Donner Pass Train Poster Sunset protect and be inspired by

protect and be inspired by the red sandstone canyons and monuments

Accompanied by others

Baker Scenic Byway passes through gentle rolling farmland before winding along the North Fork Nooksack River

located just 17 miles to the east

Construction on Marys Rock Tunnel began in 1931 and was considered “a monumental feat of engineering

Donner Pass Train Poster Sunset protect and be inspired byDescription 14" x 22" poster Interpretive Copy Americas first transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869. The most difficult portion of the track to build was through the Sierra Nevada Mountains and over the 7,056 foot summit of Donner Pass. The 1,659 foot long Summit Tunnel, four additional tunnels, miles of snow sheds, and two Chinese Walls were also exceptionally challenging to build. Much of the same route carved out of the granite cliffs