Cover Photo: Southern Pacific on Donner Pass in 1991.

I exposed this Kodachrome 25 slide at the west portal of Tunnel 41 in a heavy snow squall. Lighting was low, so I used my f1.8 105mm Nikkor telephoto at its maximum aperture.

Southern Pacific bought the photo from me and in the early 1990s used a cropped version on the cover of the company magazine (the Southern Pacific Bulletin).

Unfortunately the original image received rough treatment during pre-press and was returned to me with scratches and dust imbedded in the emulsion.

A westward SP freight exits the wooden snowsheds protecting the west portal of tunnel 41 ‘The Big Hole’ on California’s Donner Pass.

Working with Lightroom, I’ve partially restored the image digitally.

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0 comments on “Cover Photo: Southern Pacific on Donner Pass in 1991.

  1. In 2018 pines and snow remain. Everything else in the scene is different. What a great photo. TSH

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