Roseville.