An eastbound train on the Modoc Line arrives at Alturas. There will be no pick up today, so the train will continue on to the crew change at Wendel.

A westbound train on the Modoc Line departs Alturas for Klamath Falls, Oregon. The train is coming off the alignment of the Nevada-California-Oregon narrow gauge and entering the grade of the Modo... (more)

Three Southern Pacific GE AC4400CWs power a westbound taconite ore train down the steep western grade of Tennessee Pass in Pando Canyon just west of the siding at Pando, Colorado, on September 4, ... (more)

Early in the morning, a Rio Grande 144 train makes its way east at The Narrows, UT, as it attacks the grade on the west side of Soldier Summit. One of the hallmarks of the Grande--at least in thes... (more)

The eastbound Overland Mail stops at Montello, Nevada back in the days when the railroads had a mail contract and long mail and express trains like this were common. In addition to handling the m... (more)

Eastbound 5354 running as Converse Norfolk Southern Coal meets Kansas City Roper Quality train KCRVQ led by Santa Fe 942

On September 5, 1995, a Southern Pacific coal train grinds up the steep 3% grade of Tennessee Pass at Mitchell, Colorado, in a view of “Kindig’s Curve.” On the point of this 105-car unit tra... (more)

Southern Pacific's Chicago to Roper Manifest Freight creeps slowly down Soldier Summit approaching the upper Gilluly horseshoe on Aug. 24, 1996. On the point is speed lettered SD40T-2 No. 8361 fol... (more)

A weathered 'Kodachrome' painted SD45R pulls Southern Pacific's Roper to Grand Junction manifest freight, approaching the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon on Sept. 19, 1993.

Southern Pacific's Helper Local curves through the scenic Red Narrows of Spanish Fork Canyon on Feb. 5, 1995.

SP's priority Denver to Roseville Forwarder crests 7440 ft. Soldier Summit on June 19, 1993. The 47 car train of Coors beer and piggyback trailers will descend 3000 feet of elevation in the 50 mil... (more)

Three GE C44-9Ws and a single SD40T-2 pull a Minntac to Geneva iron ore train through Spanish Fork Canyon on January 22, 1995.

It's a perfect July '95 morning with brand new SP AC4400CWs pulling the RODVM through Spanish Fork Canyon.

Usually it was not a good railfanning day when one of these trains were sighted, but fortunately on Sept. 30, 1991 D&RGW SD’s 5372 and 5508 were taking the derrick train eastward back to Denver ... (more)

Southern Pacific assigned two brand new AC4400CWs to power a 126 car RODVM on July 24, 1995. It was a test to see if the power could climb the steep grades from Castilla to Soldier Summit without ... (more)