Sierra Speaker Series: How Southern Pacific Cab Forward Locomotives were invented for Donner Pass
Schedule
Sat Oct 15 2022 at 05:00 pm to 06:30 pm
Location
Donner Memorial State Park | Truckee, CA
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Have you seen the cab-forward locomotive at the California State Railroad Museum? Did you know that these big locomotives were designed specifically to cope with Donner Summit’s tunnels? Come find out why the old Southern Pacific wanted the big locomotives, what the problems were with these locomotives, how the railroad solved those problems, and why we don’t see steam engines anymore.Jerry Blackwill Bio:
Jerry is president of both the Truckee Donner Railroad Society and the Museum of Truckee History. As president, he works with Truckee’s historical teams to research Truckee’s railroads, build exhibits about them, write articles about them, and give historical presentations like this. He also teaches economics at Sierra College and was Board President of the Sierra State Parks Foundation. He has degrees from UCLA and the University of Chicago.
Doors open at 5 pm, at the Donner Memorial State Park Visitor Center; the presentation to follow at 5:30 pm. Admission is a suggested $5 donation. Light refreshments will be available.
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Where is it happening?
Donner Memorial State Park, 12593 Donner Pass Rd,Truckee,CA,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
