3094 3007 3024 3081 grind upgrade near granite with a westbound freight, heading towards Tennessee Pass. Fortunately the train was running later than expected which allowed the photographer to ext... (more)

With the photographer having waded through knee deep snow, 3090 3112 3085 3100 slowly crawl up through the Mitchell curves towards Tennessee Pass on #790 eastbound coal, with mid-train helpers 300... (more)

With Mount Elbert forming a backdrop, 3094 3007 3024 3081 hauls a westbound freight through Tennessee Pass

As much history as there has been at the Tennessee Pass tunnel, there isn't a whole lot left to see nowadays. It has been over 11 years since Union Pacific shut the line down (but not abandoned).... (more)

The Leadville Colorado and Southern is returning back to the station after its daily run. Passengers ride the train to the top of Fremont Pass and back. The trip lasts just under three hours.

Switching at Leadville.

SP 362 climbs the Mitchells with a coal train

This is about the only railroad activity you will find in the city with the highest elevation in North America (10,430 feet). Temperatures easily drop 15-20 degrees up here, very nice summertime ... (more)

SP 226 has just reached the top of Tennessee Pass and will enter the tunnel under the pass itself. It would just be a matter of weeks before new owner UP would embargo the line.

An eastbound manifest has topped Tennessee Pass and is starting the long descent via the Arkansas River valley. In the distance are some of the highest peaks in Colorado.

High above Colorado rests this Leadville Colorado & Southern GP9 - 1919 - of Northern Pacific heritage. The unit had been used to interchange several freight cars with the DRGW and was resting on... (more)

High in the Colorado Rockies the Leadville, Colorado & Southern offers passengers unmatched vistas of the Colorado Rockies. The standard gauge line once was part of the vast narrow gauge empire o... (more)