Photo ID: 107459 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Wolcott Eagle County, CO 1283 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Rio Grande, Union Pacific When exploring Tennessee Pass at various times in the past few years, I have seen some growth of bushes near, and even encroaching on, the rails. However, I have not seen anything like this tree at the west end of Wolcott. It has grown to well over ten feet, right between the rails! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107458 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Wolcott Eagle County, CO 1262 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Rio Grande, Union Pacific In addition to the weeds growing, a few rocks have also gathered near the rails of the siding of Wolcott. The signal head from the siding has been removed. You can still see the pole for the signal with a "P" plate in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107457 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Wolcott Eagle County, CO 1343 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Rio Grande, Union Pacific The west end of Wolcott is located right at milepost 319, as you can see here. It is interesting to note that this is the location at which the original Rio Grande (over Tennessee Pass) is closest to the Denver & Salt Lake mainline (now the Moffat), with the exception of the Dotsero Cutoff, of course. Bond is just about ten miles to the north, as the crow flies, from Wolcott. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107456 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Wolcott Eagle County, CO 1303 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Rio Grande, Union Pacific The siding diverging quite a bit from the main track at the west end of Wolcott. In between the main and the siding, this tree has sprouted and appears to be flourishing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107455 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Wolcott Eagle County, CO 1328 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Rio Grande, Union Pacific Just west of Wolcott, the tracks wrap around a near-90° curve, following along the Eagle River. Note the "X" sign, indicating the grade crossing ahead. There was once a slide fence here, though the wires have long since been removed. If you look closely, you can just see the signal at the west end of Wolcott in the top-left quadrant of the shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107454 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Wolcott Eagle County, CO 1264 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Rio Grande, Union Pacific A few cattails grow along and between the rails as we look to the west toward Eagle and Gypsum. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107453 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Wolcott Eagle County, CO 1383 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Rio Grande, Union Pacific These classic "No Trespassing" signs disappeared from along the Moffat (and the rest of the Rio Grande) relatively quickly after SP and, in particular, UP moved in. However, you can still find some near-perfect example along the Tennessee Pass mainline. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107452 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Wolcott Eagle County, CO 1299 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Rio Grande, Union Pacific A few miles east of the town of Eagle, we look east along the Tennessee Pass mainline. The tracks here follow US-6 and I-70. US-6 is visible off to the right. The mountains in the distance represent the challenges that lay ahead for the line, up the 3% grade, to conquer Tennessee Pass. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107451 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Sage Gypsum, CO 1363 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Rio Grande, Union Pacific Looking toward the westbound signals at West Sage, we see the siding diverge from the main track. It is interesting to note that Sage has not spent the entire past 20 years seeing zero traffic. On more than once occasion, UP has used Sage for temporary storage of cars (typically hoppers). Sage is located just seven (or so) miles from the "active" part of the west end of Tennessee Pass. The Minturn Local, out of Grand Junction, still makes weekly trips to the American Gypsum drywall plant in Gypsum, which is just over six miles east of Dotsero. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107450 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Sage Gypsum, CO 1342 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Rio Grande, Union Pacific The signal on the mainline stands tall at West Sage, although it has not been active in twenty years. You can just barely make out the word "Sage" on the silver control box. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107449 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Sage Gypsum, CO 1265 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Rio Grande, Union Pacific Looking west from Sage, the westernmost siding on Tennessee Pass, we see a little foliage amongst some very old ties and rusty rails. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105355 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Minturn Minturn, CO 2249 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Union Pacific This shot looks toward the west end of the Minturn Yard. Westbound, having descended the steep 3% grade, would continue west for the 38 miles to Dotsero along a fairly consistent 1.3% grade. The tracks follow the Eagle River until it connects with the Colorado River at Dotsero. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105354 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Minturn Minturn, CO 2241 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Union Pacific Toward the west end of the yard at Minturn, the tracks lay relatively unobstructed from weeds. The jointed rail of the siding and the yard tracks add to the dynamic of this rather sad sight. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105353 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Minturn Minturn, CO 2570 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Tennessee Pass (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande The Minturn Depot still stands along the mainline, but it is now boarded up with limited access. The main is closest to the depot, with the 10,660 foot long siding sitting next to it. The other tracks in the shot are all apart of the yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105352 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Minturn Minturn, CO 2168 (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.

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