An eastbound holding main track #2. Another freight is waiting behind this one. Both are holding for Amtrak #6 to pass before they will begin the climb up Donner Pass.
SP rebuilt SD40R has emerged from Tunnel #17 West of Newcastle on the #2 track. Three SD40T2's and an SD45 make up the rest of the lash-up.
Optical illusion or marvel of engineering? The notable difference in grade between tracks 1 and 2 is exaggerated in this shot at Newcastle, as 5583 descends track 1 in a cloud of brake smoke and ... (more)
A trio of SD70s haul their general merchandise train upgrade approaching Newcastle.
Amtrak Train #5, running on the #2 track, passes a westbound freight approaching Newcastle.
With a mixed consist that was common for the period, a westbound general merchandise train rolls out of Tunnel 18 and through Newcastle.
The California Zephyr emerges from the Tunnel 18 at Newcastle.
A trio of new AC4400s roar out of Tunnel 18 with empty coal hoppers, beginning the climb to Donner Summit.
Ex-UP E8A 957 leads Amtrak No. 5, the San Francisco Zephyr, into the tunnel at Newcastle.
The Colfax Local blasts out of Newcastle Tunnel.
The Chevron Unit Oil Train drops downgrade with a mid-train helper at Newcastle on its way to Richmond, Ca., for unloading.
UP workcrews replacing ties in the #1 track look on as UP 5752 passes by at Tunnel 18 on the #2 track headed west to Roseville.
Amtrak No. 6 roars upgrade through Newcastle a couple hours late behind an SD45 lead helper.
As seen through the windows of a speeder parked along the right-of-way at Newcastle, an SP eastbound powered by a pair of GE ACs makes its way up No. 1 track.
