http://www.flickr.com/photos/rt462kid/tags/to/ Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:31:08 -0800 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:31:08 -0800 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5327/buddyicons/30888569@N04.jpg?1369108157#30888569@N04 http://www.flickr.com/photos/rt462kid/tags/to/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/rt462kid/4320076894/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/rt462kid/">BearclawPhotography</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rt462kid/4320076894/" title="Downhill Gaps"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4018/4320076894_dc2c7a76a2_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Downhill Gaps" /></a></p> <p>UP ZNPOA-28 glides down hill at Emigrant Gap on the famed Donner Pass. Much of the Eisenhower Freeway to the left parallels this rail corridor into Chicago. The Overland Route its called, cars, trucks, buses and railroads use it alike. Amazing the contrast in 150 years of engineering. Many years the highway and the pass is closed to automobile traffic while only a handful of times the railroad has come to a halt in 150+ years. <br /> <br /> Mother Nature hasn't won the war yet...and the railroad has won many a battles. This train with another northern leader proudly pilots this train downhill - SP style!</p> Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:31:08 -0800 2010-01-30T16:18:48-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (BearclawPhotography) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4320076894 39.299385 -120.672776 39.299385 -120.672776 2399412 Downhill Gaps <p>UP ZNPOA-28 glides down hill at Emigrant Gap on the famed Donner Pass. Much of the Eisenhower Freeway to the left parallels this rail corridor into Chicago. The Overland Route its called, cars, trucks, buses and railroads use it alike. Amazing the contrast in 150 years of engineering. Many years the highway and the pass is closed to automobile traffic while only a handful of times the railroad has come to a halt in 150+ years. <br /> <br /> Mother Nature hasn't won the war yet...and the railroad has won many a battles. This train with another northern leader proudly pilots this train downhill - SP style!</p> BearclawPhotography railroad chicago heritage beautiful photography big shot pacific union pass gap trying massive to locomotive around block 1995 dumbass portfolio northwestern homage felice 2010 donner emigrant foamers strongwilled 8423 strongbaker znpoa28