Two SD45 locomotives lead a westbound manifest down Tennessee Pass. Running trains down a grade this steep took great skill... The engineers that ran trains over Tennessee Pass, that have not ret... (more)
A westbound Southern Pacific freight exits Tennessee Pass tunnel. It was common to set air in the tunnel then pull the train out of the portal onto the 3% grade. This set of air insured the brake... (more)
Union Pacific gives its tribute to Tennessee Pass. The 844 lead this passenger excursion up the Canyons of Arkansas River on the former Rio Grande's Tennessee Pass Line.
SP141, still looking fresh and clean, leads an eastbound coal load up the 3% at Mitchell, CO. SP173 is the second motor and looks as if it has taken a few more trips over the Moffat with its dirt... (more)
An eastbound Southern Pacific unit coal train of CTRN hoppers claws up Tennessee Pass in the canyon between Red Cliff and Pando, Colorado, on the afternoon of September 4, 1995. The SP GE AC4400CW... (more)