Note: This railroad route is no longer operated as a through route.....
......it is not even operated at all between Sage (west of Minturn) and Parkdale.
On the brighter side, there are trains to be found in the Royal Gorge. Freight trains are being operated to and from a gravel quarry near Parkdale by Rock and Rail, and and passenger trains being operated by Royal Gorge Route.
In August, 1998, Union Pacific Railroad removed the Tennessee Pass route from
abandonment status!
Trains may run on the line someday.
See http://www.uprr.com/notes/corpcomm/archive/2f42.shtml
for the official news release.
Here is Dan and Dawn's guide to Tennessee Pass. The Object of this guide is to show how easy it is (was) to take great railroad photographs along this route. A couple of resources we recommend are both the Delorme Colorado Atlas, and the Altamont Press railfan timetable. Both are invaluable when out chasing the line. All photos were taken by Dan Meyer between September 23rd 1996, and October 2nd 1996. Entire contents, including all photos and documents, of this web page are © Copyright 1998 Dan Meyer, All Rights Reserved. The line will be presented from the east to west.
Milepost Station
120.5 Pueblo
123.0 Goodnight
130.8 Swallows
139.6 Hobson
145.8 Portland
147.1 Adobe
151.9 Florence
150.8 Canon City ATSF,Canon City D&RG
161.4 Burnito
171.2 Parkdale
175.9 Spikebuck
184.1 Texas Creek
191.7 Cotopaxi
195.4 Pleasanton
198.1 Vallie
208.0 Swissvale
215.1 Salida,Salida (2 photos, just west of town...))
222.2 Brown Canyon
232.9 Nathrop
240.3 Buena Vista (Colorado Midland sign on Building in town...)
244.7 Americus
252.1 Princeton, Princeton (2 photos)
263.6 Kobe (at the detector)
271.0 Malta
280.3 Tennessee Pass
These little birds at the Tennessee Pass rest area would eat shelled peanuts right out of your hand!
???.? The World Famous Mitchell Curves
288.5 Pando
296.2 West Belden,East Belden
302.0 Minturn
160.455 Pueblo - Minturn
452.900 Dispatcher's Link Pueblo - Princeton (we only heard it to around Spikebuck from
Pueblo)
161.175 PBX Pueblo
161.235 PBX Pando - Minturn
Helper District Tennessee Pass to Minturn
BNSF trains have trackage rights Pueblo - Canon City
...Is there a Colorado Scanner Law ????
Entire contents, including photos and all documents, associated with this web page are © Copyright 1998 Dan Meyer, All Rights Reserved.
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