Photo By: Kevin Morgan

Welcome to the portion of Tennessee Pass that has 3% grades. This is just west of the west portal of the tunnel, near the location of the former siding of Mitchell. Tennessee Pass is roughly 220 miles long between Pueblo and Dotsero. It is somewhat ironic that the main reason the line is now idle is due to roughly 12 miles of 3% grades! Other than those 12 miles, the grade on Tennessee Pass is actually not as steep (on average) as the Moffat. Other than between Minturn and the summit, the grades on Tennessee Pass are all under 2%!
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Saturday, July 11, 2015 at 6:48:07 PM
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Location Information
City or County and State
Eagle County, CO

Subdivision
Tennessee Pass (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
MP 282.5




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific
Model
None
Unit Number
None



Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Canon / Canon EOS 7D
ISO
400
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
53 mm
Shutter
1/320 seconds
Aperture
f/9


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