Rio Grande In Color Volume 8: Hauling Freight over the Great Divide Equipment The diesel and multiple unit

The diesel and multiple unit electric roster is explored in this all-color look from the 1950s to today

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Jim Kinkaid

Featuring loads of Alcos and transition paint

some lesser trains and THE LAKE CITIES are examined as EL winds up its long distance passenger service

Rio Grande In Color Volume 8: Hauling Freight over the Great Divide Equipment The diesel and multiple unitJeff 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