Photo ID: 105279 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Parkdale Parkdale, CO 2476 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Canon City and Royal Gorge The switch at the east end of Parkdale is still active and (fairly well) maintained. When the Royal Gorge Route tourist train exists the west end of the gorge, it pulls up to Parkdale. The crew then moves to the end of the train where an engine is already set, pointed east. The crew climbs onboard and the train departs east back for Canon City. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105278 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Parkdale Parkdale, CO 2521 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Canon City and Royal Gorge This shot shows the east end of the siding of Parkdale on Tennessee Pass. This is about as far west as the as you'll see a train still move over the rail of Tennessee Pass. This portion of track is actually owned by the Royal Gorge Route Railroad, and sees a few tourist trains each day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105277 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cañon City Yard Canon City, CO 2335 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Canon City and Royal Gorge The Royal Gorge Route Railroad has managed to acquire this Missouri Pacific caboose #13554. Other than some graffiti, the caboose appears to be in pretty good condition! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105276 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cañon City Yard Canon City, CO 2305 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Canon City and Royal Gorge I believe these commuter passenger cars came from the Chicago area. They actually sat for years in Union Pacific's North Yard in Denver. Finally, after being purchased by the Royal Gorge Route Railroad, they were moved down to Canon City. They are now sitting in the yard at Canon City, waiting to possibly be refurbished at some date in the future. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105275 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cañon City Yard Canon City, CO 2283 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Canon City and Royal Gorge Former Rio Grande caboose #01516 sits in the yard in Canon City. There is a fair amount of various debris laying along the tracks. The caboose is coupled to a pair of old and rather dilapidated passenger cars. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105274 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cañon City Yard Canon City, CO 2505 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Canon City and Royal Gorge Sitting a few hundred feet away from each other, the Royal Gorge Route's pair of F7As sit idle in the yard in Canon City. It is pretty cool that the Royal Gorge Route decided to honor Rio Grande by painting the F-units in a replica of the "one stripe" scheme that Rio Grande units wore decades ago. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105273 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cañon City Yard Canon City, CO 2122 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Canon City and Royal Gorge The second of two F7As (and the sole F7B) on The Royal Gorge Route's roster sits in the small yard in Canon City. Not entirely sure how long they have been sitting here, but most like they have some mechanical issues that must be tended to prior to the old covered wagons be used on the train again. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105272 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Cañon City Yard Canon City, CO 2832 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Canon City and Royal Gorge The Royal Gorge Route Railroad owns three F7s (to F7As and an F7B). All three are of Chicago Northwestern heritage. The three are not currently running, perhaps due to mechanical issues. Here, F7A #402 sits with a pair of passengers cars east of the depot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104266 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 12, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Canon City Canon City, CO 2033 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Canon City and Royal Gorge There is a lot of history in this picture! This old SD9 is decades old and just happens to be living out its golden years on familiar rails. This SD9 was delivered to Rio Grande as a high nose unit (that was later rebuilt as a low nose unit). It lived is previous life as DRGW 5305 and can now continue on in a familiar paint scheme on home rails. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104265 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 12, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Royal Gorge Canon City, CO 1728 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Canon City and Royal Gorge After completing its stop at Hanging Bridge at the base of the Incline Railway, the Canon City Royal Gorge tourist train continues east back toward Canon City where it's passengers will disembark after their 2 1/2 hour tour of the gorge. The train operates in a push-pull fashion, so there are F7A's on either end of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104264 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 12, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hanging Bridge Canon City, CO 1762 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Canon City and Royal Gorge The Canon City Royal Gorge tourist operation started a few years after UP "railbanked" (or idled) Tennessee Pass. The operated a few passengers trains over the 11-mile stretch between Canon City and Parkdale (and back). Today, they actual own the rails for that 11-mile stretch (although UP still has trackage rights should the line ever reopen as a through route). You can definitely tell the (very classy) tourist outfit respects the history of the Royal Gorge in its paint scheme. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104263 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 12, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hanging Bridge Canon City, CO 1925 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Canon City and Royal Gorge The Canon City Royal Gorge tourist train makes a 10-15 minute stop at Hanging Bridge to give people a chance to check out Hanging Bridge and the narrowest part of the gorge. If you are at Hanging Bridge by way of the incline railway (part of the Royal Gorge Park), then you can walk along the tracks right at the base of the canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104262 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 12, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hanging Bridge Canon City, CO 1926 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Canon City and Royal Gorge For me, this was the "money shot" for the day. The Canon City Royal Gorge tourist train is making its way back east through the canyon from Parkdale. The train is crossing over Hanging Bridge in this shot. This part of the gorge was so narrow, there were no outcroppings to build the rail over. So, a bridge was built that was suspended from above (note the trusses). Amazing concept...even more so because it was thought up and built in the 1879! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104261 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 12, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Royal Gorge Canon City, CO 1757 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Canon City and Royal Gorge The Canon City Royal Gorge tourist train stops at Hanging Bridge to allow passengers the opportunity to observe the magnificent Royal Gorge. Next to the open coach car, you can see the platform where the Incline Railway stops at the bottom of the canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104260 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 12, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Royal Gorge Canon City, CO 2096 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Canon City and Royal Gorge You can't look at this picture and tell me Rio Grande wasn't an amazing railroad! The Canon City Royal Gorge railroad owns the portion of Tennessee Pass through the Royal Gorge. Below, you can see the tourist train snaking along the Arkansas River through the narrowest parts of the gorge. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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