There's snow on the ground to make for a nice winter scene, as this westbound UP stacker is making its way up the east side of Donner Pass en route to Lathrop, CA.

A WB UP stack train descends Donner Pass at Verdi, after just crossing the state line into Nevada from California.

With my daughter wrapped up, she gets introducted into my favortite railfan scene...heavy snow on Donner. Fortunately the truck wasnt too far. Notice the oversized gloves, those are my spare glove... (more)

Moments after sunset, a Westbound UP auto train continues its climb up the famous Donner Pass while running away from a thunderstorm that hit Reno, NV.

Eastbound at Verdi, Nevada. I like this spot because the signals between the two tracks clearly show the left handed operation.

Four units slug eight thousand tons of domestic intermodal up the 1.67% grade and are just a couple of miles from entering the Golden State.

UP 844 passes by Boomtown on its trip to Roseville for the 100th anniversary of the yard.

UP7866 going against the current up the #1 track from Reno across the Truckee River at Verdi.

UP 844 westbound at Verdi NV. 844 was on the Reno-Roseville let of it's Western Heritage Tour

The UP, on the former SP shot from the CP. Which means I was standing on the original CP right of way as UP844 heads for California

With the gates clear - #62 skates the twilight rails bound for Reno.

Amtrak's "Rainbow Era" was over by early 1975 as Amtrak #621 lead Train #6 over the Truckee River East of Verdi. The sixth car in the consist was one of SP's home-built dome cars.

UP 5561 was eastbound at Boca in the morning sun as anglers began to gather near the Truckee River on a fine August morning.

Telephoto compressed shot with the 300 F/4 at Verdi. UP 5561 is eastbound on Track 1. Track 2 can be seen through the exhaust plume to the right of the locomotives. The searchlight signal was l... (more)

Amtrak's F40's first worked on the Reno Fun Train in 1978 in combination with SDP40F's and the remaining two ex-SP FP7's. Twenty-three years later, in 2001, they would make their last trips on the... (more)