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• 76%
• 1988
• Dokumentarfilm

Donner Pass – the name evokes daunting hindernisse with good reason. Steile ränge and seven months a year of winter weather put a railroad's resources to the test. 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 Schienen captured incredible Southern Pacific action over donner Pass. Starting at the classification yards in Roseville, California, you ' ll follow Southern Pacific's züge up and over The Hill." SP's 6-axle SD40s, SD40T-2s, SD45s, and SD45T-2 tackle 138 miles of up to 2.4 percent grades. Up to 11 units are needed for the climb. The standard arrangement for these 10,000-ton-züge is 4-by-6, with four engines leading and 6 mid-train helfer, but you ' ll also see entlang züge with six units, leading, sechs mid train helper, and an end-of-train helper.