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News Photos The State of Tennessee Pass - 1 Jul 2011

Friday was beautiful, if a little warm, here in Colorado. I was done with work by 1330h, so I figured I'd take a little drive out west and go over Tennessee Pass for the first time this season. Here's a few shots from the trip that I thought you all might enjoy seeing.

Date: 07 Jul 2011
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Up at the west portal, the shadows are already getting a bit long.
Date: 07 Jul 2011
Owner: ND Holmes
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Hey look - they've torn down the old US 24 bridge over the line between Tennessee and Leadville
Date: 07 Jul 2011
Owner: ND Holmes
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US 24 is now a level crossing, at least temporarily.
Date: 07 Jul 2011
Owner: ND Holmes
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Yes, here's a good use of taxpayer dollars - building a $4.6M overpass over a railroad that will likely never see another revenue train. Apparently I'm not the only one that thinks that, and CDOT has released a statement that it's due to its original agr ...
Date: 07 Jul 2011
Owner: ND Holmes
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The C&S roundhouse in Leadville, now used by the LC&S
Date: 07 Jul 2011
Owner: ND Holmes
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LC&S 1918 (ex-NP 1918, nee-NP 333) sitting out on the east side of the C&S roundhouse. Yes, for those wondering, dynamics were retrofitted on several years back, explaining why an ex-NP geep now has a bulge.
Date: 07 Jul 2011
Owner: ND Holmes
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The former C&S depot in Leadville, now used by the Leadville, Colorado and Southern Railroad's tourist operation.
Date: 07 Jul 2011
Owner: ND Holmes
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The yard at Malta
Date: 07 Jul 2011
Owner: ND Holmes
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Sentinels looking to protect a train that will likely never come
Date: 07 Jul 2011
Owner: ND Holmes
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Looking south from Malta.
Date: 07 Jul 2011
Owner: ND Holmes
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A look southward down a long straight valley near Granite
Date: 07 Jul 2011
Owner: ND Holmes
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The truss bridge between Granite and Princeton
Date: 07 Jul 2011
Owner: ND Holmes
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Looks pretty good, despite over a decade of neglect
Date: 07 Jul 2011
Owner: ND Holmes
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Another rock blocking the line just timetable west of Princeton
Date: 07 Jul 2011
Owner: ND Holmes
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The north end of Princeton. When I arrived, the door on the shed was open. Very little remains inside - vandals have pretty well stripped the signal system.
Date: 07 Jul 2011
Owner: ND Holmes
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Last light at Buena Vista, looking south. Sometime this summer I'll get the line from here south as well.
Date: 07 Jul 2011
Owner: ND Holmes
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When was the last time you saw a grade crossing signal with wooden arms? Too bad they're busted off.
Date: 07 Jul 2011
Owner: ND Holmes
 
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