An empty UP coal train passes under a signal bridge and crests a hill between Reno Jct and Coal Creek Jct on main 2.

UP coal empties cruise up the grade near the Little Black Thunder loader as another loaded UP train disappears under the highway overpass in the top right corner of the picture.

Mid train helpers on a heavy manifest climbing Tehachapi, between tunnel 16 and tunnel 17. Pictures #221182,Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: GE AC4400CW-CTE
Location: Marcel, California, USA
Locomotive #: UP 5803
Train ID: -
Photo Date: June 08, 2003

Mid train helpers on a heavy manifest climbing Tehachapi, exiting tunnel 15. Pictures #221182,Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: GE AC4400CW-CTE
Location: Marcel, California, USA
Locomotive #: UP 5803
Train ID: -
Photo Date: June 08, 2003

Mid train helpers on a heavy manifest climbing Tehachapi, between tunnel 14 and tunnel 15. Pictures #221182,Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: GE AC4400CW-CTE
Location: Marcel, California, USA
Locomotive #: UP 5803
Train ID: -
Photo Date: June 08, 2003

Exiting Tunnel 16 and entering Tunnel 17: downward tunnel portals are cleaner than upward portals, due to the smoke of engines climbing the grade. This is the 3rd picture of a series of 3 on the s... (more)

Exiting Tunnel 14: the upward portal of the tunnel is darkened by smoking engines climbing the grade, while the other portal is not so black. This is the first picture of a series of 3 showing tun... (more)

Exiting Tunnel 15: the upward portal of the tunnel is darkened by smoking engines climbing the grade, while the other portal is not so black.

Smile for the camera... Coal empties roll north as this DPU is about to cross over Kickapoo Creek Rd.

UP 5803 and UP 5758 are this days Truckee Helper.

West bound UP 5803 drops downhill on a hot August afternoon through Applegate.