Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 25 minutes ago
We take a quick visit to Union Pacific's former Denver & Rio Grande Western mainline over Tennessee Pass on July 14 and 16 2023 to see the condition of the line today.
We'll look at some of the challenges to reactivating the old D&RGW, as well as visit places that generated traffic to this line in the past such as Mears Junction and Poncha Junction.
A nice little visit to imagine "what if...)
We take a quick visit to Union Pacific's former Denver & Rio Grande Western mainline over Tennessee Pass on July 14 and 16 2023 to see the condition of the line today.
We'll look at some of the challenges to reactivating the old D&RGW, as well as visit places that generated traffic to this line in the past such as Mears Junction and Poncha Junction.
A nice little visit to imagine "what if...)




![Winter Steam Spectacular
If you like steam locomotives, then seeing steam in the
winter season is a treat, with the snow, and cold winter days with
with steam billowing everywhere!
In Winter Steam Spectacular youll visit 5 steam railroads and see
some special winter operations!
Your winter railroading spectacular
includes:
The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad: Travel to colorful
Colorado to one of the premier steam railroads in the USA. See 2-8-2
#473 pulling the regular winter passenger train, as well as in charge of a
special freight run up the Animas Canyon in the dead of winter!
Heber Valley Railroad: Visit the stunning Wasatch Mountains of Utah
where 2-8-0 #618 blasts through a winter paradise with mountain
peaks and placid lakes.
New Hope & Ivyland: Watch as 2-8-0 #40 pulls a mixed train with
clear blue skies and lots of billowing steam.
Nevada Northern: Enjoy winter action with 4-6-0 #40 and 2-8-0 #93
on both freight and passenger trains, including a doubleheaded freight
train with BOTH locomotives pulling!
Western Maryland Scenic: Fantastic steam action as 2-8-0 #734
demonstrates what a pusher locomotive was all about!. See 734
shoving hard on the rear of a freight train in the mountains of Western
Maryland!
Enjoy lots of steam action!
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:03 Durango & Silverton Cascade Passenger Train #473
19:27 Durango D&RGW Photo Charter WITH #473
34:37 Heberr Valley Railroad (Union Pacific #618)
52:04 New Hope & Ivyland (Lancasteer & Chester #40)]
1:01:31 Nevada Northern #93 & #40
1:24:17 Western Maryland Scenic Railroad #734 Winter Steam Spectacular](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/f-RigyURwrA/mqdefault.jpg)





