An eastbound rolls through the tangent between tunnels 11 and 12 along the Sacramento River. This is the northern (timetable east) end of the line change built for the Shasta Dam. The train is nea... (more)

On the second day of its journey to New Orleans, the Louisiana World's Fair Daylight crosses the Sacramento River Arm of Lake Shasta.

Back in 2017, it had been many years of drought conditions since Shasta lake was full of water. Now after a couple of years Rain and Snow the lake is at capacity. Crossing a full Lake Shasta over ... (more)

A quiet evening on Lake Shasta is temporarily drowned out by the sound of UP 1983 leading a 111-car manifest across the Sacramento River Arm Trestle at Lakehead.

A lumber drag off Central Oregon & Pacific rolls south through the Sacramento River Canyon. Just around the curve the train is taking is where the new line built for the Shasta Dam project begins... (more)

Running around eight hours late because of a detour on the Oregon Trunk, the Coast Starlight snakes along the Sacramento River. The old Pacific Highway bridge in the background dates from 1925.

An inspection special rolls south on the Shasta Route.

The effects of the California Drought are still being felt throughout much of the state. Near Lakehead, California, a Union Pacific manifest crosses the northern section of Lake Shasta, a critical... (more)

On a scorching afternoon in Northern California, a northbound Z train headed for Portland, Oregon crosses the Salt Creek Bridge over a completely dried up arm of Lake Shasta, evidence of the sever... (more)

The beautiful Worlds Fair Daylight crosses over Lake Shasta as swimmers below wave to the fireman.

Surprise military train! Following an amazing three days below Mount Shasta, I was hanging out with the guys and had just gotten my full from a big dish of spaghetti when we saw an unexpect... (more)

A northbound UP intermodal train from Los Angeles to Portland rolls across the high bridge over the Salt Creek Inlet of Lake Shasta in Northern California. The water level this summer was so low t... (more)

Northbound 1996 with 2 new GEVo's in tow.

A perfectly relaxing place to be...sit in the sun watching the trains and people messing about on the lake!