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Domes To Portola RR Days Page 10
Domes To Portola Railroad Days
Emeryville CA to Sparks NV via Donner Pass

Sierra Nevada Mountains, CA

Part 1, August 22-24, 2008

Story and photographs by Richard Elgenson
RailNews Network writer

The eastbound CZ through the Floriston area.
   

   
We have reached Verdi.
   

   
On the descent into Reno, we passed a location at which the train kicked up copious amounts of dust and dirt.  The dome was the right place to be at this time.  In the below right photo, the newly deposited ballast is visible against the outer rail.
     
Below, left, Silver Lariat owner Bert Hermey; center, crew (L to R) Linda Paul, George Lewis, John McClelland, and Sharlyne Reed; right Silver Lariat owner Al Biship.
       

Portola Railroad Days August 23, 2008

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Silver Lariat

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