Donner pass scenario pack 01 featuring 10 highly realistic new career scenarios puts you at the throttle of southern pacific, union pacific. S424 donner pass sp cotton belt gp30 norden to truckee pt 5 in a 6 pt series. The route goes from roseville, california to just east of sparks, nevada which is 142 miles. The 367b4m is a fictional b367 rebuild inspired by nss recent ac44c6m rebuild project, converting dc traction motors to ac. The pass has been used by the california trail, first. The digitalrails virtual railroad screen shot archive. Set in the 50s during the height of the steam to diesel transition era.
Discover donner pass summit tunnels in truckee, california. 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. Southern pacific puts you to the test on this worldfamous railroad where engineers deal with steep grades, tight. Donner pass snows clog highways but delay trains little. Southern pacific image gallery classic trains magazine. 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. Donner pass southern pacifics sierra crossing for sale. The trains are heavy, the railroad is tough and the scenery is awesome. The first transcontinental railroad, the china wall of the sierra, the southern pacific railroad snowsheds, old. 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.
Union pacific railroad opens donner pass tunnel to double. There are a few portions of the donner pass line that have been abandoned. If you have a higher spec gaming rig, i recommend version 2 with 3d weather. 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. Its freezing cold outside, but these new dodges have to get to bay a. Train simulator donner pass southern pacific addon. At the summit, over 90 feet of snow falls annually. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. The nowabandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered california.
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. 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. A pair of southern pacific ge cw449 s lead a spine train on the donner pass route. 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. 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. 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. The plow made the trip without a mate, which had been spmw 222 until its failure on the hill over the weekend. Rotary snowplow action on donner pass trains magazine. S423 donner pass sp cotton belt gp30 gold run to norden pt 4 of a 6 pt series.
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. The 367b4m is a fictional b367 rebuild inspired by nss recent ac44c6m rebuild. 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. 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. Donner pass summit tunnels truckee, california atlas. The spreader off to the left are at the ready if they are needed for heavy snow removal over the pass. Passenger trains of the southern pacific transportation company. This volume presents all you ever wanted to know about southern pacifics rail passage over californias donner pass. Donner pass southern pacifics sierra crossing railfandepot. Southern pacific is a musthave for all fans of north american railroading.
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. At one time the route over donner pass was completely doubletracked, from roseville to sparks. 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. Roseville to sparks and back on the southern pacific by. 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. With hours of driving pleasure and a few tough challenges along the way donner pass. 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.
In the 1960s, it was the land of scarlet and gray f units, funky german hydraulics, and growing ranks of sixaxle diesels. 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. 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. Roseville to sparks and back on the southern pacific. The beet train didnt stopped in tracy and went all the way to cross donner pass. Facing each other on that historic day were two locomotives, union pacific 440 no. 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.
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. Nov 23, 2009 union pacific railroad opened its donner pass route to domestic doublestack intermodal container freight traffic nov. Portions of this doubletracking were comparatively steep and predominantly reserved for downhill traffic. On monday, union pacific rotary plow spmw 207 operated over donner pass from truckee home to roseville, calif. Accidents and incidents involving southern pacific railroad. Donner pass pass, california, united states britannica. The donner pass southern pacific addon puts you to the test on this famous railroad where engineers deal with steep grades, tight. Donner pass 4x9 modeling the pass, truckee and donner lake. This is the story of the heroic efforts by the southern pacific railroad to free train no. 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. Central pacific transcontinental railroad southern pacific overland route southern pacific donner pass route haerno. Donner pass southern pacific addon excalibur games. Union pacific 844 big steam over donner pass duration.
The overland route was a train route operated jointly by the union pacific railroad and the central pacific railroad southern pacific railroad. 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. Southern pacific puts you to the test on this worldfamous railroad where engineers deal with steep grades, tight curves and. 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.
All required content is available at the steam store. Southern pacific puts you at the controls of southern pacific diesels in the early1990s, taking trains between roseville, california and reno, nevada through the. For three days, the 226 passengers and crew were trapped aboard the train. Years later the line became part of southern pacifics main line to the east where it connected with the union pacific at ogden, utah. Westbound up stack train stops at truckee for a brief moment as light sow begins to fall. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out. Train simulator addons donner pass route the high sierra. Its also available on steam workshop as a full route donner pass.
Union pacific railroad opened its donner pass route to domestic doublestack intermodal container freight traffic nov. 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. 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. Union pacific railroad opens donner pass tunnel to. 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. The sp2 class 4102 steam locomotive was originally built for the southern pacific and delivered in 1926. Summit tunnel at donner pass, central pacific railroad, 1999. Includes southern pacific dash 9, sw1500, sd402, sd40t2 and gp9 and. Strong the donner pass route was selected as the way through the mountains for the railroad. Rising to an elevation of more than 7,000 feet 2,100 metres, it lies. Donner pass and the snowsheds that have faded away trains. 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.
Feb 25, 2010 download tahoe national forest east sierra buttes donner pass national geographic trails. Find highquality donner pass stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. Like the sierra nevada mountains themselves, the pass has a steep approach from the east and a gradual approach from the west. This module is featured in my may 2009 faller car systems article in n scale magazine. Microsoft train simulator storm of 1952 for the donner. Southern pacific locomotive using a plow to clear snow from tracks in donner pass, five miles west of soda springs, calif. 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. Train simulator donner pass southern pacific addon steam keys.
Union pacific to doubletrack the donner pass route once. On donner pass, rotary plows normally run in pairs, back to back, with road power in the middle. Donner pass the famous name evokes daunting obstacles and with good reason. 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. Rock railroad default cimarron pacific route cimarron pacific route donner pass southern pacific payware. 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. Currently working on a smaller truckee module for the nmra convention in hartford and the n scale convention portland, oregon. Addon train simulator 2014 free downloads download your. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library.