Each issue of Donner Crossings provides an in-depth look at one or two topics of significance to the history, construction or operation of the Donner Route. Past issues have featured the renovation of the Colfax Passenger Depot, early guides that described highlights of the “new” transcontinental railroad route, and a sample of 1904 local freight bills for items shipped from the Auburn depot. Donner Crossings is published once or twice per year, and is distributed to active PSRHS members.
| Issue # | Published | Subject(s) |
| 1 | April 2006 | Shipped by Sea – Early CPRR Locomotives SP Conversion to Diesels How Do Diesels Affect Jobs Why Do Railroads Prefer Diesels |
| 2 | Nov 2006 (Updated Apr 2007) |
Colfax Passenger Depot Renovation Special Issue |
| 3 | February 2008 | Crofutt’s New Overland Tourist Guide – 1879 Edition Local Freight Shipments, Auburn Depot – Feb. 1904 |
| 4 | April 2009 | The First Transcontinental Through Train? Boston Board of Trade’s All-Pullman Train – 1870 |
| 5 | Spring 2010 | Colfax and Its Railroads – A Look Back in Time |
| 6 | Spring 2011 | Was Cape Horn Almost Bypassed by Double-Tracking? Walking a Portion of the Original Transcontinental Route |
| 7 | Spring 2012 | On the First Train from Sacramento to Reno, June 18, 1868 The Evolution of the Railroad Bridge(s) at Long Ravine |
