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Donner Summit Tunnel Walk- July 2009

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Approaching tunnels Highway overpass on the approach	Tunnel #6 Tunnels were blown and hacked out of granite by hand	Rte 37 Underpass This was the first railroad underpass in California
Historical narrative Dry over the summer, the donner was filled again	Tunnel #9 In 1993, Southern Pacific pulled up thetracks	Big vents Vents in the snowsheds let exhuast fumes out

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