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UP Challenger #3985

Here are two photos I took when Union Pacific ran their big Challenger #3985 locomotive up the Sacramento River Canyon to Dunsmuir on Labor Day weekend, 2005
*click on the thumbnails for a larger (~100K) view

 

Crossing the Sacramento River just north of Gibson

Crossing the Sacramento River just north of Gibson

 

Approaching the north switch at Black Butte

Approaching the north switch at Black Butte