South (East) Portal: (Satellite)
I labeled this route as "Limbo" because someone wanted to buy it, but UP refused to sell it even though they have designated it as out of service. This route was made obsolete by the Moffat Tunnel.
South (East) Portal:
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| Richard Crabtree posted On Tennessee Pass Here we see Denver & Rio Grande Western No. 5744 EMD F7A (1950) on the point of her train at Tennessee Pass Tennessee Pass, Colorado August 13 1966 Photo Al Chione Earle Kittleman: This is on the Minturn side. Correct? [Minturn is a town that is north of the pass.] Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad shared with the comment: "A spectacular shot." Tim Fornstrom: Cool. A friend ran helpers out of Minturn until they closed Tennessee Pass. He's an engineer on the California Zephyr now. I was in Vail on a ski trip and took a day to chase trains on the pass not long before it was shut down. |
North (West) Portal:
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| Chris Nuthall commented on Earle's comment No, that goes straight into a left hand curve as you leave the tunnel. |
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| Kevin Rodriquez, Mar 2025 |
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| Rich B, Oct 2024 |
Note how US-24 was able to climb up along the side of a mountain on the south side of the pass but had to wiggle back and forth to quickly descend into the Piney Creek Valley.
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| 1951/51 Holy Cross Quad @ 62,500 |
I had to zoom way out to determine the timetable (east/west) directions.
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| 1957/78 Leadville Quad @ 250,000 |
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