Right after the flanger crew headed out, the westbound Union Pacific Roper, UT to Roseville, CA mixed freight with distributed power units (dpus) started the climb up the Donner Pass. This train features c44acctes (ac4400s #5573, 5557, 5659), c45acctes (gevos #7916, 7870, 5508), an SD60M “Tri-clops” #2287, and an SD9043AC #8237. Yes, the snow was falling in Truckee but was even worse towards the summit near Soda Springs. Video was taken on 1/17/2010 at 12:20pm.

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