Tracking West
Andover Searchlights
Donner Pass is full of old signal bridges, and shot here is one of them. Places such as Reno, Verdi, Yuba Gap, and Andover, the place in this photo, still have old SP era signal bridges standing. Over the years, several have been knocked over, the most recent of which being the one in downtown Truckee earlier this year. Although eventually all of these inactive bridges will be knocked, for now UP is keeping them up while they focus on more important tasks for maintenance to handle.
As the morning sun shines into the Coldstream Canyon, the eastbound ZLTG2 roars through the canyon as it makes its way into Truckee. Right after getting this shot, I would continue following it to Reno as there were no westbound trains in the area to follow. Even after getting lunch later in the day, there was still nothing, making this the only train I would shoot that day.
Andover Searchlights
Donner Pass is full of old signal bridges, and shot here is one of them. Places such as Reno, Verdi, Yuba Gap, and Andover, the place in this photo, still have old SP era signal bridges standing. Over the years, several have been knocked over, the most recent of which being the one in downtown Truckee earlier this year. Although eventually all of these inactive bridges will be knocked, for now UP is keeping them up while they focus on more important tasks for maintenance to handle.
As the morning sun shines into the Coldstream Canyon, the eastbound ZLTG2 roars through the canyon as it makes its way into Truckee. Right after getting this shot, I would continue following it to Reno as there were no westbound trains in the area to follow. Even after getting lunch later in the day, there was still nothing, making this the only train I would shoot that day.