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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   
      
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