Photo ID: 105352 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Minturn Minturn, CO 2022 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Union Pacific If, by some miracle, freight traffic were to ever return to Tennessee Pass, I have a strong feeling that the residents in these condos would be among the first to complain about the noise! For now, they have nothing to worry about, as the yard lays empty and quiet. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105351 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Minturn Minturn, CO 2343 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande A classic view from the yard in Minturn. Minturn was ground zero for eastbounds ready to start the assault on the 3% grade up the west slope of Tennessee Pass. Up until the closing of the line in 1997, helper sets were stationed here, ready to assist any train that needed it up the mountain. As many as nine mid-train swing helper would be cut in to eastbound coal loads! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105350 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Minturn Minturn, CO 2091 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Union Pacific In order to make life easier for residents, the city of Minturn has flat out paved over all the tracks (including the main) at the east end of Minturn. I cannot help but wonder if they spoke with Union Pacific about this first, or if they just took it upon themselves to pave over, assuming it would be no problem. That said, it isn't a problem insofar as there hasn't been a train here in nearly 18 years, but one still wonders... Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105349 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Minturn Minturn, CO 2200 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Union Pacific Crossing signals still stand near the east end of the yard in Minturn. I would be interested in seeing if the lights and bells are even still operable if a train were to somehow come through! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103970 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 24, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 298 Minturn, CO 2490 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande Looking east (into the sun) from the US-24 overpass east of Minturn, the aspens are on fire along the Tennessee Pass mainline. About two more miles to the east in this shot is the start of the 2-mile-long siding of Belden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103969 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 24, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 298 Minturn, CO 2633 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande Looking west from the US-24 overpass about two miles east of Minturn, the fall colors are looking mighty fine along the Tennessee Pass mainline. Sure would like to catch an eastbound starting its climb toward the 3% grade here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103968 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 24, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 302 (Minturn) Minturn, CO 2163 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande This caught my eye in the yard at Minturn...I found it rather ironic that this derail in the yard is in fact aligned for the derail position! Ensuring the phantom cars do not roll onto the mainline that will have no traffic coming. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103967 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 24, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 302 (Minturn) Minturn, CO 2207 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande For many, many years the sound of diesel engines (and steam before that) echoed off these rock walls. Gone are those days as the yard in Minturn has been gathering nothing but weeds and rust for almost 15 years now. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103966 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 24, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 303 (West Minturn) Minturn, CO 2396 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande On this particular trip to the Colorado High Country, me and the kids were actually going camping! We took the scenic route to our campsite, driving along Tennessee Pass between Minturn and Buena Vista. Here, my daughter Jaina peeks through the back of a dwarf signal whose "guts" have long since been removed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103965 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 24, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 303 (West Minturn) Minturn, CO 2482 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande Even though there hasn't been a train here in just under 15 years, Tennessee Pass is not technically abandoned. Perhaps that is why this sign still exists at West Minturn instructing motorists to call UP if their car gets stuck on the tracks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103964 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 24, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 303 (West Minturn) Minturn, CO 2824 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande The weeds are doing their best to reclaim the land at the west switch of Minturn. Actually, considering there hasn't been a train on these rails in nearly 15 years, things still look pretty descent. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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