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Western Railroad Discussion > New storm on the way to Donner PassDate: 01/14/20 20:42 New storm on the way to Donner Pass Author: WoodrowStool 12"-24" forecast for the Donner Pass the next 36 hours. Two power units and a flanger just left Truckee for a trip up the hill at 8:30p local time Tuesday night.
Boiling Man - charge up the photo gear, you're on. :-) Date: 01/14/20 20:45 Re: New storm on the way to Donner Pass Author: Doodle I'll be snowshoeing around Troy Saturday, hopefully it'll be busy!
Went up to Summit today, only saw 1 westbound freight, a flanger and Amtrak. Posted from Android Date: 01/15/20 07:18 Re: New storm on the way to Donner Pass Author: FiveChime Train traffic on Donner is way down. From my visit in late December. Dead before and after #6 for hours and only two trains from dusk to dawn.
Regards, Jim Evans, across from Boiling Man at Alta Date: 01/15/20 08:53 Re: New storm on the way to Donner Pass Author: PHall FiveChime Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Train traffic on Donner is way down. From my visit > in late December. Dead before and after #6 for > hours and only two trains from dusk to dawn. > > Regards, Jim Evans, across from Boiling Man at > Alta So is it running via FRC or is traffic that far down on the UP? Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/15/20 08:53 by PHall. Date: 01/15/20 09:56 Re: New storm on the way to Donner Pass Author: sagehen FiveChime Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Train traffic on Donner is way down. From my visit > in late December. Dead before and after #6 for > hours and only two trains from dusk to dawn. > > Regards, Jim Evans, across from Boiling Man at > Alta Remember when Caltrans wanted to extend Capitol Corridor trains to Reno, but the UP didn't want passenger trains interfering with all their freight traffic? Stan Praisewater Date: 01/15/20 15:50 Re: New storm on the way to Donner Pass Author: trainjunkie Drove over Donner to Reno yesterday. It was plenty cold (23°F) and already snowing a bit before noon. Didn't see a single train going either direction. Drove to Quincy last night where I overnighted, then came down the canyon this morning. No trains except one BNSF PASFRS coming out of Keddie. There is supposedly a big storm coming tonight or tomorrow that will dump quite a bit into even the lower elevations. The Quincy locals are bracing for 10 to 12 inches and they are only at 3,300 feet. We'll see.
Date: 01/15/20 16:10 Re: New storm on the way to Donner Pass Author: BoilingMan Traffic seems kind of uneven- some days are fairly busy- other days belong to the Zephyr. I've only been up here about a week and so far haven't detected a pattern yet.
SR I won't be out covering this one- we're over in South Lake Tahoe picking up 2 unused nights on a time-share overlooking Nevada- nice view! Snow will only make it better... |