The road was also the route by which construction materials were brought to build the railroad. Just west of the subway one can see the Dutch Flat - Donner Lake Wagon Road which served for a year as the Lincoln Highway and crossed the tracks through the Timber Snow Sheds. Looking to the south one can see the Lincoln Highway subway, or underpass assuring at least one safe crossing of the mainline. Off to the right is the original Transcontinental Railroad. Turn right on service road, NM 300 (Old Las Vegas Highway), continue for 1 mile. At Interstate 25 junction, continue under I-25, do not get on I-25 Continue north 1/4 mile beyond the underpass to the blinking red light and restaurant. Looking east one can see off to the left Interstate 80. Interstate 40: Exit at Cline’s Corners to U.S. The overlook at summit bridge puts on a display of the entire history of transportation over the Sierras. Post Card of Summit Bridge immediately after construction The FBI rounded up the missing turkeys and admonished the scavengers.
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Norm Saylor tells a hilarious story of scavengers picking through a refrigerator truck full of frozen turkeys bound for Thanksgiving tables at Stead Air Force Base near Reno. A couple of years ago my son Will and I came across the carcass of a 1950 Pontiac.
Many of these wrecks are still visible despite the passage of more than 50 years. Photo is not of the Donner Summit Crossing.)ĭonner Summit claimed a lot of trucks and cars on its curvy downgrade. (Photo from book "Donner Pass" by John Signor) (This In the late 30's Skiers arrived via "The snowball Express". With the lake drained, the micro-climate it created also disappeared. Nothing left but a memory of the beautiful scene.Įast of Soda Springs came the ski resorts and utilitarian railroad structures. Sadly, the beautiful Lake is gone, having been drained for some reason or other. Norm Saylor out side his museum, Soda Springs, Ca.Īt Soda Springs we came upon Lake Van Norden just south of the highway. Ranchero in front of Rainbow Lodge, before on the way to San Francisco A few years ago Linda and I had breakfast at the rainbow Lodge. Rainbow Lodge was and still is beautiful. Reconstruction of Alexander Street, Chippewa Falls. Even as a youngster I remember looking at the cabins and lodges along the Yuba River and thinking how inviting they looked.įorest Gift Shop, Popular before I-80 (On the way to San Francisco) Ranchero Road Underpass / Corridor Project, CA Reconstruct Depot Street Bridge, Beacon Fall, CT. Federal and State grants will provide 10 million for this 20 million project. A 27 million underpass constructed under the BNSF railroad east of Seventh Avenue was completed in 2013, while a 60 million interchange over Interstate 15 was finished two years later following a. This will relieve congestion and improve emergency response times on both sides of the railroad tracks that bisect the City.
The heat would finally break around Emigrant Gap and by the time we got to Cisco Grove and Soda Springs the air was cool and pleasant. This project will create a new east-west access along Ranchero Road.
The heat began in Sacramento and rose steadily until Auburn. One thing that I can remember about the trips was that they were long and hot. Overall, my memories of these trips are dim yet parts are vivid and intense. I loved the smell of the Presto Log mill just west of Sacramento and on one very rare occasion being held up by the open drawbridge over the Sacramento River. They were never big enough.Īny interruption in the trip was, of course, and aggravation for Dad, but was added interest for me. The small cups of lemonade were passed back through the station wagon to my brothers and me. Those funds were also used to help build a new city hall, library and the Ranchero Road underpass and freeway interchange, which were decades in the making. Item 1 -)/Type/Annot/AP>endobj9 0 obj>endobj10 0 obj>endobj11 0 obj>endobj12 0 obj>endobj13 0 obj>endobj14 0 obj>endobj15 0 obj>endobj16 0 obj>endobj17 0 objstream
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