BNSF 4540 stops just outside of tunnel #2, as a westbound holds the siding. In the distance a set of helpers works to get a stalled train on the move again.
A westbound UP auto decends Donner Pass and exits Shed 10.
The spreader rolls down track #2 keeping the rails clear over Donner.
A westbound BNSF train exerices trackage rights . As for me, I am way above the tracks, a nice little hike!
Westbound at Yuba Pass, passing the spot the City of San Francisco became stranded.
A westbound UP auto exits Shed 10 on Donner Pass
In the distant an eastbound UP train is seen approaching, while a downpour can be seen falling from a cloud in the red sky during sunset.
An eastbound BNSF roadrailer comes to a stop just short of the crossing/signal at Sandcut.
UP 5029 comes out of tunnel #2 and winds up the hill through Bealeville, CA.
Stretched across the cold desert floor, the westbound BNSF glows through Bannock, CA
Must be Hawaiian shirt day at the office!
A crew member stretches as a crew change takes place on the ZBRLC at Bakersfield, CA
UP 4316 poses in front of a full moon at UP's Bakersfield yard.
Sunset at Sandcut
ATSF 855 leads a westbound train through Maine in heavy run, but with the sun peeking through the clouds at my back.