Hemmings Daily: On the Donner Pass, the Lincoln Highway once forced motorists through an active train tunnel

CPRR tunnels number 6 (foreground), 7, and 8, with the 1914 re-routing of the Lincoln Highway to their left. Photos by Trey Pitsenberger, except where noted. While the threat of having your fellow traveler cannibalize you had more or less passed for motorists crossing the Donner Pass in California, they had another, far more ominous challenge to face on the route: a long, unlit, and utterly unpredictable trip through a railroad tunnel. "Imagine driving through that dark, cold tunnel, all the while hoping your [View in Browser | Subscribe]( [Hemmings Daily] Tuesday, January 2, 2018 [On the Donner Pass, the Lincoln Highway once forced motorists through an active train tunnel]( [On the Donner Pass, the Lincoln Highway once forced motorists through an active train tunnel]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - CPRR tunnels number 6 (foreground), 7, and 8, with the 1914 re-routing of the Lincoln Highway to their left. Photos by Trey Pitsenberger, except where noted. 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