Uploaded May 2010 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Pentrex announces a New DVD Release -
DOUBLESTACKS OVER DONNER
Pentrex traveled to Donner Pass in the winter of 2009-2010, spending several weeks to capture the revitalized action that can now be found on the Roseville Subdivision. The Union Pacific had just finished a 12-month project to increase the clearances in 15 tunnels and snow sheds on Donner Pass so that doublestack trains could again be routed over this crossing of the Sierra Nevada range. Southern Pacific once ran doublestacks over Donner Pass but as larger containers with extra height evolved, its successor, Union Pacific, had been compelled to route its container trains over the Feather River Canyon instead, and traffic on Donner declined to a trickle of its former intensity. However, in 2008, UP decided it would be worth the cost to raise the roof on the shorter, faster line to expedite delivery of intermodal freight by several hours when compared to the more lengthy transit of the former Western Pacific line. As a result, traffic is now flowing over Donner in abundance!
Youll see types of trains showcased here: grain trains, fruit trains, auto trains, general freight, and Amtraks California Zephyr. Well show them battling the stiff grades and serpentine curves that railroaders face on Donner. The spotlight, however, is on the enormous doublestack trains, some of them up to 9,000 feet long! Once again, the sounds of laboring diesels hauling containers by the hundreds echo off the granite walls of this historic pass. At last you can see those massive doublestacks slugging their way over the crest of the jaw-dropping 7,000-foot summit. There is nothing quite like Doublestacks Over Donner!
2 Hours. Product Code: #DSDONR-DVD. Price: $29.95.
pentrex.com/dsdonrdvd.html
Presented in High Definition 16x9 Format.
This DVD includes Chapter Menus and the option of watching the show with or without narration.
ORDER YOUR COPY OF DOUBLESTACKS OVER DONNER TODAY!
Thank you for ordering from Pentrex the Finest in Railroad Entertainment!
pentrex.com
Pentrex announces a New DVD Release -
DOUBLESTACKS OVER DONNER
Pentrex traveled to Donner Pass in the winter of 2009-2010, spending several weeks to capture the revitalized action that can now be found on the Roseville Subdivision. The Union Pacific had just finished a 12-month project to increase the clearances in 15 tunnels and snow sheds on Donner Pass so that doublestack trains could again be routed over this crossing of the Sierra Nevada range. Southern Pacific once ran doublestacks over Donner Pass but as larger containers with extra height evolved, its successor, Union Pacific, had been compelled to route its container trains over the Feather River Canyon instead, and traffic on Donner declined to a trickle of its former intensity. However, in 2008, UP decided it would be worth the cost to raise the roof on the shorter, faster line to expedite delivery of intermodal freight by several hours when compared to the more lengthy transit of the former Western Pacific line. As a result, traffic is now flowing over Donner in abundance!
Youll see types of trains showcased here: grain trains, fruit trains, auto trains, general freight, and Amtraks California Zephyr. Well show them battling the stiff grades and serpentine curves that railroaders face on Donner. The spotlight, however, is on the enormous doublestack trains, some of them up to 9,000 feet long! Once again, the sounds of laboring diesels hauling containers by the hundreds echo off the granite walls of this historic pass. At last you can see those massive doublestacks slugging their way over the crest of the jaw-dropping 7,000-foot summit. There is nothing quite like Doublestacks Over Donner!
2 Hours. Product Code: #DSDONR-DVD. Price: $29.95.
pentrex.com/dsdonrdvd.html
Presented in High Definition 16x9 Format.
This DVD includes Chapter Menus and the option of watching the show with or without narration.
ORDER YOUR COPY OF DOUBLESTACKS OVER DONNER TODAY!
Thank you for ordering from Pentrex the Finest in Railroad Entertainment!
pentrex.com
