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Heading upgrade approaching Tunnel 2 west of Bealville, California, is a Union Pacific stack train on the afternoon of February 26, 2016.
Traversing Warren Curve west of Mojave, California, is a northbound Union Pacific intermodal train on February 28, 2016.
Kind of an old meets new type of roll-by. The conductor of BNSF 1064 waits and watches as UP 8148 charges north.
A pair of big SD90s leads a string of coal empties into the mine as loads exit on the far track.
8148 leads a mixed freight down the west slope of Donner Pass through Emigrant Gap. The train originated in North Platte, NE., and is near the end of its journey to Roseville.
8148 leads its train out of Tunnel 1 as it descends Donner Pass on this beautiful summer evening.
8148 leads a quartet of power over Donner Pass just before entering Tunnel 36.
UP 8148 eases down Donner Pass, at Emigrant Gap leading a North Platte, NE to Roseville "second section" manifest.
A Westbound manifest descends Donner Pass and enters a cut of rocks which leads to Tunnel 36.
This westbound coal train is crossing over the old Los Angeles Highway.
UP 8148 East enters Black Thunder Mine for a load of coal as BNSF DPUs on a train headed for Jacobs Ranch idle in the distance.
Orin Subdivision
