The Girls at the beach



 

Golden Gate Bridge



Sunset San Francisco



 

Elephant Butte Feather River Canyon

Me in the Engineers Seat of the UP 844

April 20, 2009

Just starting to back up with the Cylinder Cocks open in Roseville CA

04-20-2009

Just a view backing out of Roseville Yard

04-20-2009

Not the best picture but here we are just starting after backing out of Roseville Yard

One more shot as we start to take off for Oakland from Roseville CA

on UP 844

04-20-2009

Looking back at the train at the start of the trip in Roseville

april 20 2009

An Apporch Signal at East Roseville

April 20 2009

This is looking over Steve Lee shoulder on UP 844

Very had to stay still here we are at 65mph around Dixon CA

On UP 844

4-20-09

Steve Lee and myself while on the trip from Roseville and Oakland on the Cal-P

I can't take the smile off my face.

WOW what a blast

Garrett and me on UP844 in Oakland CA

April 20 2009

Myself and my friend Garrett at Oakland CA

on April 20 2009

UP 844 in Oakland CA

This is the end of my ride from Roseville to Oakland in the cab of the

UP 844

This is Lakehead again look on the bridge in the background and you can see our DPU's cut in about 25 cars from the rear of our train that was 8200 feet long

This is I-5 at Lakehead CA

Don't look like a LAKE

1-15-09

This is Draper on the UP Valley Sub we are heading South and in the siding.

That is Mt Shasta in the back ground.

Going North on the UP Valley Sub near Castella Ca

That is the Castle Crags

Me Standing in the bucket of a CAT 990 Loader at Elsey Rock

It takes 6 bucket loads to fill up one Hopper

Again at SVLS running the Daylight with a 9 car train

Me Running 1 1/2 " scale GS-4 at svls

Me Running a GS-4 at SVLS

Just out of Colfax is the Long Ravine Bridge over Hwy 80

Heading toward Cape Horn

2-4-08

This is looking east on Hwy 80 above Colfax CA at a swift truck that was on fire

2-4-08

This is the West end at Gold Run on UP

Donner Pass

2-4-08

West train stopped at Gold Run cooling off the brakes

2-4-08

This is the East end of Gold Run Siding on Donner Pass

2-4-08

This is Alta CA

2-4-08

This is Alta CA

2-4-08

Westbound BNSF train near Midas on Donner Pass

2-4-08

This is what is left of someones TOYOTA Tacoma after being hit by a train in the snow.

I think this is near MP 160 or 161

The front bumber and right finder is riped off.

TOO much snow to get the truck out.

2-4-08

MP 163.2 on Donner Pass

2-4-08

Knapp Tunnel heading East

Donner Pass

2-4-08

Just to show how deep the snow is that marker is about 4 or 5 feet tall

2-4-08

This is at Blue Canon

2-4-08

A very cold looking tree :)

While stoped at Fulda

2-4-08

West Z-train near Fulda

2-4-08

West bound Z-train near Fulda on

Donner Pass

2-4-08

Green signal at Switch 9 going from double to single track under Hwy 80

2-4-08

Coming out of the tunnel at Switch 9

2-4-08

Again at Yuba Gap

This is the first of the two tunnels here heading East

2-4-08

Heading East at Yuba Gap

02-04-08

Heading East at shed 10 on UP

Donner Pass

02-04-08

This in the next day heading home.

the hwy 99 bridge is just below

Sept 25 2007

Here is the old hwy 99 bridge near O'brien.

Look how empty the Lake is

Sept 24 2007

This is the North end of the same Tunnel

Sept 24 2007