Southern Pacific?s legendary Shasta Division was an important and challenging portion of the I-5 Corridor carrying traffic between Los Angeles and Seattle. Today it remains a vital link to the Pacific Northwest for the Union Pacific.

In this program, we will cover nearly 170 miles of this amazing line between Redding, California and Klamath Falls, Oregon.

Many trains are identified by their symbols, so you will know where they came from and where they?re going. You?ll see trains work their way up the Sacramento River Canyon to Dunsmuir, climb out of a box canyon with grades that reach 2.2%, reach the highest point on the Cascade Route at Grass Lake, and sprint through the high desert into Oregon.

Interesting locations covered in this DVD include the Redding Trestle, Pitt River Bridge, the famous Cantara Loop, Dry Canyon Viaduct, Dorris Tunnel and more! You?ll even see the largest operating steam locomotive in the world, Union Pacific?s Challenger #3985 making a rare appearance in the Pacific Northwest!

118 minutes
Stereo sound with narration

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Frame Grabs from The Shasta Route
	A Roseville to Hinkle train crosses the Redding Trestle just after sunrise.
	A southbound manifest rolls past Castle Crags just south of Dunsmuir.
	A heavy southbound freight negotiates Cantara Loop in the canyon above Dunsmuir.
	A new EMD SD70ACe leads a northbound up the 2.2% grade in of Box Canyon.
	Three GE ES45AC CTE’s lead the MRVEU around sawmill curve near Mott.
	Amtrak 14 "The Coast Starlight" heads north over the Dry Canyon Viaduct near Hotlum.
	A southbound passes one of many telegraph poles as it approaches Andesite.
	With Mount Shasta Looking on, Amtrak 14 races through Cougar.
	A Hinkle to Roseville train pokes out of the Dorris Tunnel.
	The daily ZBRLC departs Klamath Falls at Texum on a cool winter’s morning.
	Union Pacific’s Challenger #3985 puts on a show as it departs Dunsmuir in 2005.