Families of UP employes get a free train ride between Sparks and Truckee. Now, on the return leg of the first trip, UP 5285 rolls into Nevada as it follows the Truckee river through Verdi.
A quartet of GEs leads a southbound Z up and around the iconic Tehachapi Loop on a gorgeous late summer morning. The hill was quite busy this August day, this being fourth train to traverse the lo... (more)