Western Railroad Discussion > Blizzard at Lower Cascade

UP 600 heads east with a flanger on main 1 at Lower Cascade bridge. I've been in some cold weather on Donner, but at this location there is virtually no shelter (aka trees) to get protection from the wind, so it was easily the nastiest weather I have endured up there. But as storms go, it was nothing compared to what is hitting them as I type this...



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/10/17 16:19 by JamesSchlinger.

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spectacular shot!

Wow, that is quite the photo!!! Thanks for making the effort to get it.

Ted Curphey
Ontario, OR

Simply awesome! Kudos!

Worth the effort!  My nominee for IOTD, and a free cup of coffee to boot!

Excellent work - thanks for that great image!

If there were an "Image of the Year," this would qualify !

march_hare Wrote:
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> Worth the effort!  My nominee for IOTD, and a
> free cup of coffee to boot!

OutStanding

Posted from iPhone

OUTSTANDING image !!!!
Probably Storm image of the Year !!!
Stay SAFE out there everyone in these nasty nasty storms.
----- Daniel

NIIIICE...!!

A long, tiring day for the crew. Great image.  Doug

What a stunning photo.My daughter said they have about 4ft of new snow on the deck at their house in Truckee.
Regards,DK

Sir James ---
Words fail me....................

DEFINITELY IOTY!!!

This photo alone is worth well over 10 YEARS of
subscriptions to Trainordersr!

Jaw. On. Floor.        Permanently!

I do not know HOW you stood the bitter cold in getting
this absolutely incredibly stunning and magnificent photo!!
THANK you from the bottom of my amazed and grateful heart
for going to all that trouble to get that incredibly beautiful photo!

Wow, incredible image! 
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I think if I had successfully gotten this shot and survived the trip I would probably want to spend the next few winters somewhere along the Sunset route.

Rich

James,

A spectacular shot of "The Hill" as many of us remember it from heavy winters in the past! Thanks so much for sharing, and for going to the effort to get this wonderful photo!

Best wishes, and be careful out in these storms...

ShastaDaylight

Great shot!

Posted from Android

OUTSTANDING!
JB

Just where is Upper Cascade?  Maps and TO search provide no clue.  

Ed

The Upper Cascade Bridge is at

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.3123159,-120.4342489,237m/data=!3m1!1e3

but this is the Lower Cascade Bridge, isn't it?
(Or Lower Cascade Bridges, better.)



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/10/17 16:20 by timz.

Yep! That's what I get for going from memory and not my notes, which confirm that you are correct! 

timz Wrote:
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> The Upper Cascade Bridge is at
> https://goo.gl/maps/8xzm6Sc8pCt
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> but this is the Lower Cascade Bridge, isn't it?
> (Or Lower Cascade Bridges, better.)