RailPictures.Net Photo: SP 8880 Southern Pacific Railroad EMD SD45 at Magra, California by Steve Schmollinger

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» Southern Pacific Railroad (more..)
» EMD SD45 (more..)

» Donner Pass
» Magra, California, USA (more..)
» July, 1974

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» SP 8880 (more..)
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» Steve Schmollinger (more..)
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SP 8880 roars up the heavy grade at the west end of Magra, CA, in the heart of the climb up Donner Pass's western slope. The sides of the rails show the tremendous amount of sand that's been used here to get adhesion. The combination of the steep incline and multiple curves put tremendous stress on the locomotives.

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