SP 8597 east shows a thick coat of cinder block grime as it blasts out of Tennessee Pass Tunnel. The SD45T-2 behind the leader still has a shiny new coat....
A heavy eastbound coal load pulls the Mitchell curves with 3 new AC4400 locomotives... The AC locomotives changed mountain railroading forever, the high traction and incredible dynamic braking ma... (more)
In typical Colorado summer monsoon weather, a eastbound coal load struggles under stormy skies. The heavy coal train is closing in on the last of the 3% grade before ducking into Tennessee Pass T... (more)
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)