A westbound Southern Pacific taconite ore train begins the steep three-percent descent of Tennessee Pass as it exits the summit tunnel east of Mitchell, Colorado, on the afternoon of August 2, 199... (more)

Thunder on Tennessee Pass
The summer monsoons in Colorado’s high country have arrived again on the afternoon of August 2, 1996, as an eastbound Southern Pacific freight that has been ... (more)

A UP coal train led by SP GEs on former Rio Grande track is eastbound through South Boulder Canyon. This is in the heart of Rio Grande's famed tunnel district where photo opportunities are numerou... (more)