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| Bill Taylor | profile | all galleries >> California Cities / Landscapes >> Lake Tahoe Region >> Donner Pass Railroad Tunnels And Avalanche Snow Sheds | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
| The tunnels at Donner Pass were constructed by Chinese laborers from 1865 and completed in 1867. A dozen tunnels were some of the most treacherous parts of the transcontinental railroad. Six of the fifteen Tunnels are still in use, with nine that are abandon and not in use having been taken out of service in the 1990s, this after 125 years of continuous use.
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