Photo ID: 105328 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Tennessee Pass Lake County, CO 1982 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Union Pacific Here is the east switch of the 7,870 foto long siding of Tennessee Pass. Trains here were over 10,000 feet above sea level! Westbounds would be approaching the summit, climbing the relatively modest 1.7% grade. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105320 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Kobe Lake County, CO 2118 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Union Pacific We are now nearly 9,200 feet above sea level at the east switch of Kobe. That is close to the altitude of the apex of the Moffat Route (inside the Moffat Tunnel)! The tracks continue to climb the steady 1.2%-1.4% grade as they climb west toward Leadville. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105319 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Kobe Lake County, CO 2379 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande Everything about this shot screams Rio Grande! The most common ballast found along Rio Grande tracks was a black volcanic scoria, which the railroad received from a mine near Crater on the Craig Branch. The sign with the "35" on it indicates that the maximum speed for all trains is 35 miles per hour at that location. While Southern Pacific started a program to add welded rail to Tennessee Pass, the line was closed before the project could be completed. As you can see here, the main line is cleared jointed rail. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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