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Rio Grande DRGW 5362 3067 Helper Set Minturn CO
It's a beautiful fall day in the Colorado Rockies as SD40T-2 5362, GP40 3067 and another SD40T-2 pose at the sand tower in Rio Grande's Minturn, Colorado yard on October 9, 1983.
Keeping the helper sets serviced and ready to do battle with the twenty-two miles of uphill grades on Rio Grande's Tennessee Pass line is the name of the game at the small locomotive facility.
When another eastbound approaches, this set will be positioned either in the middle or the rear of the train and lend the extra horsepower needed to get to the tonnage over the 10,400 foot summit of the pass.
Rio Grande DRGW 5362 3067 Helper Set Minturn CO
It's a beautiful fall day in the Colorado Rockies as SD40T-2 5362, GP40 3067 and another SD40T-2 pose at the sand tower in Rio Grande's Minturn, Colorado yard on October 9, 1983.
Keeping the helper sets serviced and ready to do battle with the twenty-two miles of uphill grades on Rio Grande's Tennessee Pass line is the name of the game at the small locomotive facility.
When another eastbound approaches, this set will be positioned either in the middle or the rear of the train and lend the extra horsepower needed to get to the tonnage over the 10,400 foot summit of the pass.