Tennessee pass train. SP 7490 leads an eastbound train along the Arkansas River near Texas Creek CO in 1994.

A Southern Pacific freight approaches the east switch of the siding at Texas Creek, Colorado, while following the Arkansas River westbound on Rio Grandeā€™s original mainline route through the Roy... (more)

SP Kodachrome #7566 skirts the Arkansas River near Texas Creek on SP's Tennessee Pass line in June of 1989. If only this line could see traffic again.....

Rio Grande train 179, the Ford Fast Freight, grinds westward along the Arkansas River in Texas Creek, Colorado. Although the heart of the grade over Tennessee Pass is still about fifty mile... (more)

With the Sangre de Christo Mountains providing a snowy backdrop, an eastbound Rio Grande DEGX coal train curves towards Texas Creek, Colorado, on April 23, 1984. Tunnel Motor (SD40T-2) No. 5362 le... (more)

Tennessee in Colorado? SP Kodachrome is westbound along Hwy 50 near Texas Creek, CO in June of 1989 on SP's Tennessee Pass line.

Kodachrome you give us those nice bright colors.... SP 7566 in the Kodachrome scheme, leads a colorful consist along Hwy 50 near Texas Creek on the Tennessee Pass line in June of 1989. Alas, this ... (more)

An eastbound loaded coal train rolls downgrade along the Arkansas River near Texas Creek, CO. The consist is typical of the era, with a SP 231 and CNW 8727 trailing a less than two year old UP SD... (more)

With the owner of the property more than apparent, four Tunnel Motors (5377 5390 5389 5349) run #787 westbound empty coal through Spikebuck, east of Texas Creek, in March 1982.

A beautiful area on an equally pretty Spring day, yet this location is a haunting reminder of days gone by. What a welcome sight it would be to see a train rumbling along these tracks once again.

Westbound #787 coal empties behind 5377 5390 5389 5349 follow the Arkanas River at Texas Creek on the line from Pueblo to Tennessee Pass in March 1982.

westbound empty SP coal train on now shut down Tennessee Pass line along Arkansas River near Texas Creek, CO