Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This is one of our first productions from 2009. Union Pacific trains rolling through the incredibly scenic Feather River Canyon from Oroville to Portola, California.

While on location in the spring and summer of 2009, the Feather River Canyon was busy with a nearly constant parade of stack trains in addition to auto racks and manifest trains. The following year would see a significant reduction of traffic after UP re-routed their intoermodal trains over nearby Donner Pass.

In addition to the UP, BNSF trackage rights trains also use the line as part of their Inside Gateway route, adding to th evariety of trains. We will visit one of the most recognized railroad landmarks in the world: the famous Keddie Wye suspended above the canyon. See the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola and the UP 844 steam locomotive making a special appearance.

This program is also available on DVD and Blu-ray by visiting 7ideaproductions.com. 7ideaproductions.com/products/into-the-feather-river-canyon?_pos=1&_sid=eeb8632d4&_ss=r

Visit the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola! wplives.org

0:00 Intro
2:49 Map
3:25 Oroville
5:06 Feather River
8:16 James
18:25 West Side Bridge
20:13 Intake
22:09 Poe
23:29 Tunnel 9
26:06 Pulga
31:53 Rock Creek Trestle
35:30 Tobin
38:36 Rock Creek Dam
40:44 Honeymoon Tunnels
43:42 Rich Bar
48:11 Serpentine Canyon
56:47 Virgilia
1:00:44 Paxton
1:02:22 Tunnel 32
1:04:20 Keddie Wye
1:09:33 Keddie
1:12:04 Quincy Junction
1:17:48 Chandler Creek Trestle
1:18:33 Williams Loop
1:24:29 Spring Garden
1:27:37 Sloat
1:30:18 Layman Camp Rd
1:32:35 Blairsden
1:33:45 Clio Trestle
1:36:49 Portola
1:41:26 UP 844