SP AC44's lead & mid-train & rear helpers battle 3.5% grade in the snow on Tennessee Pass...

Southern Pacific GE AC4400's battle the 3.5% grade toward the tunnel at the summit of Tennessee Pass in a spring snow storm. We watch the three SP GE AC4400's in the lead. You can hear the wheels singing, as the computer allows the wheels to have a controled slip as its trying to grip the snow covered rails in the 8th notch. Mid-way back, we see a four GE's from SP and UP shoving hard. Two EMD's and a GE are pushing hard on the rear end. Once the train gets to Leadville. The power will be taken off, and will return to Minturn to get ready for another puss up to the summit. Tennessee Pass is at the elevation of 10,275 feet (3,132m) in the Colorado Rockies. The line was original built as a narrow gauge railroad by the D&RGW in 1881. The line was noted as being the highest mainline railroad mountain pass in the United States. Grades to the west of the summit where as much as 3.5%, and east of the summit only 1.4%. The last train that ran over this line was in 1997. Video was taken in April 21, 1997. Thanks for watching. Jackmp294.5™...

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