A Herzog ballast train exits Tunnel 11 as it heads north along the Shasta Route. Between Lakehead and Dunsmuir, the route follows the Upper Sacramento River. Make sure you bring a fishing pole!
Running a bit late, the northbound Coast Starlight rounds a curve with beautiful Mount Shasta in the background. Just ahead lies the California-Oregon border.
A southbound manifest with a cut of Pacific Northwest lumber on the point rumbles across Dry Canyon Trestle approaching Hotlum with Mount Shasta and Shastina behind.
A colorful stack train climbs northward through the desolate lava fields between Hotlum and Andesite on the western flank of Mount Shasta. Lake Shastina is visible in the distance to the upper rig... (more)