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SP Steam Rotary working at Norden
Title:  SP Steam Rotary working at Norden
Description:  C G Heimerdinger photo
Photo Date:  4/6/1958  Upload Date: 12/9/2020 4:17:53 AM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  C G Heimerdinger
Categories:  Winter,Steam,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  574   Comments: 5
SP Water Column at Norden Snowshed
Title:  SP Water Column at Norden Snowshed
Description:  Randy Curlin Collection
Photo Date:  7/16/1967  Upload Date: 8/13/2025 10:09:01 AM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Randy Curlin Collection
Categories:  Tunnel,Track
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Views:  162   Comments: 0
SP Water Column at Norden Snowshed
Title:  SP Water Column at Norden Snowshed
Description:  Randy Curlin Collection
Photo Date:  7/16/1967  Upload Date: 8/13/2025 10:14:15 AM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Randy Curlin Collection
Categories:  Tunnel,Track
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Views:  177   Comments: 0
Private Door at Norden Sheds
Title:  Private Door at Norden Sheds
Description:  Randy Curlin Collection
Photo Date:  7/16/1967  Upload Date: 8/12/2025 5:53:47 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Randy Curlin Collection
Categories:  Station
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Views:  225   Comments: 0
DRGW 3078 East at Tunnel 41
Title:  DRGW 3078 East at Tunnel 41
Description:  Randy Curlin Collection
Photo Date:  6/21/1969  Upload Date: 7/27/2023 1:06:34 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Randy Curlin Collection
Categories:  Tunnel,Action
Locomotives:  DRGW 3078(GP40) DRGW 3050(GP35) DRGW 3026(GP30)
Views:  857   Comments: 1
DRGW 3078 East at Norden
Title:  DRGW 3078 East at Norden
Description:  Randy Curlin Collection
Photo Date:  6/21/1969  Upload Date: 7/27/2023 1:11:47 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Randy Curlin Collection
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  DRGW 3078(GP40) DRGW 3050(GP35) DRGW 3026(GP30)
Views:  905   Comments: 0
SP 6459 East leads Train #102 City of San Francisco
Title:  SP 6459 East leads Train #102 City of San Francisco
Description:  Randy Curlin Collection
Photo Date:  4/25/1971  Upload Date: 5/5/2025 3:50:46 AM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Randy Curlin Collection
Categories:  Tunnel,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  SP 6459(FP7A)
Views:  614   Comments: 0
Over The Sierras
Title:  Over The Sierras
Description:  Amtrak Train 6, headed by UP 926, rolls over the Sierras near Norden, CA.
Photo Date:  6/16/1973  Upload Date: 11/22/2017 4:31:08 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Thomas G. Acheson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 926(E8A)
Views:  991   Comments: 0
SP 7424 East
Title:  SP 7424 East
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/24/1974  Upload Date: 5/30/2006 10:19:34 AM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Steve Schmollinger
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 7424(SD45R)
Views:  1475   Comments: 2
Amtrak #6 at Norden
Title:  Amtrak #6 at Norden
Description:  E8 #326 leading #6 out of the now gone shed at East Norden-This photo is displayed inside the Reno Amtrak Station
Photo Date:  2/1/1974  Upload Date: 3/8/2009 5:46:44 AM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Drew Jacksich
Categories:  Winter,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 326(E8A)
Views:  1361   Comments: 4
SP 9335 East
Title:  SP 9335 East
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/7/1974  Upload Date: 5/30/2006 10:37:25 AM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Steve Schmollinger
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  SP 9335(SD45T-2)
Views:  1245   Comments: 0
Amtrak No. 6
Title:  Amtrak No. 6
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/20/1975  Upload Date: 5/30/2006 12:49:42 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Steve Schmollinger
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  SP 6461(FP7A)
Views:  1649   Comments: 1
AFT 4449 running east over Donner
Title:  AFT 4449 running east over Donner
Description:  David Bell photo
Photo Date:  6/23/1975  Upload Date: 2/18/2025 5:14:38 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  David Bell
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AFT 4449(4-8-4)
Views:  649   Comments: 0
On Donner
Title:  On Donner
Description:  An SP freight, headed by SD40 8423, rolls a freight along near Norden, CA.
Photo Date:  9/1/1975  Upload Date: 11/13/2018 12:32:39 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  R. H. Lehmuth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 8423(SD40)
Views:  678   Comments: 2
EB #6 San Francisco Zephyr at Norden
Title:  EB #6 San Francisco Zephyr at Norden
Description:  Randy Curlin Collection
Photo Date:  2/10/1979  Upload Date: 11/16/2025 7:18:25 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Randy Curlin Collection
Categories:  Tunnel,Winter,Signal,Passenger,Action
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Views:  100   Comments: 1
SP 9342 East approaching Norden
Title:  SP 9342 East approaching Norden
Description:  Randy Curlin Collection
Photo Date:  3/14/1981  Upload Date: 1/6/2021 1:36:25 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Randy Curlin Collection
Categories:  Tunnel,Winter,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  SP 9342(SD45T-2)
Views:  687   Comments: 3
SP 8315 West at Norden
Title:  SP 8315 West at Norden
Description:  Randy Curlin Collection
Photo Date:  3/15/1981  Upload Date: 1/6/2021 1:44:13 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Randy Curlin Collection
Categories:  Tunnel,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  SP 8315(SD40T-2)
Views:  754   Comments: 2
SP 8234
Title:  SP 8234
Description:  With late season snow still on the ground, SP 8234 gives an assist to Amtrak train #5 on its trip over Donner Pass.
Photo Date:  5/8/1983  Upload Date: 10/7/2023 11:26:44 AM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 8234(SD40T-2)
Views:  577   Comments: 0
Waiting for the SP westbound to exit Tunnel #41
Title:  Waiting for the SP westbound to exit Tunnel #41
Description:  Jerry Curlin photo; and me (and I was well in the clear before the slow moving train exited the tunnel)
Photo Date:  7/28/1983  Upload Date: 7/13/2020 3:22:13 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Jerry Curlin
Categories:  Tunnel,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  502   Comments: 1
SP 8305 West at Tunnel #41
Title:  SP 8305 West at Tunnel #41
Description:  Jerry Curlin photo
Photo Date:  7/28/1983  Upload Date: 7/13/2020 3:22:22 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Jerry Curlin
Categories:  Tunnel,Action
Locomotives:  SP 8305(SD40T-2)
Views:  743   Comments: 1
SP 8305 West at Tunnel #41
Title:  SP 8305 West at Tunnel #41
Description:  A crew member is walking back to check on a unit or two; very common for units to die in the two mile tunnel
Photo Date:  7/28/1983  Upload Date: 7/13/2020 3:22:34 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Jerry Curlin
Categories:  Tunnel,Action
Locomotives:  SP 8305(SD40T-2)
Views:  737   Comments: 1
SP swing helper at Norden
Title:  SP swing helper at Norden
Description:  Note crew member on lead helper unit with engine door open; probably checking on the coolant levels
Photo Date:  7/28/1983  Upload Date: 7/13/2020 3:22:46 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Jerry Curlin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 8297(SD40T-2) DRGW 5355(SD40T-2) DRGW 5396(SD40T-2)
Views:  1025   Comments: 3
SP 8305 West at Norden
Title:  SP 8305 West at Norden
Description:  My Dad really wanted an excuse to shoot his brand new Nissan pick-up; the caboose and myself were an added "bonus" to his picture
Photo Date:  7/28/1983  Upload Date: 7/13/2020 3:22:57 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Jerry Curlin
Categories:  Action
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Views:  536   Comments: 1
Westward Mixed Manifest
Title:  Westward Mixed Manifest
Description:  Summitt, CA on CP Line over Donner
Photo Date:  5/18/1985  Upload Date: 12/15/2005 10:49:13 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Bob Wilcox
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  1354   Comments: 3
AMTK at Norden
Title:  AMTK at Norden
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/12/1987  Upload Date: 5/6/2020 6:55:01 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 325(F40PHR) AMTK 364(F40PHR)
Views:  906   Comments: 0
AMTK 325 and 364
Title:  AMTK 325 and 364
Description:  Norden
Photo Date:  4/12/1987  Upload Date: 5/6/2020 7:08:28 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 325(F40PHR) AMTK 364(F40PHR)
Views:  942   Comments: 0
AMTK 325/364
Title:  AMTK 325/364
Description:  At Norden
Photo Date:  4/12/1987  Upload Date: 5/6/2020 8:03:36 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 325(F40PHR) AMTK 364(F40PHR)
Views:  930   Comments: 0
SP Extra 9355 W
Title:  SP Extra 9355 W
Description:  WB on the old Transcon coming at Norden
Photo Date:  4/12/1987  Upload Date: 5/6/2020 9:12:50 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 9355(SD45T-2)
Views:  635   Comments: 0
SP Extra 9355 W
Title:  SP Extra 9355 W
Description:  WB freight on the old Transcon No. 1 track, since removed.
Photo Date:  4/12/1987  Upload Date: 5/6/2020 9:32:46 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 9355(SD45T-2)
Views:  627   Comments: 0
SP Extra 9355 W
Title:  SP Extra 9355 W
Description:  Midtrain helpers at Norden
Photo Date:  4/12/1987  Upload Date: 5/6/2020 9:43:28 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 9355(SD45T-2)
Views:  572   Comments: 0
AMTK 325
Title:  AMTK 325
Description:  No. 5 enters Norden snowshed/turntable shed. Switch to turntable in front of lead unit. The noise was deafening!
Photo Date:  5/26/1987  Upload Date: 5/6/2020 5:46:42 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 325(F40PHR)
Views:  770   Comments: 0
Amtrak No. 5
Title:  Amtrak No. 5
Description:  Entering Norden turntable/snowshed.
Photo Date:  5/26/1987  Upload Date: 5/6/2020 6:15:36 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 325(F40PHR) AMTK 364(F40PHR)
Views:  942   Comments: 0
WB at Soda Springs
Title:  WB at Soda Springs
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/30/1988  Upload Date: 5/5/2018 8:15:09 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  784   Comments: 0
EB GM at Soda Springs
Title:  EB GM at Soda Springs
Description:  Waiting for the WB
Photo Date:  6/30/1988  Upload Date: 5/5/2018 8:12:52 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 7321(SD40R) SP 9315(SD45T-2)
Views:  1011   Comments: 2
EB gets a green and heads for Norden and the "Big Hole"
Title:  EB gets a green and heads for Norden and the "Big Hole"
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/30/1988  Upload Date: 5/5/2018 8:21:44 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
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Views:  446   Comments: 0
WB approaches
Title:  WB approaches
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/30/1988  Upload Date: 5/5/2018 7:44:26 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  563   Comments: 1
Rear end of WB
Title:  Rear end of WB
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/30/1988  Upload Date: 5/5/2018 7:42:10 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 8537(SD40T-2)
Views:  617   Comments: 0
WB freight
Title:  WB freight
Description:  MOW in the shed and on the roof.
Photo Date:  6/30/1988  Upload Date: 5/5/2018 7:39:02 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
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Views:  475   Comments: 0
Taken from the bluff overlooking the shed
Title:  Taken from the bluff overlooking the shed
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/30/1988  Upload Date: 5/5/2018 7:30:16 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
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Views:  513   Comments: 0
WB freight
Title:  WB freight
Description:  MOW crew visible inside the shed on the old WB main.
Photo Date:  6/30/1988  Upload Date: 5/5/2018 7:26:06 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 8232(SD40T-2) SP 9249(SD45T-2)
Views:  1029   Comments: 0
WB exits snowshed
Title:  WB exits snowshed
Description:  I believe this shed was being readied for demolition
Photo Date:  6/30/1988  Upload Date: 5/5/2018 8:04:19 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  522   Comments: 4
SP 7401 East
Title:  SP 7401 East
Description:  F L Becht photo
Photo Date:  9/9/1989  Upload Date: 10/27/2024 12:52:01 AM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  F L Becht
Categories:  Tunnel,Action
Locomotives:  SP 7401(SD45R)
Views:  556   Comments: 2
AMTK Diner
Title:  AMTK Diner
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/22/1991  Upload Date: 4/10/2010 6:57:31 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  381   Comments: 0
AMTK 350, Tr. 5, The California Zephyr
Title:  AMTK 350, Tr. 5, The California Zephyr
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/22/1991  Upload Date: 4/10/2010 6:59:44 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 350(F40PH)
Views:  883   Comments: 0
AMTK 350, Tr. 5, The California Zephyr
Title:  AMTK 350, Tr. 5, The California Zephyr
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/22/1991  Upload Date: 4/10/2010 6:59:46 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 350(F40PH)
Views:  992   Comments: 1
D&RGW 5335
Title:  D&RGW 5335
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/22/1991  Upload Date: 12/7/2009 7:42:13 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 5335(SD45)
Views:  1168   Comments: 3
Norden Sheds
Title:  Norden Sheds
Description:  looking east on Turntable lead; #2 track and siding can be seen ahead. This track was out of service following a 1988 derailment that tore out the switch.
Photo Date:  4/18/1992  Upload Date: 6/25/2014 6:34:59 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Jerry Curlin
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  541   Comments: 0
Norden Sheds
Title:  Norden Sheds
Description:  looking west on #1 track
Photo Date:  4/18/1992  Upload Date: 6/25/2014 6:35:13 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Jerry Curlin
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  500   Comments: 0
Norden Sheds
Title:  Norden Sheds
Description:  By 1984, the turntable's roof was sagging; SP installed giant timbers to support the roof. The turntable could no longer spin.
Photo Date:  4/18/1992  Upload Date: 6/25/2014 6:35:37 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Jerry Curlin
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  566   Comments: 0
Norden Sheds
Title:  Norden Sheds
Description:  looking east on #2 track and EB siding; the xover would allow EB trains to enter EB siding without fouling the #1 track.
Photo Date:  4/18/1992  Upload Date: 6/25/2014 6:36:01 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Jerry Curlin
Categories:  Track
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Views:  446   Comments: 0

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