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|  Message 2950  |
|  Larry Sheldon to Martin Connor  |
|  Re: Donner Pass tunnels  |
|  19 Aug 14 22:28:12  |
 From: lfsheldon@gmail.com On 8/19/2014 21:54, Martin Connor wrote: > Just been on the California Zephyr and a very good trip it was too. > All the potential pitfalls people logged on trip advisor did not seem > to arise. My question is on the westbound trip through the Donner > Pass, we seemed to go through only 1 real tunnel (thought lots of > snowsheds) between Truckee and Colfax. Am I right with this or did I > miscount them? Also it was on a section of the western ascent and > was where there were 2 tunnel portals and the date on them was > something like 1880's or 1860's. Been trying ever since to work out > which ones they were and how many have now been bypassed since? Any > helpful pointers would be appreciated. http://www.abandonedrails.com/Donner_Pass -- The Unique and Identifying Characteristics of System Administrators: They are Infallible; and, They learn from their mistakes. --- SoupGate/W32 v1.03 * Origin: LiveWire BBS -=*=- UseNet FTN Gateway (1:2320/1) |
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