Heading home to Oakland, the Reno Fun Train, with an SD45 added for Donner Pass, is passing thru Floriston, CA (about 10 miles East of Truckee). The fence seen to the right of the locomotive is to... (more)

SP #8498 trailing a dead P30CH and an operating F40 has brought the Sunset into Lafayette 45 minutes early. This me a chance to shoot some photos and make an urgent run to a nearby drugstore

The big SDP40F's were new and just coming online as #587 climbs out of Coldstream Canyon at Andover above Donner Lake. Cold Sream Canyon was the route of the successful Stevens-Townsend-Murphy par... (more)

The dark clouds and snow on the pilot give mute testimony to the weather on Donner Pass as the westbound "California Zephyr" passes thru Penryn in the foothills of the Sierra. To the the right, Pe... (more)

Approaching Avery

Having made up it train in Holbrook, #99 and two stable mates are at the yard limits and throttling up for the Southbound climb

On the way home from Williams, AZ, #3751 is passing thru the deep cut in the Harcuvar Mountains East of Hope, AZ.

Baldwins working the Roseville hump

Amtrak #6, the Eastbound California Zephyr approaching Pinole as it runs along San Pablo Bay. The #289 was, at one time, equipped with SP style icicle breakers but, by 1987, they had been removed.

At least 3 hours late, #379 is arriving in Colfax with the Westbound "California Zephyr". The sun has almost set and the snow on the nose of the locomotive gives mute testimony to the weather acro... (more)

Anyone who has ever lived or, like me, worked in any part of California's Central Valley will know the term "Valley Grunge". A cold, wet, high, fog from which you can never warm up. Under a specta... (more)

With V&T 2-8-0 #29 out of service, former McCloud #18 is working the weekend steam trips on the reconstructed V&T from Eastgate (Mound House) to Virginia City. Seen here at Haywards in the hills d... (more)

With three cars in tow, McCloud #18 is headed for Burney. Today, the track is gone and the #18 has been sold and presently is in Oakdale, Ca.

McCloud Railway #37 is on the way to Burney, CA, with what would be the last group of empties for the Sierra Pacific Mill. The following Friday would see the last revenue freight cross this part o... (more)

Southbound photo run North of Red Lake