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| Last updated on August 7, 2025
A 2-8-0 helper assists the cab-forward 4-8-8-2 road engine on the eastbound San Francisco Overland, climbing Southern Pacific’s Donner Pass line in the late 1940s.
Photo by Jim Morley
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A nice example of the railroad traction fraternity from the past…
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