{"id":26682,"date":"2019-05-08T11:34:08","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T15:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=26682"},"modified":"2019-05-08T08:43:03","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T12:43:03","slug":"dark-sky-over-donner-pass-150th-anniversary-of-americas-1st-transcon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/dark-sky-over-donner-pass-150th-anniversary-of-americas-1st-transcon\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark Sky Over Donner Pass\u2014150th Anniversary of America’s 1st Transcon."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Multiple pass scan adjusted.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Unadjusted scan with inky shadows.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n


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In the early 1990s, Southern Pacific\u2019s Donner Pass was the domain of EMD Tunnel Motors\u2014distinctive six-motor locomotives specifically configured for the route to better accommodate the difficulties operating in tunnels and snow-sheds at high altitudes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So finding matched sets of modern General Electric four-motor diesels (such as those pictured here) leading freights proved to be highly unusual in the greater scheme of daily operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I made this photo in June 1992 at Yuba Pass. Although it has appeared in several places, including Pacific Rail News, I thought it was timely to present it on Tracking the Light. Friday, May 10, 2019 will be the 150th<\/sup> anniversary of the completion of America\u2019s \u2018First Transcontinental Railroad\u2019 of which the original Donner Pass crossing was a key component.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This image was exposed on Kodachrome 25 using a Nikon F3T with 35mm PC lens. To compensate for the inky shadows, I made a multi-pass scan using a Nikon Super Coolscan5000 and then imported the hi-res TIF file into Lightroom for adjustment. What you see here are both the unaltered scan and the adjusted versions, both scaled as Jpgs for internet presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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