Southern Pacific Donner Pass line
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The Southern Pacific Donner Pass line is a historic and treacherous trans-Sierra Nevada railroad route in California, renowned for its steep grades, heavy snowfall, and vital role in westward rail transportation.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Donner Pass railroad route | 1 |
| Southern Pacific main line between Ogden and San Francisco | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain railroad
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| builtBy | Central Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Reno, Nevada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roseville, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionDifficulty | tunnels blasted through granite ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineeringSignificance | major 19th-century mountain railroad engineering project ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| gradeType | mountain grade ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
high elevation
ⓘ
sharp curves ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Summit Tunnel (Tunnel 6)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
multiple snow sheds ⓘ |
| hasSummit | Donner Summit area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWeatherChallenge | avalanches ⓘ |
| hasWeatherChallenge | blizzards ⓘ |
| heritage | considered a historic railroad route in the American West ⓘ |
| historicalOperator |
Central Pacific Railroad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Pacific Transportation Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
key route for westward rail transportation
ⓘ
vital route for transcontinental rail traffic ⓘ |
| importance | primary rail crossing of the central Sierra Nevada for over a century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
heavy snowfall
ⓘ
snow sheds ⓘ steep grades ⓘ treacherous operating conditions ⓘ |
| laterOwnedBy |
Southern Pacific Railroad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedAsPartOf | First Transcontinental Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedYear | 1860s ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Southern Pacific Railroad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelTo | Interstate 80 in parts ⓘ |
| partOf | Overland Route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | Union Pacific Railroad network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Donner Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Truckee, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northern California ⓘ |
| safetyConcern | derailment risk due to snow and ice ⓘ |
| servedBy | historic transcontinental passenger trains ⓘ |
| status | active mainline (with some segments downgraded or bypassed) ⓘ |
| traverses | Donner Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Donner Pass railroad route
this entity surface form:
Southern Pacific main line between Ogden and San Francisco