Tennessee Pass Volume 1 & 2

Tennessee Pass is the highest railroad mainline in the continental U.S. Volume 1 of this series examines the westbound route of this vanishing line from Pueblo to Minturn, Colorado. Trackside shots and cab rides catch the spectacular scenery and the hardworking ACs all along the line. Dont miss these ACs in action through Royal Gorge, Tennessee Pass, and down the 3% grades on the western side, with the sound of dynamics whining.

Continuing our series on Tennessee Pass, Volume 2 captures train activity during all four breathtaking seasons on this mainline. In this video, we see why helpers are necessary to assist trains up the grueling 3% grade on the western side, and we take a look at some of the foreign power used on this SP line. We also visit the Minturn terminal, and ride along in the cab from Minturn to the Pass. Incredible machines and spectacular scenery on a disappearing line.

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• Tennessee Pass
• mountain railroading
• Rio Grande Railroad
• trains

[vinyl12s]

@msk578 The TP line will never be active again unless the Feds regulate the industry and break up the "Big Two". The old MP line east of Pueblo to Kansas City has been abandoned so there is no eastern outlet for eastbound trains.

[peterhoudtvancindy]

in a book of the DRGW there is picture of a big curve where on a iding they put hoppers loaded with dirt to prevent the wind blowing of trains especially autoracks

[boccarp]

belden siding

[guitars14]

What's the location at 3:20-3:57?

[msk578]

The line is still there, but it is considered inactive. There are hundreds of hopper cars stored along the line north of Royal Gorge and through Bighorn Sheep Canyon. The line remains silent from Cotopaxi through Salida through Buena Vista all the way up to where it meets the very active line near Dotsero. You'll still see all the signals (both crossing and block signals) still up, just all turned off.

Of course the Royal Gorge Route still uses the section between the Gorge and Canon City.

[johnyboy087]

@ like 3:30 their in "Dark Territory"...from the Movie Under Siege 2

[wackymac28]

@Mephilesthedark1360 ohh ok.

[Mephilesthedark1360]

@wackymac28 Union Pacific merged with Southern Pacific

[wackymac28]

@thejoshmeister what happened to it?

[DRGW10]

UP calls itself a great mountain railroad, except they couldnt handle this pass the way the great DRGW and ESPEE could, those where two true mountain railroads