Western Railroad Discussion > Tunnel 36 on Donner -or- Where I left My Lens Cap

sigh...
SR

I 'spose I'll go up there and look for it this morning, but I think it probably snowed there last night.

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I lost a lens cap earlier this year while out one day...and a tripod (different day)! Annoying...



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I dropped a lens cap inside the east portal of Stampede tunnel while there on a tour with Jim Frederickson and the NPRHA in July, 1986. It was darker than dark! Fortunately, someone had a cigarette lighter, so we were able to find it without much difficulty.

Bob Willer

A lens cap is an easy enough thing to loose, but a tripod?!
Dude!
SR

I’m writing this from Tunnel 36- Yep, it snowed. That cap is gone ‘till Spring!

I lost a lens cap when I left it on the fender.  Unfortunately it was attached to a lens (but not a camera!).

mapboy

1 and 3 great photos.

I lost a lens cap chasing a NS HU. I later went back to where I thought I lost it and never did find it...

i left some sunglasses at hermosa, had to go back the next day

left a video camera on a bridge by coors field, got that back from another fan, put return address labels on your stuff and phone numbers!



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BoilingMan Wrote:
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> A lens cap is an easy enough thing to loose, but a
> tripod?!
> Dude!
> SR
>
> I’m writing this from Tunnel 36- Yep, it
> snowed. That cap is gone ‘till Spring!

Lol...I was shooting stills (handheld) plus video on a tripod...then giving chase to the train...somehow got distracted after taking the camcorder off the tripod....heat of the moment and all that! I went back about an hour later but someone had decided to half-inch the 'pod!



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exhaustED Wrote:
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> BoilingMan Wrote:
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> > A lens cap is an easy enough thing to loose, but
> a
> > tripod?!
> > Dude!
> > SR
> >
> > I’m writing this from Tunnel 36- Yep, it
> > snowed. That cap is gone ‘till Spring!
>
> Lol...I was shooting stills (handheld) plus video
> on a tripod...then giving chase to the
> train...somehow got distracted after taking the
> camcorder off the tripod....heat of the moment and
> all that! I went back about an hour later but
> someone had decided to half-inch the 'pod!

So that's who left me a tripod!!!! Just kidding, never been to Donner Pass. On my bucket list though.

Rob

Beautifull tunnel portal. Is it a way to approach it by car? Nice portal to model in scale.

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1

I don't think I ever went on a fan trip that I didn't lose a lens cap. On the other hand, I have found some along the ROW, one even the right size to replace the one I lost!

pedrop Wrote:
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> Beautifull tunnel portal. Is it a way to approach
> it by car? Nice portal to model in scale.

There isn't anything to physically prevent you from driving out to the tunnel, no gate etc.  You'd actually be driving on the path of the old #1 Track which the UPRR now uses as a service road. 
But here's the thing: 
I'm pretty sure the RR would not be amused to find you out there, and you'd be pretty hard pressed to come up with a plausible justification for what we all know is tresspassing.  So why do it?
Besides, it's a nice walk.
SR