The only word I can find to describe this scene is "surreal." Indeed, a bright three-quarter moon lighting up the Cascade Range forest during a blizzard could only be something imagined in one's ... (more)
The Spencer local pushes thru a decent drift near MP 163, just west of Sexton. With the train traveling 10 mph the snow begins to pile up on the front of the locomotive. This train was loaded at H... (more)
Series 500 "NOZOMI" running under very hard rain. It runs at about 160MPH so making a great splash.
A railfan takes video of 11V with three EMD leaders as it heads west through the Cassandra Railroad Overlook as the sun burns off the morning fog.
'Night Moves'
We waited for three hours on this hillside overlooking Shed 10 on Donner Pass before any trains arrived.