Priority intermodal races east through Escalon Ca.
BNSF 7662 leads a loaded grain unit of Sweetbran westbound as the train begins the climb up Curtis Hill.
One of those "classic Scenic shots" with a bonus of snow covered trees. US 2 crosses over the rail line and climbs to Stevens Pass, curving along the mountainside in the background.
An eastbound BNSF doublestack train blasts up the grade east of Bellemont, with a former Conrail GE in the consist. Flagstaff is only about 10 miles further east.
A westbound manifest enters Cherokee Yard behind a fresh "DCEVO"