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A GP35 and three GP30s lead a 47-car freight up the west side of Denver & Rio Grande Western’s Tennessee Pass at Mitchell, Colorado, in September 1969. Indicative of the severity of the grade, four F units and two older Geeps are cut in as mid-train helpers.
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It is certain that a Rio Grande caboose brings up the tail end of this long freight train..
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Remember that in 1997, Union Pacific mothballed this route.
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