On a normal run, the Southern Pacific Railroad’s City of San Francisco ... “This dog did rescues of small planes that crashed on Donner Pass as the lead dog of the sled that brought the ...

July: Engineer and enthusiast Theodore Judah solves the great riddle of the Pacific Railroad when he reaches Donner Pass (named for ... then signs the contract over to Durant's new company ...

Theodore Judah and the American railroad matured together ... received an invitation to climb Donner Pass from Dutch Flat storekeeper Doc Strong. The route over the pass was the easy, continuous ...

The Visitor Center features exhibits on the Donner Party incident, the railroad builders ... long and a little over a half mile wide, it's on the eastern side of Donner Pass, and features 37 ...

California Highway Patrol alerted drivers late this afternoon that chain controls were ultimately back on over the Donner Summit ... of westbound 80 at the Donner Pass. Shortly after the ...