I cross country skied west from the Soda Springs railroad crossing about 1/2 mile to get this shot.

The rotaries are entering Truckee, CA after a long day getting over Donner Pass.

The blades are slowly spinning on the SP's rear rotary when they come into Truckee, CA. Obviously I used a slow shutter speed to get this shot but the added depth of field due to the small F stop ... (more)

The Southern Pacific's rotaries are working their way east at Soda Springs. The signal bridge has since been removed by The UP

The short lived Transcisco Passenger train ran between San Jose, CA to Reno NV for maybe a year. It was a luxury private train operated with 35 on-board service personel with Amtrak crews operatin... (more)

The Union Pacific has sent the rotaries up to Donner Pass to train crews. At Bowman, CA, they've stopped briefly to allow the eastbound CA Zephyr to go by.

After a break for some servicing, the rotaries rev up again to head east to Truckee, CA for their overnight stay and then return the following day to do #1 track.

The rotaries are coming through the signal bridge in Truckee, CA

Another view of the rotaries coming in to Truckee, CA. I finally think I know the number of the rear one - #207

UP 844 is heading back home to Cheyenne and in a hurry as she heads into Winnemucca, NV on the old WP line west of town.

The California Zephyr is about 6 hours late as it rushes it's way to Reno NV from this view at Miriam, NV. In the background there is an eastbound UP freight at Toulon, NV. The Humboldt Range Moun... (more)

While I was waiting for the rotaries to show up the spreader came along and shoved snow onto the #2 track for the rotary to send over the bank.

SP rotary 207 is done for the day and clean up has begun. Steam generated by the on-board steam generator is used to clean out crevasses and blades.

The flanger is about to head west from Truckee, CA.

The westbound Canadian makes it's stop at the Lake Louise depot back in the summer of 1976.