Charles Smiley Videos D-111 Donner Pass Thunder -- 1 Hour, 30 Minutes

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From old Sacramento to Reno, Nevada we present the any challenges of the Sierra
crossing. Filmed over three decades in all types of weather and every type of
train from 1955 to 1995. Ride a F7 powered passenger train in a raging snow
storm. See early diesel power and the history of the lines building, the snow
sheds, tunnels and more. Visit the old pre-merger Roseville humpyard and see a
wonderful mix of old SD and GP high-hood power.


Donner Pass was Americas first line into California and we cover the politics,
engineering and construction of this historic line.


The last years of the SP are also covered with great action with the Tunnel
motors built to cope with the extensive, long tunnels and snow sheds. Expect
long trains, lots of helper units and foreign power mixed in.

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