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Posted 04 April 2019 - 04:56 PM

It's summertime in the early 1990's, a Southern Pacific freight departs Pueblo as it begins it's trip over Tennessee Pass.

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Posted 05 April 2019 - 07:32 AM

The train rolls through Portland, Florence & Canin City as it heads west.

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Posted 05 April 2019 - 03:53 PM

The train rolls through the Royal Gorge.

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Posted 05 April 2019 - 07:40 PM

The train continues the westbound trip uphill.

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Posted 06 April 2019 - 02:21 PM

As the train climbs the grade, it rolls through Salida. The grade between Pueblo & the Tennessee Pass tunnel is up to around 1.6%.

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Posted 06 April 2019 - 07:38 PM

The train follows the river as it heads west.

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Posted 07 April 2019 - 01:59 PM

The train continues following the Arkansas River as it continues the climb.

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Posted 07 April 2019 - 07:00 PM

The train rolls through Malta & goes through Tennessee Pass tunnel.

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Posted 08 April 2019 - 06:54 AM

The train rolls downhill. The gradient is 3% along this portion of the route.

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Posted 08 April 2019 - 01:40 PM

The train rolls through Minturn as the grade eases. The grade here is 1.33% to 1.38%.

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