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I have totally slept at the switch on the keyword "Snow" I feel embarrassed now. However, the Colorado passes really do not count. Donner stands supreme. It was common practice never to send drivers who was raised anywhere east of Colorado onto I-70 past Denver in the snow season. Donner was another pass they would not send inexperience drivers. In fact you did not get to run Donner unless you lived in the rockies or has satisfied your company in your ability to run em. Going up is easy. Anyone can do it. It's the getting down that is the problem. I do not envy the Engineer who has the job of moving his or her train down Donner in bad weather or winter. I dont know if there is any railroad that uses Emigrant Pass and or the mountain passes between Spokane Wa and Missoula Mt. However these passes are quite striking to me. Emigrant in partictular. There, Pioneers had to lash ropes to a tree from a wagon (More ropes the better) let it down hill gently to the next tree and repeat. I think it is like 1000 feet or so straight down into valley below. Another pass I consider a personal favorite is Techapchi I have been lucky in having good weather however it has good potentail for bad railroading. Good luck and may your train arrive safe. Lee
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