UP's Global 3 to Oakland Stacker battling the harsh conditions near Donner Summit. Notice the last active searchlight bridge on Donner Pass in the background. Brrrrrr!

Amidst heavy snowfall, the Donner flanger set eases to a stop for a red at Norden. While there, a member of the crew braves the elements to try to clear some ice and caked snow off the flanger.

Guillermo Sanchez © 2014

Late afternoon finds the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada's glowing in the finally rays of a September day. The quiet calm enjoyed by hikers and mountain bikers today was once the scene of great... (more)

An increasingly rare sight, a red-sill stripe SD70ACe looks sharp as it leads an eastbound auto repo out of the Norden snowsheds.

An eastbound grain train notches up as it makes its way through Norden

Snow and Snow Sheds. Donner Pass is infamous for heavy snow and railroading. Here, a westbound stack train led by Union Pacific 5039 battles through blinding snow at the Norden snow shed. A... (more)

A long grain drag creeps up the stiff grade at Norden as it nears the summit of Donner Pass.

Amtrak 6 makes its way through Norden, as it finishes its battle with the west slope

Smoke from the growing American Fire fills the air as the KMNOA emerges from the Norden snowshed and passes under an old SP signal bridge. The ILTAHR sits on track two waiting for its turn through... (more)

KMNOA leaves Tunnel 41 as it slowly crests the summit

Union Pacific SD70ACe #8316 crests the summit of Donner Pass at Norden heading west with the North Platte, NE to Oakland, CA Z-train (ZNPOA) in tow.

Amtrak's westbound California Zephyr crossing Donner Pass on its way to Emeryville, CA, with connecting bus service to Oakland and San Francisco.

DPU shoves hard as a Union Pacific intermodal train nears Donner Summit.