Great picture
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Such a beautiful place. It's a shame it can't be used for a scenic railroad.
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One of the chief regrets in my 'railfan life' was not visiting the Tennessee Pass line when it was active. If it is ever reopened I will get over to see it person!!
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I've heard several theories regarding the reason UP keeps this route intact. One is that UP does not want BNSF to get the route. A more likely reason is that the route would be needed in case one of the many tunnels on the old Moffat Route caves in.
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This Precision Railroading that is sweeping the country at the moment,may change the current train workings this may be come back to life
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| Posted by Gene on December 30, 2018 | |
That's a whole lot of rail joiners on the left track. Like using up all the left over small pieces of model track.
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| Posted by Andrew on December 30, 2018 | |
Can anyone tell me what the plates that look like rail joiners (fishplates over here) are on the left hand set of rails? They do not appear to be present on the right hand track.
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Lots of broken rail repairs to the siding. It is doubtful any train will ever traverse this beautiful area again. Just imagine the cost of rehab of this line between the east and west ends. I don't know why UP has held on to it and not deeded it over to Colorado. The D&RGW main over the front range is largely a secondary these days and even if it has to be closed the UP has no issue with East/West traffic capacity these days over the Sherman Hill route.
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I still don't understand why Union Pacific would stop using this route. Such beauty! They could at least be making money off of it by leasing it to a scenic railroad.
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