Thursday, August 19, 2010

Cab Forward on Donner


The Cab Forward shoulders lumber. Up the ridge of Donner. Under the snowsheads and under the snow, this beast of burden climbs. Through the tunnels and upward towards Truckee, the cab forward shoulders its train. A helper shoves on the slack as the cab forward howls and snorts. This is the Southern Pacific, this is California railroading in the Sierra.

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