American Freedom Train with 4449 at Newcastle on Track 1.
The original line over the Sierra is Track Number 1, that descends steeply here before it briefly joins the same grade as Track No 2 through Tunnel 18 and into the town of Newcastle. A cold, overcast fall day keeps the steam in the air as the GS-4 descends on the point of the Freedom Train with three diesel units on this long train to assist in dynamic braking. The arch of the only double track tunnel in use on the Hill frames the scene as a fellow fan stands in the bed of his pickup truck to capture big steam action in the lower Sierra Nevada foothills.
American Freedom Train with 4449 at Newcastle on Track 1.
The original line over the Sierra is Track Number 1, that descends steeply here before it briefly joins the same grade as Track No 2 through Tunnel 18 and into the town of Newcastle. A cold, overcast fall day keeps the steam in the air as the GS-4 descends on the point of the Freedom Train with three diesel units on this long train to assist in dynamic braking. The arch of the only double track tunnel in use on the Hill frames the scene as a fellow fan stands in the bed of his pickup truck to capture big steam action in the lower Sierra Nevada foothills.