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| Title: |
Eastbound Coal |
| Description: |
A 45-car AEPX coal train was stopped at Minturn, Colorado for a crew change, a helper, and a meet. The train's road power was SD45 5334, GP40-2 3125, GP40 3069 and GP30 3026, while 30 cars back six more geeps were being cut in for the climb up to Tennessee Pass. The helper set consisted of GP40-2 3107, GP40 3065, GP40-2's 3113 and 3110, GP35 3047 and GP40 3097, giving the train a total of 29,350 horsepower to move 6,000 tons! In the next 21 miles, the train would climb from 7,820 feet here to 10,200 feet at the east end of the Tennessee Pass Tunnel. Eighteen miles were on a 3% grade, while the middle three were slightly less than 2%. Before this line was closed to through traffic by the Union Pacific in 1996, Tennessee Pass was the highest mainline location in North America. |
| Photo Date: |
8/9/1978 Upload Date: 4/27/2010 3:19:29 PM |
| Location: |
Minturn, CO |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Scenic |
| Locomotives: |
DRGW 5334(SD45) |
| Views: |
1906 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Meet |
| Description: |
The locomotives on an eastbound coal train and the caboose on a westbound mixed freight were at the east end of the little yard at Minturn, Colorado. While waiting for the mixed freight to descend the 3% grade from Tennessee Pass, a 6-unit set of geeps was entrained 30 cars deep in the 45-car coal train. The coal train had SD45 5334, GP40-2 3125, GP40 3069 and GP30 3026 as road power, GP40-2 3107, GP40 3065, GP40-2's 3113 and 3110, GP35 3047 and GP40-2 3097 for helpers, and caboose 01464. The mixed freight had SD45 5316, GP40 3077, GP30 3018 and an unidentified GP40-2 with caboose 01480. |
| Photo Date: |
8/9/1978 Upload Date: 8/26/2010 7:08:09 PM |
| Location: |
Minturn, CO |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
DRGW 5334(SD45) |
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1657 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
DRGW 5334 |
| Description: |
Randy Curlin Collection |
| Photo Date: |
9/6/1980 Upload Date: 11/16/2024 6:33:09 AM |
| Location: |
Thompson, UT |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin Collection |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
DRGW 5334(SD45) |
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30 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SP 9722 |
| Description: |
GP60 |
| Photo Date: |
6/29/1991 Upload Date: 3/24/2014 10:03:03 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Louis, MO |
| Author: |
Matt Fick |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
() DRGW 5334(SD45) UP 6237(SD60M) |
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528 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Rio Grande |
| Description: |
5334 |
| Photo Date: |
8/12/1992 Upload Date: 10/31/2013 2:18:17 AM |
| Location: |
La Grange, IL |
| Author: |
Mike Berka |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
DRGW 5334(SD45) |
| Views: |
364 Comments: 1 |
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