Truck entering new snowshed subway at Donner Summit

Pictured is the famous auto subway under the Central Pacific Railroad tracks at Donner Summit. The actual summit is another couple hundred yards past the tunnel. The truck is headed north and then west. The photo is likely taken around 1914, as as the snowshed has been removed directly above the 1913 built subway. The snow shed was soon re-built after construction.

Close up of the photo.

Here we see a close up of the photo showing the supporting timbers holding back the dirt as construction commenced on the subway. Notice the two Lincoln Highway logos on the back of the truck. A lantern partially obscures the logo at left. Notice how clean the walls of the subway are. Looking at photos of the underpass after 1914 shows graffiti started showing up very soon after construction.

Victory Highway at Boca

Here we see a lone automobile headed west, towards Truckee, Ca., while driving on the Victory Highway at Boca. The Victory Highway in this area follows the route of the later Highway 40. This photo would be from after 1921 when the Victory Highway, a monument to WWI soldiers, was organized.

We can see the railroad bridge over the little Truckee River at right, and further to the right what appears to be a flume, likely coming from the old Boca Ice Company. The car is traveling to the spot where Boca Brewing had its operation, by this time long gone. We can also see a Southern Pacific train in the background.

Weimar subway Lincoln Highway logo

Monica and I headed up to Weimar to continue the Lincoln Highway logo project. Weimar is located just above Auburn and below Colfax, along present day Highway 80.