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Date: 09/01/14 08:14
Tennessee Pass
Author: pummer

Southern Pacific eastbound coal train emerges from the summit tunnel on Tennessee Pass in Colorado on May 12, 1993. The number boards are remarkably clean when compared to the rest of the unit. I recall ending up waist-deep in the snow while running to get this shot. Instead of continuing to follow the train, I hurried to Denver to catch a baseball game of the brand new Colorado Rockies.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/01/14 08:15 by pummer.

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Date: 09/01/14 08:39
Re: Tennessee Pass
Author: billmeeker

That's the way I remember SP locomotives looking...

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Date: 09/01/14 17:17
Re: Tennessee Pass
Author: rrpreservation

This is a favorite location to photograph, or perhaps was.

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Date: 09/01/14 20:27
Re: Tennessee Pass
Author: alpine6

Excellent shot!!

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Date: 09/01/14 22:57
Re: Tennessee Pass
Author: unit

I miss the Southern Pacific and seeing sooty beat up engines pulling trains up the mountain. At the same time, you have to love the half finished ditch light installation on this unit - l guess they needed to get it back into service ASAP!

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Date: 09/01/14 23:55
Re: Tennessee Pass
Author: Fizzboy7

Nice photo and great-looking lead unit! That indeed is funny about the incomplete ditchlights. The clean number boards are most likely due to being new. I'm sure in a few weeks they matched the rest of the loco.

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Date: 09/03/14 11:34
Re: Tennessee Pass
Author: jridge

pummer-

Your flickr photo site has some beautiful stuff in it. Thanks for posting.

Jeff

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