Donner Pass Add-On 1

Activities and Work Orders

by 3D Train Stuff

 

 

Following is a listing of all the activities, with their associated work orders, for this add-on.

 

DP1_AO1_1952STORM-XX

 

This activity is comprised of nine mini-activities which are described on a separate page.

 

 

DP1_AO1_NEW_MOW_TRANSFER

 

Take two newly rebuilt rotary snowplows from Colfax yard to Gold Run.

 

Difficulty: Medium

Estimated time to complete: 1 hour 15 minutes

Date & Time: September 22, 1960; 1522 hrs

 

The days are getting longer and before you know it the snow will be here. But this year we have a new weapon. The old steam rotaries are being converted at the Sacramento shops to diesel-electrics which should make them more reliable.

 

You are Andy Thompson and that's Jake Herrman to your left. A pair of the new rotaries has been left off here in Colfax. They're bound for Sparks, but today we'll be taking them as far as Gold Run where we have a little switching to do. One of the other local crews will take the new equipment on the next leg of its journey. This F7 diesel has barely enough power to drag those heavy rotaries up the hill. We won't be breaking any speed records today!

 

WORK ORDERS

Pick up cars

32769 0-3

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Colfax Track 2

Pick up cars

32773 0-4

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Colfax Track 1

Pick up car

32768 0

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Colfax MoW Spur

Drop off cars

32773 0-4

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Gold Run Lumber Spur 2

 

Developed by Rick Grout

 

DP1_AO1_CITYofSF_WEST

 

Ride the City of San Francisco streamliner from Truckee to Colfax.

 

Difficulty: Easy

Estimated time to complete: 2 hour 25 minutes

Date & Time: July 3, 1951; 1542 hrs

 

It's a beautiful summer afternoon. We'll be taking the City of San Francisco from Truckee to Colfax, with stops at Emigrant Gap, Blue Cañon and Towle. The trip should take about 2 hours.

 

You can ride up here in the cab if you want, but I recommend you just relax back in the lounge car and enjoy the view. That's where I plan to be!

 

My name's Rick, by the way, and I've been traveling up and down this route for the better part of a year and a half. I'll point out some of the sights along the way for you.

 

If you haven't already done so, turn off the snow hazard effects - they don't look very good in the summer! See "AO1 User Manual.htm" in the "DP1 DOCUMENTS" folder of this route for instructions.

 

Developed by Rick Grout

 

 

DP1_AO1_EB_FUNIT_HELPER_SERV-1

 

Pull eastbound helper service duty between Colfax and Emigrant Gap in the summer with some SP black widow F-units.

 

Difficulty: Medium

Estimated time to complete: 2 hours

Season & Time: Summer, Clear; 0900 hrs

 

Its that time of the year again, summer time, when long fruit blocks start to frequent the hill, and Jack Cooper is on the extra board to work helper duty. Jack is trying to make some extra money for that kitchen remodeling job that his wife has been wanting him to do since they moved into their new home in Colfax last year. So today you are pulling eastbound helper service between Colfax and Emigrant Gap with some SB black widow F-units.

 

You are currently "SP 6456 East" and on the point of an extra fruit block approaching West Emigrant Gap where you will take the center siding. (Speed limit in the siding is 15 mph.) When you get to the east end of the siding* you will stop and cut off your power (the first A-B-A units) and then proceed up to the Emigrant Gap station where you will stop and pick up your train orders. Once you have done that you will be cleared to make your reverse move back down the hill towards Colfax.

 

*You can use the "5" key to view your train from the caboose.

 

Note 1: You will use the balloon track at Fulda in order to turn your power around for the return trip back down the hill to Colfax.

 

Note 2: After turning your power around at Fulda you are allowed to run 5 mph over the posted speed limit because you are running light.

 

Note 3: Restricted speed between MP 149.68 and MP 149.58 due to track work being done.

 

Note 4: The activity will end in Colfax at the diesel refuel shed on the Colfax engine house oil fueling track.

 

Developed by Brad Brown

 

 

DP1_AO1_CITY_OF_SF_102_EAST

 

Difficulty: Medium

Estimated time to completion: 77 minutes

Date & Time: Sept. 15, 1956; 1909 hrs

 

Total hp: 6000

Total weight of train: 994.73 tons

Total length of train: 1130.81 ft

 

You, Sid Smith, have been running the City of San Francisco for three years. Except for a stop in Sacramento, you’d normally have an easy shot straight through from Oakland to Reno. This time, though, there’s a group of wealthy businessmen on board from San Francisco that have a special stop at Emigrant Gap.

 

They’ve booked the entire hotel in Emigrant Gap for a big hunting party. With all the booze you watched them load in Oakland, you wonder if the emphasis is on the hunting or the partying. Thinking of fresh venison, you briefly ponder the possibility of carrying a rifle with you in case you see a buck from the cab. Regretfully, reality brings you back. Too bad you’ve used up all your vacation time until next spring.

 

Developed by John Dunbar - story by Bill Westerhout

 

 

DP1_AO1_CITY_OF_SF_102_EAST_2

 

Difficulty: Medium

Estimated time to completion: 77 minutes

Date & Time: Sept. 15, 1956; 2023 hrs

 

Total hp: 6000

Total weight of train: 994.73 tons

Total length of train: 1130.81 ft

 

As you leave Emigrant Gap and the happy hunters, uppermost in your mind is the flash flood warning for the desert. The train orders from Colfax mentioned that some of the freight trains had already run into some heavy thunderstorms. One of the trestles had floodwaters near the danger mark.

 

Hopefully, you’ll see another flag coming into Truckee that will have new information.

 

Developed by John Dunbar - story by Bill Westerhout

 

 

DP1_AO1_REROUTE_OF_THE_SHASTA_DAYLIGHT

 

Difficulty: Medium

Estimated time to completion: 79 minutes

Date & Time: April 6, 1955; 1650 hrs

 

Total hp: 4500

Total weight of train: 1143.35 tons

Total length of train: 1131.98 ft

 

Warm rains have been falling heavily from southern Oregon to northern California, melting snow in the higher elevations and creating havoc with the rivers and hillsides below. One particularly nasty spot, just north of Dunsmuir in California, has washed out the rails on the regular Shasta Daylight route and forced a diversion. Further flooding along the Feather River route has ensured a stop in Reno before the Daylight can head back toward Sacramento, and on to its final destination in Oakland.

 

You started your shift in Reno, the biggest little town in the west. As you approach Truckee, the rain is falling here too. Hopefully, Donner won’t get washed out as well.

 

Developed by John Dunbar - story by Bill Westerhout

 

 

DP1_AO1_REROUTE_OF_THE_SHASTA_DAYLIGHT2

 

Difficulty: Medium

Estimated time to completion: 65 minutes

Date & Time: April 6, 1955; 1809 hrs

 

Total hp: 4500

Total weight of train: 1143.35 tons

Total length of train: 1131.98 ft

 

As you leave Emigrant Gap the rain has finally let up, though the sky is still full of heavy clouds.

 

The diversion through Reno has put the Shasta Daylight, understandably, way behind schedule. Hopefully, you can make up a little time heading down the slope on your way to Sacramento.

 

Developed by John Dunbar - story by Bill Westerhout

 

 

DP1_AO1_SEPARATING_THE_PRODUCT

 

Difficulty: Hard

Estimated time to completion: 76 minutes

Date & Time: May 9, 1957; 0930 hrs

 

Total hp: 4200

Total weight of train: 296.04 tons

Total length of train: 141.67 ft

 

You just returned from visiting your cousin who works as an engineer in Los Angeles. He took you around to see all the sights and do all the things you can do in the big city.

 

Yeah sure, there are a lot of advantages to the city life, but, as you look around here at Gold Run, you notice the crisp spring air just after a light rain during the night and the beautiful rocky peaks of the Sierra Nevada mountains jutting out through the abundance of trees everywhere. It beats the tar out of working in the city.

 

This morning, you’ve got a locomotive to take on down to Colfax for repairs. While you’re at it, there are some lumber and empty log cars you can take with you. And then you can always do a little switching before you leave Gold Run, and a little more when you reach Colfax.

 

Oh yes, don’t forget to fill up with water before you get started, or you’ll be making a lot of trips walking back and forth along the tracks with a water can.

 

WORK ORDERS

Pick up car

32771 0

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Gold Run Westward Siding 2

Pick up cars

32770 0-9

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Gold Run Westward Siding 1

Pick up cars

32769 0-4

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Gold Run Lumber Spur 1

Pick up cars

32768 0-4

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Gold Run Lumber Spur 2

Drop off cars

32770 0-4

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Gold Run Lumber Spur 2

Drop off car

32771 0

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East Colfax Team Track

Drop off cars

32770 5-9 32769 0-4 32768 0-4

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Colfax Siding

Drop off cars

Player Service 0-2 & 0-3

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Colfax Engine House Tracks 2

Pick up cars

32772 0-4 32774 0-5

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East Colfax Siding

Drop off cars

32774 0-5

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Colfax Fruit Growers Assoc

Drop off cars

32772 0-4

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Colfax Track 1

Drop off cars

32770 5-9 32769 0-4

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Colfax Track 1

Drop off cars

32768 0-4

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Colfax Track 2

 

Developed by John Dunbar - story by Bill Westerhout

 

 

DP1_AO1_SP_F7_ASSEMBLING_MIXED_CONSIST

 

Difficulty: Hard

Estimated time to completion: 78 minutes

Date & time: October 6, 1957; 1000 hrs

 

Total hp: 2100

Total weight of train: tons

Total length of train: ft

 

Your fireman, Jimmy Bean, is discussing this morning’s orders with you. You’ve got three sets of cars from all over the yard and nearby industry to assemble into a consist ready for pickup. Some of the cars are clear up at Tahoe Branch storage. The consist must be assembled in the proper order.

 

“What a pain,” Jimmy says. “When we’re finished with the rest of the train, we’ll have to go clear across the yard and back to get the caboose at the right end.”

 

“Yeah,” you say. “I wonder if there’s something we can do about that.”

 

Most of this activity requires manual switching.

 

WORK ORDERS

Pick up cars

32773 0-11

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Truckee Track 3W

Drop off cars

32773 0-11

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Truckee Track 1W

Assemble train

 

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Truckee Track 1W

 

32772 0-4

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Tahoe Branch Storage Track

 

32770 0-5

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Standard Oil Company Spur

 

32773 0-11

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Truckee Track 3W

 

32774 0

@

West Truckee Spur

Pick up cars

32777 0-2

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Sawmill Spur 2

Drop off cars

32777 0-2

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Truckee Track 5

Drop off cars

32778 2-4

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Sawmill Spur 2

Drop off cars

32778 0-1

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Sawmill Spur 1

  

Developed by John Dunbar - story by Bill Westerhout

 

 

 

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