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1) B & B Boys
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"B & B Boys, Tennessee Pass." They are at the tunnel entrance at Tennesse Pass, most likely on the east side, not far from the depot location. This is the tunnel that collapsed under the highway in July 2012.
Tom Gill is at far right. There are three people standing on scaffolding which is pulled on wheels by a horse along the tracks through the tunnel. The scaffolding is used to do work inside the tunnel. [Information courtesy of Jimmy Blouch]...
2) B & B Boys
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"B & B Boys: Fred P., Tom N., Al, Tom G. [Tom Gill]
They are at the tunnel entrance at Tennessee Pass, most likely on the east side, not far from the depot location. This is the tunnel that collapsed under the highway in July 2012. They are using movable scaffolding (on train wheels) pulled by a horse along the track in the tunnel in order to perform tunnel maintenance. [Information courtesy of Jimmy Blouch]
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Railroad employees stand in front of engine 3410. Engine 3410 was a 2-8-8-2 type engine which was owned by and operated on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. The train is possibly stopped at the top of Tennessee Pass. A building listing the elevation can be seen in the top right corner, and is listed as "Elevation 10242."
