Union Pacific's Feather River Route

In 1982, the Western Pacific system, including the Feather River Canyon route, was purchased by the Union Pacific. Improvements began immediately to facilitate increased traffic. A brief 9 years later, Pentrex set out to capture the variety and volume of trains now flowing over this famous pass across California's scenic Sierra Nevadas.

Step back to 1991 to watch as Union Pacific sends doublestack and intermodal trains through the Canyon's challenging terrain. Unit grain trains, steel trains, and others led by Dash 8-40CWs, Dash 8-40Cs and SD40-2s, wind their way past the vertical cliffs that rise from the track bed. All the well-known landmarks are featured here: Keddie Wye, Williams Loop, James, Clio Trestle, Pulga, and others. Plus, 20 minutes of bonus footage takes you trackside to witness the rerailment of cars after a derailment at Pulga in 1984. For an exciting look at mainline operations on one of the most rugged and spectacularly beautiful mountain routes, you can't do better than Union Pacific's Feather River Route!

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• union
• pacific
• feather
• river
• route
• pentrex

[BoxcarFrank]

No ditchlights LOL

[garetharogers]

Whoa brand new sd60m lol

[upbigboy4024]

BoxcarFrank, This Pentrex video was from the mid 1980's. UP did not use ditch lights on these engines unit the early 1990's. At that time engines that were equipped with roof strobes were removed and ditch lights were added. So, what is your point other than to bitch about something???

[kevininquincy]

To see damage to the Union Pacific tracks caused by the flood of 97, search for flooding in the Feather River Canyon or "1997 New Years Flood in Plumas County Trailer"

[85floridagators]

does adds on cost if so how much?and how do you put add ons on the game? and where can you get the ads on from?

[mafarnz]

It wasn't old back then, lol.

[NSwannabeEngineer]

Back when SD60Ms were new! Fuck me sideways! LOL!

[wfkane2001]

Nice to see old powere on the lead