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|    Larry Sheldon to Martin Connor    |
|    Re: Donner Pass tunnels    |
|    19 Aug 14 22:28:12    |
      From: lfsheldon@gmail.com              On 8/19/2014 21:54, Martin Connor wrote:       > Just been on the California Zephyr and a very good trip it was too.       > All the potential pitfalls people logged on trip advisor did not seem       > to arise. My question is on the westbound trip through the Donner       > Pass, we seemed to go through only 1 real tunnel (thought lots of       > snowsheds) between Truckee and Colfax. Am I right with this or did I       > miscount them? Also it was on a section of the western ascent and       > was where there were 2 tunnel portals and the date on them was       > something like 1880's or 1860's. Been trying ever since to work out       > which ones they were and how many have now been bypassed since? Any       > helpful pointers would be appreciated.              http://www.abandonedrails.com/Donner_Pass              --       The Unique and Identifying Characteristics of System Administrators:       They are Infallible; and,       They learn from their mistakes.              --- SoupGate/W32 v1.03        * Origin: LiveWire BBS -=*=- UseNet FTN Gateway (1:2320/1)    |
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