To misquote, "Not by beer alone, does woman live..."
I see on another thread here on FR that they are talking about snow on Donner Pass with discussions of the Donner party, roads closed and, of course, good skiing. I read through the entire thread and found it interesting that no one mentioned that Donner Pass also traps trains (well, not until I did..)
In 2005 the eastbound Amtrak California Zephyr got stuck on the pass but the train and passengers were rescued rather quickly. I wonder if Amtrak is still using the Donner Pass route. Something to check on..
Quick rescue was not the case for the Southern Pacific's City of San Francisco in 1952. I actually do remember hearing that story on the news back then (it happened a couple of days before my 5th birthday - er, wait a minute - maybe I only think I was almost 5.. ;-)
Anyone else remember this?