This was a lucky find giving the small number of trains on the old WP route. WB manifest rolls into the sweeping curve and into the tunnel at Reno Junction. She also had two units helping mid-trai... (more)
A former CNW unit leads the Reno Local as it comes off the mainline at Reno Junction. In Western Pacific days, six axle units were not authorized to operate on the branch. Today, the portion of ... (more)
Twenty years ago to the day, 15 car Union Pacific excursion powered by their 3 refurbished E's, uses the wye at Reno Jct, CA before returning to Portola, 21 miles to the west. The train was in Nor... (more)
One of UP's fine passenger trains moves past what looks like a mountain of lava. No photographer name listed on slide.
A loaded unit brine train from the Great Salt Lake leans into a curve just east of Chilcoot Tunnel.
Due to a work window on Donner Pass, Amtrak's California Zephyr detoured over the old WP through Nevada and into California. Seen at Reno Junction.