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Donner Pass on Union Pacific's "Overland Route" is still a helper district. Although they have done a number of things to cut out manned helpers on the sub. First, they have in the past year or so reduced tonnage of some trains using this line. Next, at Roseville power is added to the head end of eastbound trains for the trip over Donner, added power is cut off at Sparks. Likewise westbound trains get additional head end power, which is cut off at Roseville. Recently in the last couple of months heavy trains such as the MNPFR, MFRNP, MRVGR, MGRRV, QFRNP and QNPFR have been generally rerouted off of Donner to the Feather River Canyon. For train handling on those trains using Donner that require helpers on the rear, they are receiving DPUs. Normally one unit on the head end and one or two units on the rear for the push between Roseville and Sparks - Sparks and Roseville. I haven't seen mid train helpers on this route for 5 or 6 years. When conditions warrant, such as derailments and work windows in the Feather River Canyon, or regional and/or temporary power shortages, manned helpers are brought out and used on Donner, the Roseville Subdivision, on some trains. Subjectively it is my observation that the Espee was much better at managing the Roseville Sub than the Union Pacific has done to date. Last winters' storms are a case in point. Jim Manned helpers running light back to Roseville, pictured at Shed 47 on the Roseville Sub - 24 September 2005. [img]http://webpages.charter.net/nvrails/CEFX3166_09-24-05_3.jpg[/img]
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