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Donner Pass was covered with a layer of autumn snow this morning, signaling the beginning of winter weather obstacles for people wanting to cross the Sierra Nevada this season. Here’s what you need to ...
The highway connecting Reno to California through the Sierra Nevada Mountains has reopened after snow conditions closed it on Monday afternoon. Here’s what we know about when it could close again.
Winter weather is wreaking havoc for drivers on Interstate 80 at the Nevada state line. Chain controls have been on and off, according to the California Highway Patrol. TRUCKEE, Calif. - Winter is ...
Winter weather has brought chain controls to I-80 over Donner Summit on Friday, according to the California Highway Patrol Truckee. Controls are in effect in both directions of I-80 from Truckee to ...
California's Donner Pass on I-80 is among the steepest, most treacherous bits of interstate in the country, and also the stomping ground of the Tesla Semi, sometimes seen blowing past slower diesel ...
The historic Donner Summit Bridge stands on a foggy Thursday. Also known as the Rainbow Bridge, it carries Old Highway 40 over the Sierra. Heavy snowfall last winter closed the road for much of the ...
High inside locomotive 6019, engineer Tom Sapunor notched the throttle forward and squinted at the track ahead—not that he ...
Tunnel 41 allows people on the California Zephyr to pass through the most treacherous part of the California trail with ease.