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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Minturn Local reaches the end of its run which is actually on the west end of the Tennessee Pass line at Gypsum. Note the Rio Grande style "35" MPH sign.
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This is the west switch of the Belden siding on Tennessee Pass. The mine in the background is the abandoned Eagle mine.
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PRSX 1006 is a GP35 on lease to the Rock and Rail Railroad. This is a mining railroad with operations in Parkdale. This GP35 is a former Canadian Pacific GP35. Note the winterization hatch still in place over the first radiator fan.
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After Tennessee Pass was shut down by UP in 1997, the Cañon City and Royal Gorge Railroad began operations. The scenic railroad runs between Cañon City and Parkdale, moving through the depths of the Royal Gorge.
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