SP Flanger at Dunsmuir - An SP Flanger sits idle in the yard at Dunsmuir awaiting the start of another Winter season in the Siskiyous.
With a clear stack, SP 4449 crosses the Sacramento River as it nears Dunsmuir with the returning World's Fair Daylight.
Six-axle EMDs idle in the yard awaiting their next assignment.
Down and Dirty in Dunsmuir - The leader on this Southbound manifest attests to the fact that while the sun may be shining at the moment, it is still very much Winter in the mountains of ... (more)
A southbound auto rack reposition train leaves Dunsmuir for Roseville. This train is detouring over the Shasta Route thanks to an extensive tie replacement program in the Columbia River Gorge.
A bit unusual to see - Union Pacific conveying a PSAP hand off V-train traveling down the Valley Sub just south of town with a Mt Shasta backdrop.
This southbound manifest is crawling through the canyon at Sacramento Avenue and is near its crew change point where it will pause at the AMTRAK depot, then continue down the Valley Sub.
Quite a thrill watching a Z train snaking along the Sacramento River from a perch above Gibson Siding at 7:05 PM. The long streak through the hill is I-5.
A UP SD40-2 waits for its next assignment at the Dunsmuir yard.
Clean as Clean can be, UP1996 on it's maiden run return trip pulls into Dunsmuir to be greeted by railfans and some Admiring RR Employees.
Everybody got their picture taken in front of the old girl while the crews changed in Dunsmuir
A eastbound manifest in the Sacramento river canyon near Dunsmuir
A westbound Southern Pacific train has just past the west or south end of the Castle Craig siding on it's way south
UP's high priority Los Angeles to Portland Z train makes a very fast (five minute) crew change at Dunsmuir with the Rio Grande heritage unit leading. In the background is the famous water tank wit... (more)
A south bound UP Freight with a fresh crew, drifts past Castle Crags and over Castle Creek. A shot I was finally able to get!