A UP coal train makes its way through Geneva
It's just after sunrise as an assortment of UP and SP GE's lead the Houston, Texas to West Elk Mine, Colorado empty coal train through Rocky and Big Ten Curve just west of Denver, Colorado on Augu... (more)
This southbound manifest is crawling through the canyon at Sacramento Avenue and is near its crew change point where it will pause at the AMTRAK depot, then continue down the Valley Sub.
Southbound Q train curves into the morning light with the southern flank of Mt Shasta in the background at CP Azalea.
UP 5423 & 4840 lead a westbound stack train.
The Union Pacific WELSLZ led by UP 5423 slowly rolls down the Cuesta Grade as it goes through Chorro on an approach towards San Luis Obispo, CA.
Union Pacific 5423 begins to gain speed as it leads the WSLSLZ out of the beautiful San Luis Obispo Valley. Note how all the vineyards have become seas of yellow.
Union Pacific 5423 gets a new crew in San Luis Obispo, CA. The crews appear to have no urgency to get onto the train.
The RBBX Red Train makes it's way down through Cajon Pass. Here it passes the site of old BNSF tunnel #1 recently removed.
Listen to Smokey! A westbound stacktrain drifts down the Canyon, passing a sign reminding folks to prevent forest fires.
A large thunderstorm lurks in the background while UP 5483 and two more UP motors hustle the Global 1, IL to Lathrop, CA expedited intermodal out of Marysville.
On my 18th birthday, UP 5423 South leads a Roseville to Montclair, CA Quality manifes train through San Jose.