Tennessee Pass route
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The Tennessee Pass route is a historic and steep railroad line crossing Colorado’s Continental Divide, long known as a key mountain passage for freight and passenger trains in the Rocky Mountains.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Pass line | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain railroad
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| builtFor | access to Colorado mining districts ⓘ |
| bypassedBy |
Joint Line via Palmer Divide
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moffat Tunnel route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Dotsero, Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minturn, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Pueblo, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses |
Continental Divide of the Americas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennessee Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electrified | no ⓘ |
| engineeringSignificance | example of late 19th-century mountain railroad engineering ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| grade | up to about 3 percent ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Tennessee Pass line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennessee Pass subdivision NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature | numerous curves and grades ⓘ |
| hasOperatingChallenges |
avalanche risk
ⓘ
steep westbound and eastbound approaches ⓘ |
| hasStructure | Tennessee Pass Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPointElevation |
about 10,240 feet
ⓘ
about 3,120 meters ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
important passenger train route in Colorado
ⓘ
key transcontinental freight corridor through the Rockies ⓘ |
| knownFor |
heavy freight traffic
ⓘ
mountain railroading ⓘ steep grades ⓘ |
| laterOperatedBy | Union Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Colorado ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEraOfHeavyUse | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| notableFor | challenging winter operations ⓘ |
| openedAsRailRoute | late 19th century ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalGauge | narrow gauge ⓘ |
| partOf | former Denver and Rio Grande Western main line ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Arkansas River valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eagle River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Leadville, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railroadHeritage | part of Colorado railroad history ⓘ |
| region | central Colorado ⓘ |
| status | out of regular service for through freight ⓘ |
| terrain | high-elevation alpine environment ⓘ |
| tunnelLocation | under Tennessee Pass ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight trains
ⓘ
passenger trains ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tennessee Pass line