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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by oskar how long has it been since the DPU took over Donner Pass kevin [/quote] kevin, This is something I should know, but I don't. It seems to me it was sort of a gradual thing that began about 3 or 4 years ago, and after about six months it was all DPUs. Maybe someone else has exact dates on this. In the nineties, Donner many times would have three helpers working the "hill," two Colfax Helpers and one Truckee Helper. Not to sure about the Colfax helpers but the Truckee Helper would be added to a train between Lawton, NV (just west of Reno) and Truckee, CA depending on need, it would pu***o Norden then head back east light. On occasion, if there was a problem with train braking the Truckee Helper would continue west and assist a train down the "hill" to Colfax. Same with the Colfax Helpers. SP9033
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