For nearly 20 years I have had a fascination for the bridges on Donner Pass and snow removal. I havent been to Donner much over the past 10 years, and only once in the summer since I have had a dr... (more)
Icycles dangling from the frozen number boards of UP 589 pose while UP 604 waits for its next flip over Donner Pass in Truckee, CA.
SP 4034 and UP 589 leads the Donner Pass spreader over Donner Pass on a snowy winter day. In this scene the crew regroups and discusses strategy while they refuel the caterpillars used to push sno... (more)
Railroading out here isn't easy. January 2017 brought much needed snow to the Sierra Nevada Mountains along with a variety of challenges for the Union Pacific Snow Fighters. In the days before thi... (more)
The Moonlight Dome (ex-C&O) has made it to its new home in Salt Lake City. It was purchased by the Promontory Chapter of the NRHS. We brought it back on the rear of Amtrak from North Carolina
The spreader has just exited Shed 10 as it continues to plow Westward.
The spreader works westbound at Norden.
As the spreader makes a stop to refuel the cats at Troy, a wide angle shot reveals a not seldom view of the spreader
A side shot reveals the details of the plow as the spreader works east on track #1
