Mike Condren Photos Rio Grande GP40s

This GP40 is seen in a helper consist exiting Tennessee Pass tunnel in CO. The train is eastbound on May 23, 1980.

The help set is then seen heading back into the tunnel on its way back to Minturn, CO on May 23, 1980.

This GP40 is between 2 GP30s in a consist leading a westbound train toward Moffat Tunnel on May 22, 1980.

This GP40 is in a consist at Tennessee Pass, CO on May 24, 1980.

This helper set is finally heading back to Minturn, CO on March 31, 1976.

This is the rear unit of a mid-train helper set at Tennessee Pass, CO on May 23, 1980.

This view shows the train proceeding toward Maltaand the Arkansas River Valley and shows the helper set at the left returning.

This hekper set is seen heading west toward the tunnel at Tennessee Pass, CO on May 23, 1980.

This GP40 is working in Leadville, CO on the branch from Malta on August 8, 1972.

This view shows 14,421' Mount Massive, the tallest peak in Colorado.

Here we see an eastbound freight passing the passenger station at Glenwood Springs, CO on May 25, 1980.

The Rio Grande local is making a delivery to the Colorado & Southern at Leadville, CO on April 1, 1976.

We see a southbound local at Malta, CO on April 1, 1976.

This GP40 is seen in the KCS/MILW joint facility in Kansas City, MO in August 1984.

After riding the "Rio Grande Zephyr", David McDonald and I toured Colorado. We were passing over Tennessee Pass when we met this set of helpers heading back toward Minturn. We turned around and gave chase.

We caught up with the helpers at Belden.

We caught up with the helpers again at the "high bridge" at Redcliff.

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