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The REAL polar express
Back in Sacramento at 10 p.m. -- nearly eight hours off the advertised. Still beats the socks off trying to drive in this weather.
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Can you tell this locomotive's been through a mountain blizzard?
The California Zephyr finally made Sacramento about 10 p.m. -- nearly eight hours late.
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Sunset in the woods between Alta and Gold Run
Sunset between Alta and Gold Run. And now for a recipe: CHARLIE FOXTROT STEW Ingredients: * One...
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Uploaded on Feb 26, 2011
Mountain majesty
The view just west of American River Canyon. In a word: Beautiful.
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"We climbed mountains so high it seemed as if we would scrape the moon ... "
Trees
Look! Blue sky!
Look! Blue sky! (Shot this while train was paused near Switch 9 at Emigrant Gap.)
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Uploaded on Feb 26, 2011
Donner Lake's behind that thar snowdrift, I reckon
Out in the shed
Rolling into Shed 47 near the summit, about 700 feet uphill from Donner Lake. This, the Norden shed...
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*ahem*
So what was this flanger doing parked in Truckee when the mountain was buried in snow?
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Snowed in
I have a very strong hunch the Truckee Railroad Museum is closed today.
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Buried in flakes
Truckee's depot on Friday. Platform was buried, forcing the passengers to use the nearby grade crossing to board and detrain.)
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Uploaded on Feb 26, 2011
I think today was a snow day
Truckee River
I think this might be this year's Christmas card. The Truckee River from Friday's westbound California Zephyr.
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Now arriving, Reno
The westbound Zephyr rumbles into Reno, where it would have to chill for an hour before being allowed to proceed.
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Now arriving, Reno
Amtrak No. 5, the westbound California Zephyr, arrives in Reno around 9:30 a.m. Friday, nearly an hour...
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Snow in Reno
'Twas snowing in Reno when we walked to the depot Friday morning.
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Uploaded on Feb 26, 2011
California Zephyr in Reno
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