Because of a derailment, the northbound Coast Starlight was terminated at Klamath Falls. Before the train was spotted at the station to wait for buses, it was turned on the wye at Texum, where the... (more)

Shortly after returning to service, the Yreka Western 19 pulls the Blue Goose excursion train away from the depot at Yreka.

The Trinity Alps loom in the distance as the Swift RoadRailer heads for Los Angeles. After dropping into the Sacramento River Canyon and curving around Cantara Loop, the train will change crews a... (more)

The Santa Fe's hot 991 train passes MP 975 near Laton, California with brand-new ATSF 238 on the point.

An eastbound manifest on the Modoc Line reverses direction at Likely Loop. The train is just starting the climb to the summit at Sage Hen, twelve miles and 880 feet of elevation distant.

Led by a brand new GE Dash 9, a westbound lumber drag rolls through the Sacramento River Canyon on a hot summer afternoon.

A northbound Eureka Southern train disturbs the peace in the hamlet of Farley on a Saturday morning. Today, the residents of Farley no longer have to worry about those distracting train noises.

An extra Newberg Turn on Southern Pacific's Newberg Branch enters its namesake city on a clear winter Sunday. Startup of the Willamette & Pacific, which would end SP movements into Newberg on th... (more)

The final trainload of logs hauled by the OC&E is cresting Dairy Hill, 17 miles east of tie-up at Klamath Falls. The railroad was abandoned as part of capacity reductions at Weyerhaeuser's sawmill... (more)

Having crossed the Madeline Plains, an EUASM begins the climb to Crest siding. This site is near Ravendale on SP's Modoc Line. It had been less than two months since the SP/Rio Grande merger.

A former CNW unit leads the Reno Local as it comes off the mainline at Reno Junction. In Western Pacific days, six axle units were not authorized to operate on the branch. Today, the portion of ... (more)

Empty garbage containers depart Klamath Falls on a winter morning. This train is moving empties from the landfill at Roosevelt, WA to a reload on California Northern.

An EUASM on the Modoc Line awaits the arrival of a westbound at Flanigan, Nevada. Once the opposing traffic clears, it will proceed east on the former Western Pacific. The "westbound" turned out... (more)

SP's Hillsboro Roustabout heads for the mill at Seghers. The train is traveling on the north end of the old Westside Branch. This line once hosted interurban service.

The Super Continental has arrived at Boston Bar, and the passengers are taking the opportunity to walk around a bit. Soon the train will start the last leg of its trip to Vancouver.