Most readers have crossed Donner Pass on Interstate 80 dozens of times while heading to Reno and destinations east. Far fewer have taken the Norden exit onto the old Donner Pass Road/historic Highway ...

RENO — It’s ironic so many American success stories happened at a spot named for one of history’s iconic failures. But that’s how it is with the Donner Pass near Truckee, Calif. The first wagon train ...

Perched in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Truckee is a gateway community in the Lake Tahoe region, conveniently located along ...

Following completion of a 12-month clearance project “designed to move customer products over a shorter, faster, and more efficient route,” Union Pacific’s Donner Pass route is open to doublestack ...

TAHOE-TRUCKEE, Calif. — these past few winters have been mild, but the Tahoe Sierra rightfully has a reputation for massive dumps of snow. Our region ranks up there with the best in North America, and ...

One hundred and sixty years ago, 81 people drove their wagons up the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada hoping to reach California before winter. Months later, only half of them made it. On Oct. 7 and ...

I have long been an aficionado of old US highways, which accelerated the westward movement of the country’s population. We have avidly explored Route 66 from Chicago to Los Angeles, Highway 50 across ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Train Simulator 2021: Donner Pass - Southern Pacific Route Donner Pass: Southern Pacific puts you to the test on this world-famous railroad where engineers ...