What a wonderful trip back in time. Loved seeing all of the “fallen flag” engines and cars; especially C&NW, SP, D&RGW, etc. Truly appreciate all of the efforts put into producing the video!
Drove through there during the same time period. Beautiful scenery but a lot of people upset about loss of jobs. Some railroad business hopefuls still trying to reopen it versus a lot of NIMBY complaints. Royal Gorge Scenic runs from Canon City to Parkdale roundtrip and is a very nice train to ride.
I wish the Tennessee Pass rail line is back online for freight and passenger service as a detour when the Moffat route is closed for repairs and avoid the freight traffic in Southern Wyoming. More views in Colorado by train is better than one route between Denver and Glenwood Springs on the Moffat line. I hope people will help create the funds to restore and upgrade the Tennessee Pass Line between Dotsero and Canyon City.
@@RailwayProductions That's right. The plans to revive this rail line between Pueblo and Dotsero, Colorado, are still alive, but what version it will be is in question. The Colorado Pacific Railroad wants to lease the route to move agriculture product, while the Rio Grande Pacific has plans for a line that would carry both freight and passengers. It is still unclear if the Rio Grande Pacific plan will include the transport of oil. Union Pacific is supporting the Rio Grande Pacific version to develop service on the Tennessee Pass Line to move freight and passengers. It has agreed to lease the line to Rio and insists it is not negotiating with other companies. However, the Rio Grande Pacific is facing a lawsuit involving the Uinta Basin Railway project in Utah. Already approved by the Surface Transportation Board, the project could transport up to 350,000 barrels of waxy crude oil on Union Pacific’s Moffat Line, which is active, through Dotsero in western Eagle County and along the Colorado River en route to Denver and Gulf Coast refineries. Eagle County and other environmental groups filed the lawsuit. The question is would the transport of oil happen on the Tennessee Pass Line? Rio Grande Pacific officials insist it would not use Tennessee Pass to move oil. In fact, Rio Grande Pacific recently amended its lease with Union Pacific to exclude the presence of hazardous materials on the Tennessee Pass Line. Eagle County officials claim they have not heard from Rio Grande Pacific in months regarding the project, and Chaffee County (Colo.) commissioners wonder if the crude oil would be included under the hazardous material definition. The STB (Surface Transportation Board) rejected an expedited deal by the Colorado Midland & Pacific, which is working with the Rio Grande, to lease the Tennessee Pass Line. The Colorado Pacific Railroad said if the STB grants a lease request involving Colorado Midland & Pacific and Union Pacific it will not eliminate the underlying issue of whether crude oil, coal, or hazardous commodities traverse the line “because Union Pacific is the underlying owner of the rail and it cannot refuse to transport those commodities if someone makes a reasonable request for service.” Colorado Pacific wants the Tennessee Pass to serve as a viable alternative to Union Pacific’s Moffat Tunnel route for freight traffic. The company also offered a daily roundtrip passenger service between Pueblo and Minturn, Colorado, but does not believe there is enough population to support such a move and pulled the idea.
@@MJMUA-camr Wait a minute, Matthew. Jack Williams told me that the process of the Tennessee Pass line being revived is already underway. It turned out that the line through the Moffat Tunnel can't handle anymore of the increasing traffic and the officials have decided to re-open Tennessee Pass.
In this presentation there is only one passenger train! And it’s Amtrak’s California Zephyr going to grand junction and back to Denver but the Royal gorge scene there is no passsenger train excursion scene in this presentation also
That’s because the excursion train didn’t exist when this was filmed. The excursion train came about after the line was put out of service to through freight trains.
Old southern Pacific Trains and Chicago and north western 1990s
What a wonderful trip back in time. Loved seeing all of the “fallen flag” engines and cars; especially C&NW, SP, D&RGW, etc. Truly appreciate all of the efforts put into producing the video!
i’m glad they brought these movies to youtube. i still have the cd case for all of the movies! these bring back very good memories as a kid
Also the southern pacific General Electric motives are the last new locomotives for the southern pacific
i'd watch this, the train of Lafayette, Sante Fe Mainline Memories, etc... surely made my childhood
Beautiful program! Thank you, RailwayProductions!
i am so glad that burnington northern train made a cameo appearance in the tennessee pass and the royal gorge route was so epic!!!
i love these images from Colorado scenic train rides was so memorable!!!🥰☺
Very well done video. Maybe this route will open again in some form. I hope so!! Thanks for sharing.
Great adventure! 😍😍😍😍😍😍🤩🤩🤩🤩
Thank you
did you know Theodore Roosevelt the 26th president has seen the royal gorge in 1905 during his second term? That's nice!!!
Awesome.
Tennessee Pass was Also Filmed in Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) Along with the Moffat Route.
Wow!
Watching the trains going through the canyon was amazing!
Thanks for sharing.
Drove through there during the same time period. Beautiful scenery but a lot of people upset about loss of jobs. Some railroad business hopefuls still trying to reopen it versus a lot of NIMBY complaints. Royal Gorge Scenic runs from Canon City to Parkdale roundtrip and is a very nice train to ride.
I wish the Tennessee Pass rail line is back online for freight and passenger service as a detour when the Moffat route is closed for repairs and avoid the freight traffic in Southern Wyoming. More views in Colorado by train is better than one route between Denver and Glenwood Springs on the Moffat line. I hope people will help create the funds to restore and upgrade the Tennessee Pass Line between Dotsero and Canyon City.
There are a couple of competing proposals to reopen the line, but thus far nothing has happened.
@@RailwayProductions That's right. The plans to revive this rail line between Pueblo and Dotsero, Colorado, are still alive, but what version it will be is in question.
The Colorado Pacific Railroad wants to lease the route to move agriculture product, while the Rio Grande Pacific has plans for a line that would carry both freight and passengers. It is still unclear if the Rio Grande Pacific plan will include the transport of oil.
Union Pacific is supporting the Rio Grande Pacific version to develop service on the Tennessee Pass Line to move freight and passengers. It has agreed to lease the line to Rio and insists it is not negotiating with other companies.
However, the Rio Grande Pacific is facing a lawsuit involving the Uinta Basin Railway project in Utah. Already approved by the Surface Transportation Board, the project could transport up to 350,000 barrels of waxy crude oil on Union Pacific’s Moffat Line, which is active, through Dotsero in western Eagle County and along the Colorado River en route to Denver and Gulf Coast refineries. Eagle County and other environmental groups filed the lawsuit.
The question is would the transport of oil happen on the Tennessee Pass Line? Rio Grande Pacific officials insist it would not use Tennessee Pass to move oil. In fact, Rio Grande Pacific recently amended its lease with Union Pacific to exclude the presence of hazardous materials on the Tennessee Pass Line.
Eagle County officials claim they have not heard from Rio Grande Pacific in months regarding the project, and Chaffee County (Colo.) commissioners wonder if the crude oil would be included under the hazardous material definition.
The STB (Surface Transportation Board) rejected an expedited deal by the Colorado Midland & Pacific, which is working with the Rio Grande, to lease the Tennessee Pass Line. The Colorado Pacific Railroad said if the STB grants a lease request involving Colorado Midland & Pacific and Union Pacific it will not eliminate the underlying issue of whether crude oil, coal, or hazardous commodities traverse the line “because Union Pacific is the underlying owner of the rail and it cannot refuse to transport those commodities if someone makes a reasonable request for service.”
Colorado Pacific wants the Tennessee Pass to serve as a viable alternative to Union Pacific’s Moffat Tunnel route for freight traffic. The company also offered a daily roundtrip passenger service between Pueblo and Minturn, Colorado, but does not believe there is enough population to support such a move and pulled the idea.
Well we will remember the line the Tennessee pass and the Royal gorge route in the past until 1997
@@MJMUA-camr Wait a minute, Matthew. Jack Williams told me that the process of the Tennessee Pass line being revived is already underway. It turned out that the line through the Moffat Tunnel can't handle anymore of the increasing traffic and the officials have decided to re-open Tennessee Pass.
@@andrewcrumb8027 oh I am sorry but it was reopening since 1997
I like the big Trains
Very cool Train video
Awesome I’ve wanted to see this for a while now
Hope you enjoy it
Fantastic Next Steam in the Spring.
Awesome video really hope this rail line gets used again
I hope so too, Brian. If they'll ever come to a good decision, it will be used again.
A lot railroads have interest in it as of now, Omnitrax, Colorado Pacific, and even a Utah coal railroad I think?
@Jack Williams That's excellent news!
@Jack Williams Awesome!
@Jack Williams Thank you for the good news.
I saw a noice cameo appearance of the Norfolk southern #9049 which was so amazing!!! At 1:04:50 and 1:03:05
No, that's #9049.
@@andrewcrumb8027 oops
Love this video
With the Union Pacific and the southern pacific running on this line in Colorado looks fabulous!!!!
Narrated by the Late Great John Hingsbergen
In this presentation there is only one passenger train! And it’s Amtrak’s California Zephyr going to grand junction and back to Denver but the Royal gorge scene there is no passsenger train excursion scene in this presentation also
That’s because the excursion train didn’t exist when this was filmed. The excursion train came about after the line was put out of service to through freight trains.
from Denver and back 2:00 and 5:30
Always good content, and full of history
5:37 Amtrak California Zephyr Eastbound
Maybe the train is returning to Denver
This from Back from 1997 in D&RGW Union pacific BN Southern pacific
Awesome video!
Glad you like it
28:17 1:05:55 same footages from the alphabet train was SO awesome!!!
Railway Productions can you make sure that you post the America by rail programs on your UA-cam channel as well please ?
My childhood
Hopefully this line will get revived someday
Let’s just wait and see because whatever happens is gonna happen
32:40 another footage from alphabet train was a great railroading drama
but Theodore Roosevelt was at the royal gorge route in 1905!!! at the hanging bridge!!!!
We paid a visit to the Tennessee pass and the Royal gorge route in 1997
2:00 and 5:30 Amtrak California Zephyr cameos!!!
RIP Greg Scholl :(
I love Disney’s and Disney’s Pixar’s.❤
...wheres the correlation?
what do ANY of your comments mean!?!?
Disney and Pixar is awesome where it started in 1980s
@oshmanhossain676 wrong topic. Just saying.
Rest in peace greg scholl!
Me too I miss him
A railroad long since gone, will it ever come back?
I love Disney Junior, Disney Channel and Disney XD.❤
On the top the man looks like Abraham Lincoln but it’s not 1:20:44
did someone say the southern pacific and Union Pacific merger? 4:24
Yes, UP bought SP
@@RailwayProductions and then what did they merge into?
@@RailwayProductions do you know?
@@MJMUA-camr Union Pacific
@@RailwayProductions oh just Union Pacific?
same footages from Colorado scenic train rides were also cool!!!! at 1:08:13 1:14:40
I love America by Rail on Disney Junior, Disney Channel and Disney XD.❤
I watch of the southern pacifc from 1990s
500th like!!👍🏽
Yay! Thank you!
Tennessee pass unfortunately is going to remain Dormant as there isnt enough traffic to justify reopening the line!
we Watch Trains in 1990s
What happened to the section in the Royal Gorge? Its been cut
1:20:54
Dude. Like,... dude. Y'know?