RailPictures.Net Photo: SP 4809 Southern Pacific Railroad EMD GP38-2 at Truckee, California by Mike Danneman

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» Southern Pacific Railroad (more..)
» EMD GP38-2 (more..)

» Truckee Yard on Southern Pacific’s main line over Donner Pass
» Truckee, California, USA (more..)
» March 10, 2000

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» Mike Danneman (more..)
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Resting at Truckee, California, on March 10, 2000, Southern Pacific EMD GP38-2 No. 4809 is specially-equipped with to provide motive power for snow fighting trains on Donner Pass. The apparatus on the cab roof is an icicle breaker, used to trim away icicles forming inside tunnels and snowsheds before they can damage high-clearance equipment.

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Make	Nikon
Model	Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 5000 ED