Roseville to sparks and back on the southern pacific. With hours of driving pleasure and a few tough challenges along the way donner pass. Southern pacific locomotive using a plow to clear snow from tracks in donner pass, five miles west of soda springs, calif. The spreader off to the left are at the ready if they are needed for heavy snow removal over the pass. Opened on november 30, 1867, after two years of blasting, tunnel 6 at donner pass was used continuously for years by the trains of the central pacific, and southern pacific. Train simulator donner pass southern pacific addon steam keys. Aug 18, 2016 the southern pacifics donner pass crossing of the sierras in northern california near the nevada line held almost mythical qualities dazzling cliffs, deep tunnels, miles of snow sheds. Southern pacific puts you to the test on this worldfamous railroad where engineers deal with steep grades, tight curves and. It was on may 10, 1869 at promontory, utah that the golden spike ceremony made america one land, linked by rail from ocean to ocean.
Southern pacific puts you to the test on this worldfamous railroad where engineers deal with steep grades, tight curves and seriously heavy trains as part of a days work. Central pacific transcontinental railroad southern pacific overland route southern pacific donner pass route haerno. Rotary snowplow action on donner pass trains magazine. Sp used the ac12s for a little over a decade with the first retirements occurring on april 5, 1955, and the last on september 24, 1958. Donner pass summit tunnels truckee, california atlas. Southern pacific puts you at the controls of southern pacific diesels in the early1990s, taking trains between roseville, california and reno, nevada through the. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library.
Roseville to sparks and back on the southern pacific by. Addon train simulator 2014 free downloads download your. The nowabandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered california. Train simulator donner pass southern pacific addon. The second, and probably remembered mostly by railfans, is when the southern pacific s city of san francisco was stranded at nearby yuba pass for 6 days during a snowstorm in january, 1952. Accidents and incidents involving southern pacific railroad. Union pacific railroad opens donner pass tunnel to. Donner pass southern pacific addon excalibur games. Feb 25, 2010 download tahoe national forest east sierra buttes donner pass national geographic trails. Trains magazine offers railroad news, railroad industry insight, commentary on todays freight railroads, passenger service amtrak, locomotive technology, railroad preservation and history, railfan opportunities tourist railroads, fan trips, and great railroad photography. This pack requires the train simulator sherman hill and donner pass southern pacific routes and individual scenarios also require the union pacific sd70ace loco addon andor gp402 loco addon. Description presently owned and operated by the union pacific railroad, the former central pacific transcontinental railroad is a standardgauge four feet, eight and onehalf inches between. S423 donner pass sp cotton belt gp30 gold run to norden pt 4 of a 6 pt series.
Our storm of 1952 addon for our popular donner pass route high sierra crossing lets you relive one of the worst winter storms that ever hit the sierra nevada mountains in northern california. Rock railroad default cimarron pacific route cimarron pacific route donner pass southern pacific payware. Donner pass southern pacifics sierra crossing railfandepot. Our donner pass route high sierra crossing features over 90 miles of double track mainline over southern pacifics historic overland route between colfax, ca in the west, to truckee, ca to the east. All required content is available at the steam store. Nov 23, 2009 union pacific railroad opened its donner pass route to domestic doublestack intermodal container freight traffic nov. This module is featured in my may 2009 faller car systems article in n scale magazine. The second, and probably remembered mostly by railfans, is when the southern pacifics city of san francisco was stranded at nearby yuba pass for 6 days during a snowstorm in january, 1952. Our donner pass route high sierra crossing features over 90 miles of double track mainline over southern pacific s historic overland route between colfax, ca in the west, to truckee, ca to the east. Includes southern pacific dash 9, sw1500, sd402, sd40t2 and gp9 and. Donner pass 4x9 modeling the pass, truckee and donner lake.
A pair of southern pacific ge cw449 s lead a spine train on the donner pass route. On donner pass, rotary plows normally run in pairs, back to back, with road power in the middle. The sp2 class 4102 steam locomotive was originally built for the southern pacific and delivered in 1926. Facing each other on that historic day were two locomotives, union pacific 440 no. The overland route was a train route operated jointly by the union pacific railroad and the central pacific railroad southern pacific railroad. Union pacific railroad opened its donner pass route to domestic doublestack intermodal container freight traffic nov.
On monday, union pacific rotary plow spmw 207 operated over donner pass from truckee home to roseville, calif. Currently working on a smaller truckee module for the nmra convention in hartford and the n scale convention portland, oregon. A storm that literally brought southern pacifics operations over the mountain to a complete halt, and even stranded the famous city of san francisco passenger train for five days. The digitalrails virtual railroad screen shot archive. There are a few portions of the donner pass line that have been abandoned. At one time the route over donner pass was completely doubletracked, from roseville to sparks. Donner pass the famous name evokes daunting obstacles and with good reason. Portions of this doubletracking were comparatively steep and predominantly reserved for downhill traffic.
All the scenarios are between 40 and 90 minutes long, with an average difficulty level of medium, and are all available in two versions one for the default donner pass engines and a second version that works with the emd sd50 southern pacific locomotive from travel by train available exclusively from train and drivers. Find highquality donner pass stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. The first transcontinental railroad, the china wall of the sierra, the southern pacific railroad snowsheds, old. Donner pass and the snowsheds that have faded away trains. Sep 22, 2016 this scenario is westbound oil cans by ericmopar and is a great opportunity to have a good look at part of the route updates that eric made to the donner pass route for his workshop version. Its freezing cold outside, but these new dodges have to get to bay a. Years later the line became part of southern pacifics main line to the east where it connected with the union pacific at ogden, utah. Yet the need to transport goods over the sierras produces a nonstop parade of trains over this famous line, and that was especially true in 1988 when video rails captured incredible southern pacific action over donner pass. Summit tunnel at donner pass, central pacific railroad, 1999.
One of the stiffest main line grades in the west was the central pacific s original route over the sierra nevada mountain range through donner pass, located in eastcentral california. One of the stiffest main line grades in the west was the central pacifics original route over the sierra nevada mountain range through donner pass, located in eastcentral california. This is the story of the heroic efforts by the southern pacific railroad to free train no. Microsoft train simulator storm of 1952 for the donner. In the 1960s, it was the land of scarlet and gray f units, funky german hydraulics, and growing ranks of sixaxle diesels. Its also available on steam workshop as a full route donner pass. Rising to an elevation of more than 7,000 feet 2,100 metres, it lies. A person can actually copy the scenery, mixmap, terrain and networks folders from this route, into the original donner pass southern pacific folder to get the scenery there as well. Southern pacific image gallery classic trains magazine. Years later the line became part of southern pacific s main line to the east where it connected with the union pacific at ogden, utah. Discover donner pass summit tunnels in truckee, california. This is a repaint of dtms norfolk southern b367 into a fictional dc to ac conversion demo and dogmouses alco s2 into my fictional desert pacific railway livery. Southern pacific puts you to the test on this worldfamous railroad where engineers deal with steep grades, tight curves and seriously heavy trains as part of a.
Donner pass snows clog highways but delay trains little. Westbound up stack train stops at truckee for a brief moment as light sow begins to fall. Donner pass pass, california, united states britannica. Union pacific to doubletrack the donner pass route once. The donner pass southern pacific addon puts you to the test on this famous railroad where engineers deal with steep grades, tight. The pass has been used by the california trail, first. Many southern pacific road switchers had a nathanairchime model p3 or p5 air horn with chords distinct to southern pacific locomotives in the western states. With more than 140 miles of track between roseville and reno and the dramatic sierra nevada landscape of the donner pass itself, there are hours of pleasure to be had driving through this incredible part. S424 donner pass sp cotton belt gp30 norden to truckee pt 5 in a 6 pt series.
Now we make it possible for you to find out for yourself what it took for the hard working men and women of the southern pacific railroad to get their busy mainline back open, and rescue the passenger train that got stuck in an avalanche near yuba pass. The beet train didnt stopped in tracy and went all the way to cross donner pass. The route goes from roseville, california to just east of sparks, nevada which is 142 miles. The southern pacific cab forward is a classic oilburner from the glory days of us steam, and now you can drive this distinctive heavyweight over the donner pass in train simulator. Union pacific railroad opens donner pass tunnel to double. Steep grades and seven months a year of winter weather would put any railroads resources to the test, but the southern pacific was up to the job.
Like the sierra nevada mountains themselves, the pass has a steep approach from the east and a gradual approach from the west. The 367b4m is a fictional b367 rebuild inspired by nss recent ac44c6m rebuild. Southern pacific puts you to the test on this worldfamous railroad where engineers deal with steep grades, tight. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out. Donner pass scenario pack 01 featuring 10 highly realistic new career scenarios puts you at the throttle of southern pacific, union pacific. Southern pacific puts you at the controls of southern pacific diesels in the early1990s, taking trains between roseville, california and reno, nevada through the foothills of the sierra nevada and high up through the incredible 7,000foot donner pass. Southern pacific is a musthave for all fans of north american railroading. For three days, the 226 passengers and crew were trapped aboard the train.
The 367b4m is a fictional b367 rebuild inspired by nss recent ac44c6m rebuild project, converting dc traction motors to ac. Steep grades and seven months a year of winter weather put a railroads resources to the test. Southern pacific placed large snowplows on the pilots of their road switchers for the heavy snowfall on donner pass. Train simulator addons donner pass route the high sierra.
Carved across and through the face of the sierra nevadas in the 1860s it is this route that we will be riding with the southern pacific today. This volume presents all you ever wanted to know about southern pacifics rail passage over californias donner pass. Passenger trains of the southern pacific transportation company. The plow made the trip without a mate, which had been spmw 222 until its failure on the hill over the weekend. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. At the summit, over 90 feet of snow falls annually. Donner pass, pass, in the sierra nevada of northern california, u. If you have a higher spec gaming rig, i recommend version 2 with 3d weather.
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