A Southern Pacific freight approaches the east switch of the siding at Texas Creek, Colorado, while following the Arkansas River westbound on Rio Grande’s original mainline route through the Royal Gorge and over Tennessee Pass on September 4, 1995. Powering the train is SP EMD SD40T-2 Nos. 8521 and 8547, followed by a SP SD40M-2 in a SD45 carbody and Cotton Belt GP40M-2 No. 7286, a rebuilt GP40.
