Union Pacific 1004 shuts down Industrial Avenue while it works HB Fuller Company in North Roseville. HB Fuller "is a major American adhesives manufacturing company supplying industrial adhesi... (more)

Passengers aboard Amtrak's California Zephyr are treated to the sights of a winter wonderland as they head east across the Donner Pass Route at Cisco. While I was freezing out in the elements, I'm... (more)

By August of 2016, the searchlight signals located along the UP Moffat Tunnel Subdivision were in their final days. Replacement signals had been installed from Fraser all the way to Bond. In this ... (more)

Big mountains, big trains, big power. Moving heavy trains through the Rocky Mountains is no easy task. 100+ car coal trains often utilize mid train DPUs (Distributed Power Units), such as t... (more)

BNSF 4208 races past a Union Pacific ballast train in the hole at Craig. The ballast train was not here to work, rather they are being held due to congestion around Binney Junction in Marysville.

Only making 11mph, this BNSF oil train is struggling up the 2% grade located north of Greenville, California. The train has just exited the Greenville Tunnel and will soon round a series of tight ... (more)

Gold Country. With a fresh coat of gold paint, SERA #48 guides a special work train through the beautiful foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. This train is headed towards a brand new ... (more)

The Canyon Crawler ducks out of Tunnel 8 and crosses a gentle mountain stream at Dark Canyon. In less than 100', the train will enter Tunnel 7 and continue its westward journey down the Feather Ri... (more)

Union Pacific 1004, one of the last remaining GP60s still sporting the Cotton Belt name, accelerates southbound down the Valley Subdivision at Binney Junction.

The BNSF Gateway Sub Dispatcher had her work cut out for her on this day. A southbound military train had been holding at Almanor for over an hour as UP Omaha Dispatcher 57 had no room to take the... (more)

The Union Pacific 7477 is the sole leader of a 14,800 ton coal train. Lately, it seems Union Pacific has opted for longer, heavier trains with less power in order to improve the operating ratio. H... (more)

A high line manifest catches a bit of sunlight as crosses the impressive Clear Creek Trestle at Keddie, California. Ominous clouds have gathered nearby, foreshadowing the potential for heavy rains... (more)

The St. Louis and Southwestern Railroad served the southern United States for 101 years. With mainlines connecting Missouri, Arkansas and Texas, this railroad became known as the “Cotton Belt”... (more)

"No man will ever be fool enough to build a railroad through the Feather River Canyon" - Collis P. Huntington The Feather River Canyon is home to steep cliffs, loose rocks and tough railr... (more)

It is no secret the UP Valley Subdivision between Binney Junction and the Roseville Yard is busy, really busy. Trains from the Feather River Route (Highway 70 corridor) and the Shasta Route (Inter... (more)