Tennessee Pass - Part 1 - Railroad - Rail Cart - The Rocket Scientist
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- Опубліковано 30 лип 2022
- Come ride with us as we explore the old abandon "Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad", (DRWG) while we cross the Continental Divide. In this series of videos (this is part 1 of 36 parts), you will see ten of us with 4 homemade rail carts, 2 with motors, 1 with a motor and peddle power combined, and 1 with peddle power only (which we towed with another rail cart when needed) tackling the 10,000 plus foot altitude in the Colorado High Mountains. During this adventure you will see us traveling through tunnels, crossing trestles and going under arch bridges. You will see rockslides, streams, rivers, ponds and waterfalls. We will also be passing through old, abandoned Copper Mining operations, and sidings. There will be many towering mountains, valleys, meadows, woods, open fields, huge pastures and small towns in the middle of nowhere. And don't forget the wildlife. Please Like, Share and Subscribe! Thanks for Watching!
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This Abandoned Railroad does Remind me a lot like The Railroad between banks and Tillamook Oregon in the aftermath of the 2007 storm destroyed the connections.
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The Uinta Basin oil project in Utah is going to put a lot of pressure to reopen the abandoned tracks from Dotsero to Pueblo through the TN pass, especially with the issue of wanting to send the crude to the refineries on the Gulf Coast. There is opposition on the issue, especially from environmentalists over the risk that an eventual derailment of an oil train could spill crude into the Arkansas River, causing an unimaginable ecological disaster, but the pressure on Union Pacific to reopen TN Pass will go increasing especially when shipments of crude oil begin by Railroad from the Uinta Basin.
Sounds interesting.
Hi, I love the Rio and did some primitive wreck analysis on the line through Gore dependent on public info on accidents per ton mile. they already haul a lot of oil/crude and the risk is not great to me, but shit if they ever fuck up in the state bridge area theyre screwed. Its really tough rail territory, with high maintenance and environmental concerns.
I think they, UP RR, still have not decided that the Tennessee Pass line is completely extraneous and pull up the track and totally abandon the line. It is still one of those definite maybe, we'll wait and see situations. This line looks like it is mothballed, an abandon-in-place deal.
I hope it stays that way for a while. Thanks for your comment.
There is actually a massive political push to force UP to sell off the line to one of the many companies currently trying to buy it. There's a few railroads that want to buy it and use at least the eastern end of it to start moving grain from all the farms again. It's worth looking into if you want to learn more. WATCO (a shortline holding company) is currently starting a new railroad that runs from the western end of Kansas to Pueblo Colorado to pick up all the farms in that area, and it would add a large amount of grain traffic to the region. On the east end, where it meets Kansas, the line turns into the K&O Railroad which runs from there to Wichita Kansas. Sad thing though is WATCO is a cheap ass company and only operates the K&O at 10 miles an hour so unless they reinvest a lot into the line we'll never see anything more than very slow grain moves and car storage in there. In their defense though most of that track was built before WWI and has barely been touched up since. I've been out there a lot and most of the infrastructure is still original. That can't run anything heavier than a 4 axle GP40 west of Great Bend Kansas. Basically what I'm getting at though is there is a lot of demand in that region to reopen track that just a few years ago was planned for scrapping, and they're actually doing it.
@Zack Bobby the Uinta Basin oil project in Utah is going to put a lot of pressure to reopen the abandoned tracks from Dotsero to Pueblo through the TN pass, especially with the issue of wanting to send the crude to the refineries on the Gulf Coast. There is opposition on the issue, especially from environmentalists over the risk that an eventual derailment of an oil train could spill crude into the Arkansas River, causing an unimaginable ecological disaster, but the pressure on Union Pacific to reopen TN Pass will go increasing especially when shipments of crude oil begin by Railroad from the Uinta Basin.
How about a possibility of BNSF buying up the line?
Geez. I seen one in New Zealand where people were going down abandoned rail lines on scenic tours with GOLF CARTS fitted with train flange wheels
That's basically what we do here, but homemade instead.
I've been very curious about these tracks since i discovered them near eagle mine. What was your starting point in this vid?
Nevermind, i see yall started near the Tennessee Pass Railroad Tunnel
You might want to take this trip, it was a blast!
Pretty iffy around Gillman
Right!
Very cool! Are these tracks open for anyone? If not who do I need to contact to get permission?
As far as I know, yes, but this video was taken several years ago.
What happened why so short of video ?
There are 36 videos from this trip.
Could you go all the way from Leadville to Avon?
No, rockslides have damaged the tracks.
Decent coverage of TP. However through the series, it jumps around too much. One moment going downgrade at Belden, then instantly goes to upgrade above Pando. Not seamless at all. I did enjoy most of it. Thanks!🙏🏽
The Gopro cameras split the videos up in sections with random file numbers, difficult to put together in order (I'm a novice at camera work).
Where do you start from?
39°21'58.3"N 106°18'39.8"W
@@therocketscientist0000 Thank you now I just need to build my rail cart. How far north and south can you go? Sorry to ask but I'm new to this.
@@mountainmonk5874 Several miles both directions.
Looks like The Black Hole of Calcutta.
@@LesterMoore That is does!
Are u just visiting Tennessee?
I was just visiting Colorado; Tennessee Pass is in Colorado.
@dcyinkwy70 This is in Colorado.
Hope a train doesn't come
Not a chance!