A little over a year after Union Pacific acquired Southern Pacific, a westbound train highballs Mott siding on the Shasta Route. The crew change at Dunsmuir is about ten miles away.
As the Swift RoadRailer highballs the siding at Mott, California, it is less than half an hour from a crew change at Dunsmuir.
Awaiting the passage of a directors' special bound for Oregon, Southern Pacific's PTLAT train is parked in the siding at Mott, California.
The sound of dynamic braking fills the air as a westbound Southern Pacific lumber drag highballs Mott, California. After making a 180-degree turn just ahead at Sawmill Curve, the train will start ... (more)
A westbound Southern Pacific train is holding the main at Mott, waiting for an eastbound train to climb out of the Sacramento River Canyon and clear on the siding in the foreground.
one of only four GP40X's on SP's roster leads an Oregon bound train at Mott siding north of Dunsmuir, CA
A UP train climbs up the grade through Mott, Ca on a nice summer day near Mt. Shasta.
Having just met the UP 5202 North, the 4158 South starts it's way down the steep grade from Mott to Dunsmuir, via Cantara Loop.
That's Mount Shasta on the right.
Mt. Shasta visible in the background.