Rio Grande In Color Volume 8: Hauling Freight over the Great Divide Equipment Also sidebars on CNR Hotels

Also sidebars on CNR Hotels and Trans-Canada Air Lines

separating his work from other photographers in the series

1976 – a short 16 years of existence for the Erie Lackawanna Railway

which participated in the event that took the nation by storm

In this book we witness the final days of Rio Grande-powered trains in the 1990s as they charge up 2% grades

Rio Grande In Color Volume 8: Hauling Freight over the Great Divide Equipment Also sidebars on CNR HotelsJeff Simley On Rio Grandes Tennessee Pass, the SP Central Corridor crossed The Great Divide, a formidable obstacle to east west rail traffic, in the 1990s. A new locomotive, the GE AC4400CW, was introduced to tame the 3% grades, hauling massive tonnage 24 7 at 10,000+ feet! This included coal & taconite trains at 13,000+ tons, double stack trains, & a fleet of merchandise freights. ORDER NOW Item # 1777 128 Pages, All Color, $69. 95 March 1, 2024