RENO, Nev. — Amtrak long-distance service took another hit from heavy snow Tuesday when an avalanche closed Union Pacific’s route across Donner Pass, a closure expected to continue through at least Friday. The avalanche at 9:15 a.m. on Fe…
Local news also indicated that one of the Spreader trains derailed at Soda Springs and the plows…presumably including the newly rebuilt one, are heading up today.