USA Sierra Nevada California 23rd October 1979

My second trip to California was via a 1250 mile railway journey from Denver to San Francisco which started on the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad to Ogden & after a bus ride from there to Salt Lake City city centre we changed to Amtrak. From Salt Lake to San Francisco we took the Southern Pacific route through the Sierra Nevadas via the snow-covered Donner Pass.

This shot was taken from the open end-of-carriage connecting door in eastern California between Truckee & Colfax. Note the caboose on the tail end of an eastbound freight train heading uphill.

m̌ ḫ, Erhard Bernstein, Nouchetdu38, Peter_Private_Box and 7 other people have particularly liked this photo

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Annemarie ^club

Most beautiful

Have a nice day!

23 months ago.

Loose_Grip/Pete ^club has replied to Annemarie ^club

Thanks Annemarie.

I will & I hope you will too!

23 months ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Well composed landscape image.

23 months ago.

Loose_Grip/Pete ^club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Thanks Jaap. A great rail journey through the mountains.

23 months ago.

Peter Castell ^club

A wonderful landscape the early railways in the USA were an amazing achievement that transformed the country

23 months ago.

Loose_Grip/Pete ^club has replied to Peter Castell ^club

It really was Peter. The cutting edge of technology at that time.

23 months ago.

Peter_Private_Box ^club

Hi Pete
A wonderful and interesting picture, which I like very much!
Very nice composition which certainly reminds me of my train trip from San Fransico to Reno in the middle of winter. Sadly it was before the digital age, so only prints,,,
Thank you for sharing!
Best Wishes, a nice weekend, and stay safe!!
Peter

23 months ago.

m̌ ḫ ^club

that was a fantastic journey... I bet it stayed in your hearts

17 months ago.

Loose_Grip/Pete ^club has replied to m̌ ḫ ^club

It certainly was. A great trip.

17 months ago.

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