Western Pacific SWG at the Cosumnes River floodplain.
The SWG (Santa Fe-Western Pacific-Great Northern) rolls north under spring-time cloudy skies behind a pair of GP40-2s and a U30B - all riding on Bloomberg trucks. The two BN cars are a give-away this train is heading up the Inside Gateway. The GN moniker in 2023 is history, but this train will be exchanged with the BN at Beiber, CA. This area near the Cosummes River today is managed as a preserve by the Nature Conservancy and BLM and has been replanted with native Valley Oaks that have since established a decent forest in this area.
Western Pacific SWG at the Cosumnes River floodplain.
The SWG (Santa Fe-Western Pacific-Great Northern) rolls north under spring-time cloudy skies behind a pair of GP40-2s and a U30B - all riding on Bloomberg trucks. The two BN cars are a give-away this train is heading up the Inside Gateway. The GN moniker in 2023 is history, but this train will be exchanged with the BN at Beiber, CA. This area near the Cosummes River today is managed as a preserve by the Nature Conservancy and BLM and has been replanted with native Valley Oaks that have since established a decent forest in this area.