| Posted by C H on April 12, 2017 | |
I need a time machine to go back and see Tennessee Pass in its hay day! Great Photo
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Great image, but very depressing.
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Great picture and great story. But the description of the complexity of DRGW's and later SP's helper operation over Tennessee Pass also explains just too well why shutting down this line was the first thing UP would do after the merger.
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Sweet shot Mike. That is one railroad I miss big time...
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| Posted by on April 13, 2017 | |
Yeah a great loss to u.s. Railroading and to us fans worldwide who follow your railroads
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Great shot. The SP 4400's are classic.
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Mike, great photo! I love the "new power" look! To show what helper operations looked like, I found a video showing the SP units building the train and then carrying it eastward over Tennessee Pass. Have a look! https://youtu.be/5mJntOeH5Yo?list=PL2j-ISnT6FiDf8CYj91YR34QMN_9K4051
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| Posted by Miguel on December 31, 2017 | |
DPU would make running on this stretch of track a lot easier but again, why deal with such a grade and conditions when you can simply bypass it? The closure is understandable from that perspective.
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Nice picture of the Espee, Mike! Since the UP is not going to reopen the Tennessee Pass line anymore, why not sell the line? This route would make a great excursion railroad for travel.
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