16:12 the DPU was manned? Wow. Also, quite interesting that nearly all the mid/read DPU's were GE's when the EMD's were leading.
@Bodacious-o9r6 ай бұрын
I videos are several years old, but i love ❤️ the big power plants that carry the loads across ❤ those passes thank you for sharing sir my compliments
@1jackdk6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for watching.
@bradthehighwayman99563 жыл бұрын
Just heard about trains possibly returning over Tennessee pass, Hallelujah! Now, If only they could bring back Raton pass for frieght
@davidwhiting17617 ай бұрын
Where'd you ever hear that from? UP hasn't sold off the line or ripped up the tracks, but given that there's been rock slides and the track in general is overgrown and needs rehabilitation I highly doubt they'd revive it. There's not much point in it, either. No local traffic and freight isn't flowing down that direction. With as much trouble and extra money as it would take to get loaded trains over the 3% ruling grade they could easily forward it through the Moffat Tunnel into Denver then send it South to Pueblo - if cross country traffic even needed to go that way. Raton's the same story - no local business on the line and it wouldn't be worth rerouting existing traffic over the pass. It's only open because Amtrak uses the line. I'd be skeptical of anyone saying trains would return to these particular mountain passes. If Tennessee Pass did reopen it'd likely only be Northbound coal empties to take advantage of the easier 1.4% grade heading North. No loaded Southbound trains would likely travel on it, and you'd likely not see manifest, autos, or intermodal travel over the pass.
@bradthehighwayman99567 ай бұрын
@@davidwhiting1761 man, this was 3 years ago, so I don’t exactly remember where I heard it. I think there was rumblings about some short line who wanted to buy it. Either way it should definitely happen on both routes just because I said so and because it would be cool.
@Nscalestuff5 жыл бұрын
Its amazing to see the workload railroads would dish out to get a job done back in the day
@kcsthebetterway3 жыл бұрын
I do miss railfaning that pass!
@davidremy44705 жыл бұрын
Another terrific video! Jack, the question is, where have you NOT shot train video?! Great location, and a history lesson too! Thanks for posting.
@1jackdk5 жыл бұрын
LOL, The Pacific NW is about the only place I missed David. Sorry to say. Maybe some day...
@NSrailfan965 жыл бұрын
Glad to see that you're back to uploading again. As always, thanks for another fantastic film.
@1jackdk5 жыл бұрын
Little by little NSrailfan. There is so much more, its hard to pick out what I want to put up next. LOL. Thanks for watching.
@Balerio23575 жыл бұрын
Awesome display of power, nice job catching those 4 DPU's being spliced into the middle of the train, sure miss operations through the Tennessee Pass, excellent video Jack thanks for posting this ! Greetings From Southern California, God Bless; - Larry
@ljones1215 жыл бұрын
Those weren't DPU's all manned helpers back then
@cwshawk10 ай бұрын
Rio Grande, SP and the old UP We will deliver loco’s. Does it get any better?
@thedesertdwellerfromutah43543 жыл бұрын
Tennessee Pass should have never ever seen UP Armor Yellow.
@tooligan1134 жыл бұрын
Tennessee Pass There is HOPE!!! Nov. 2019; Colorado Pacific Railroad is offering Union Pacific $10 million for 170 miles of its Tennessee Pass Line, running from Parkdale near the Royal Gorge through the lower Vail Valley to Dotsero. As of Dec 2019 the only west side recent Tennessee Pass rail line traffic is a train that runs to the American Gypsum wallboard manufacturing plant in Gypsum. The east side track above Parkdale over the pass to Dotsero is still owned by the UP. The track operated by Rock and Rail between Parkdale and Cañon City is still owned by the UP, while the track between Pueblo and Cañon City was purchased from the UP. The tourist line Cañon City and Royal Gorge Railroad operates on Rock and Rail (RRRR) short line section between Parkdale and Cañon City the RRRR's track is a subsidiary of Martin Marietta Materials.
@austintaylor73635 жыл бұрын
Pretty great footage of those AC60s And those EMDs putting on a show like usual
@1jackdk5 жыл бұрын
Love the sound of those EMD's Austin. They always put on a great show.
@30yrsengr415 жыл бұрын
Simply Good stuff ,Jack
@1jackdk5 жыл бұрын
Thanks 30yrs. Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for watching...
@sal30605 жыл бұрын
Always great stuff.
@1jackdk5 жыл бұрын
Thanks again sal3060.
@jcure5 жыл бұрын
your a ROCK STAR Jack, needed a Good SP DRGW fix ! sweet. Miss ya on the old YT cam. J
@1jackdk5 жыл бұрын
LOL. Yah! Thats to bad they quit the chat on the Hog Pen camera. I really enjoyed that. Maybe some day they will perfect that, and get the problems worked out.
@RICARDOGARCIA-wr9hx3 жыл бұрын
We might see this line alive again soon
@1jackdk3 жыл бұрын
I sure hope so Ricardo. Been hearing some good rumors, and hope it comes to pass. Thanks for watching...
@nashdill79193 жыл бұрын
@@1jackdk I'd love to see trains going through cotopaxi colorado
@camsmith76514 жыл бұрын
Love the ending with the snow falling.
@ArkansasLocomotiveWorks5 жыл бұрын
It’s so sad that UP left this place to rot away
@1jackdk5 жыл бұрын
Yes it is! We keep holding out for hope, but it doesn't sound good.
@ArkansasLocomotiveWorks4 жыл бұрын
I’d honestly like to see some sort of tourist line but, one can dream.
@robertdipaola34472 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!-- I wish union Pacific stuck with it's motto in big, bold red letters; ** WE CAN HANDLE IT""!!!!
@nashdill79193 жыл бұрын
Cool did you never get a video of trains going through cotopaxi colorado?
@liamcooper52023 жыл бұрын
Good to see videos from yesteryear but the intro is a bit odd. By the date in the video, SP (owned by D&RGW) should have merged with UP. Either all great video
@Steven_Williams5 жыл бұрын
Nice! I like this.
@1jackdk5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Steven, and thanks for watching..
@ValberSantanaCoelho5 жыл бұрын
Great power!
@ljones1215 жыл бұрын
These were the iron ore trains to Geneva steel weren't they?
@1jackdk5 жыл бұрын
These were all coal drags going east. I'm going to do one on the Geneva ore trains going west. Got a bunch on the Tennessee Pass line, and over Soldier Summit as well. Should be a good bunch of stuff in that clip. Thanks for watching...
@rearspeaker63645 жыл бұрын
@@1jackdk any,and all videos, just keep 'em coming!!
@blackbirdgaming81475 жыл бұрын
I find it interesting that the lead units were DC units. I wonder what the reasoning for that was.
@1jackdk5 жыл бұрын
Very good question.
@ljones1213 жыл бұрын
@@1jackdk if I had to take a guess it was what was on the ready tracks that day and Denver/Omaha said use what ya got
@theswitcher15 жыл бұрын
Great stuff as usual, just a question, once the Mid train helpers are attached to the front of the rear half do they move forward onto the rear of the front half?
@1jackdk5 жыл бұрын
Once the mid-trains units are coupled to the rear half, they pull up to the first section, couple up, and then the train pulls east. Then they stop, and the rear helper units come out of the yard and couple up to the rear. They do their air test, and off they go. On the other side the Tennessee Pass tunnel, at Malta, they stop in the small yard that has a crossover half way through the yard. They uncouple the mid-train units from the front and rear sections. Then the rear end helper pulls the rear half of the train back, the Mid-units run through the crossover to the other track. The rear helpers shove the train back together, and then drops off. The train does its air test, and heads east. The four midtrains run to the west end of the yard, couple to the two rear units, and they all head back down the mount grade to the yard at Minturn. Hope I explained that well. Thanks for watching...
@theswitcher15 жыл бұрын
@@1jackdk Thanks Jack well explained, thanks for the time in writing it out. Love all your videos of trains gone but not forgotten.
@chuckmosley25065 жыл бұрын
Was this train east or west bound?
@1jackdk5 жыл бұрын
They were heading basically south on the Tennessee Pass line Chuck, but its actually an eastbound move. Thanks for watching...
@bobhumberston30215 жыл бұрын
needs better sound
@1jackdk5 жыл бұрын
Sorry Bob! Best that I could do with what equipment was available at that time. Old VHS with mono sound track. When I up-graded in the mid 90's with a Sharp Slimcam, at least that started the era of stereo and much better sound.
@bobhumberston30215 жыл бұрын
@@1jackdk still watching videos,
@bobhumberston30215 жыл бұрын
@@1jackdk my side of family, granpa uncles dad where all railroad . steam to dsl,s. thanks for reply.
@anrails32205 жыл бұрын
Just be glad you got to see old trains
@bobhumberston30215 жыл бұрын
@@anrails3220 oh im glad our family grew up on trains.