This week the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado added a Denver & Rio Grande Western tunnel motor survivor (UP patched 9871 and former DRGW 5401) to its impressive collection. After bei... (more)
A westbound Rio Grande freight drops down the steep 3% western grade of Tennessee Pass at Mitchell, Colorado, on July 20, 1990. Leading the train is EMD SD40T-2 “Tunnel Motor” No. 5349, which ... (more)