2.3% East Slope Grade A westbound trainload of of Mid-West grain for the Central Valley charges out of Warren, California. From the mountain above Cache Creek I have watched this train for almost a hour since it left Boran 32 miles away! This grain load has 8 motors for the assault on the 2.3% grade. All 8 units can be seen in this photo, and all are in Run-8 for steep 2.3% climb at Warren