A heavy Utah Railway coal train slowly makes its way through the Price River Canyon near Castle Gate, UT as it poses in front of some impressive mountains.

Union Pacific 5275 winds the MRORV through "the sticks" near Magra, California as this small train descends Donner Pass. Many people call this heavily wooded section of Donner Pass's western slope... (more)

Farewell Reno Fun Train. The final Reno Fun Train of the season winds its way along the Donner Pass Route near Emigrant Gap, California. Here the train is seen posing in front of the impres... (more)

On a sunny Sunday morning, Union Pacific 7424 leads the daily Z train around the many curves near Switch 9. This train has made good time from Sparks to Emigrant Gap. Now it will be smooth sailing... (more)

On a clear March afternoon, Union Pacific 5275 leads the MRORV down the Donner Pass Route. Here the train soars high above the Bear River Valley located at Yuba Gap, deep in the Sierra Nevada Moun... (more)

A classic "Donner Pass Dirty Gevo" brings the MRORV down the UP Roseville Subdivision at Clipper Gap, California.

Amtrak 822 (heritage unit) leads a westbound Capitol Corridor train passed a (now removed) signal at the Yolo Causeway. This signal has since been replaced by a couple taller (newer) Darth Vader s... (more)

The Reno Fun Train comes flying across the Yolo Causeway just east of Davis, California as it poses in front of the Sierra Nevada Mountains on a clear afternoon in Northern California.

BNSF 9615 and a couple other EMD motors lead a long BNSF oil train down the UP Sacramento Subdivision at Thorton, California. This train originated in Eland, North Dakota and is hauling crude oil ... (more)

An eastbound Capitol Corridor train rolls along the shores of the San Pablo Bay as it passes through Pinole on the UP Martinez Subdivision. Next stop will be Martinez, Ca.

A pair of SD59MXs work the LRJ90 local in Davis, California. This train normally operates at night, but do to delays, it was seen on this foggy morning. Notice the doublestack cars at the end of t... (more)

Amtrak's westbound California Zephyr arrives into Davis, California as an Ohio Crane works hard to the left. The Ohio Crane was helping crews install a couple new spurs at the east end of the Davi... (more)

SP Reclaims Donner Pass! Well, not really... Union Pacific 1996 is serving as the lone DPU on an eastbound stack train which is tackling Donner Pass. Here the train passes over the impressi... (more)

CFNR 503 leaves its stretch of cars sitting on the West Valley Subdivision as it heads out the Manville Branch to grab a couple cars. A long, bumpy ride at 10mph is what awaits the crew.

An SD70ACe leads a huge intermodal train across the Yolo Causeway near Davis, California. Underneath the trestle is the "weir". A weir a large area for water to move through during the winter and ... (more)