EMD, GE, and a slough of Alcos team up to lift an eastbound manifest up the grade at James.

BN symbol 138 departs Oroville for the Pacific Northwest with a single WP U30B on the point and several BN Alcos behind.

WP U30B 3052, one of two demonstrators the railroad purchased from GE, leads a string of BN Alcos at James as they make the assault on the grade that leads to the Canyon.