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Saturday, June 28, 2014

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Photos taken at the June 28, 2014 on the second day of a Donner Trip.

Donner Trip

Trip with Ken Compton

We woke up shortly after sunrise, had cereal and Ken made coffee on his habachi. Yes, on the habachi.

Then we went to Donner Lake and up to Eder, then Shed 47. We spent most of the morning in this area. As the sun got high in the sky we went down the hill and saw a westbound ZG2OA, which we followed to Emigrant Gap.

We spent the rest of the afternoon at Cisco. We could not have done this great adventure without Ken's 4x4, driving and knowledge of the back roads.

After the sun went down we went back to camp for more of Ken's habachi cooking. This time chicken!

Shed 47, CA

CP RV 196

UP 8809 EMD SD70ACe

UP 8809 approaching Shed 47
Snowsheds on the now closed summit section of the Union Pacific's Track 1 can be seen above an eastbound stack train powered by UP 8809, 5155, 8442, 4312. The train is above Donner Lake and it is nearing Shed 47 in California at 9:35 a.m. on June 28, 2014. EB Stack Train UP 8809, 5155, 8442, 4312.
According to jmf1910 & ble692 on Trainorders, this train is the: ZOAG2 28

UP 7470 GE ES44AC, UP model designation C45ACCTE

UP 7470 approaching Shed 47
Union Pacific GE ES44AC 7470 approaches Shed 47, CP RV 196, on Donner Pass in California at 10:40 a.m. on June 28, 2014. This westbound train is reportedly likely a KMNOA or a big IG3OA. WB Stack Train, 3+2 UP 7470, 4178, 4801 | 5254, 5305: KMNOA or big IG3OA.
According to jmf1910 & ble692 on Trainorders, this train is the: ZNPOA 26

Amtrak 198 GE P42DC

Amtrak 198 on 5 at Shed 47
Westbound train 5 with Amtrak 198, 130 at Shed 47, on the Union Pacific above Donner Lake, on the Donner Pass Line, in California at 12:05 p.m.on June 28, 2014.

Emigrant Gap, CA

Shot from Highway Overlook

UP 5057 EMD SD70M

UP 5057 at Emigrant Gap
A westbound Stack Train, Union Pacific 5057, 7781, 8343, 6496 at Emigrant Gap in California on the UP Donner Pass Line, 2:40 p.m. June 28, 2014. Lake Spaulding, on the South Yuba River, is in the background.
According to jmf1910 & ble692 on Trainorders, this train is the: ZG2OA 26

Cisco, CA

Cisco Tunnels 3, 38 4, & 39

UP 8360 EMD SD70Ace

UP 8360 in Cisco
At 4:50 p.m., on June 28, 2014, at Cisco, CA an eastbound 3+1 Stack train with Union Pacific 8360, 3963, 5300 and DPU 5491 is on number one track going into Tunnel 4.
According to jmf1910 & ble692 on Trainorders, this train is the: KOAMN 28

UP 7411 GE ES44AC, UP model designation C45ACCTE

UP 7411 at Cisco
At 4:50 p.m., on June 28, 2014, at Cisco, CA a westbound 1+1 Stack Train with Union Pacific 7411 and 5314 (as the DPU) is on number two track, exiting tunnel 38 going into tunnel 39.
According to jmf1910 & ble692 on Trainorders, this train is the: KMNOA 25

UP 7756 GE ES44AC, UP model designation C45ACCTE

UP 7756 at Cisco
At 8:08 p.m., on June 28, 2014, at Cisco, CA an eastbound 2+1 Union Pacific manifest with UP 7756, 5063 and DPU 5274 are on track one going into Tunnel 4.
According to jmf1910 & ble692 on Trainorders, this train is the: QFRNPP 28
Signal Bridge, MP 179.7

9:08 p.m.

WB 7+1 Manifest UP 5362, 6190 (SP), 4632, 8009, 5261 & 2 more | 5280

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