Morning Sun Books Inc 1732 Rio Grande in Color -- Volume 7: Front Range (Hardcover, 128 Pages)

Morning Sun Books Inc -1732 Rio Grande In Color Volume 7: Front Range from Morning Sun Books is an all-color look at 1990s action on this mountain railroad. The Front Range mountains west of Denver are a formidable railroading challenge. The Rio Grande and its predecessor Denver North Western and Pacific overcame them by going over them and then through them via Moffat Tunnel. In this book we witness the final days of Rio Grande-powered trains in the 1990s as they charge up 2% grades, 10-degree curves, and 28 tunnels to the Moffat Tunnel at the Continental Divide. You will also get a look at giant coal trains using three separate power consists holding back their tonnage as they descend from the Divide into Denver. Coverage extends west through Byers Canyon and Gore Canyon to see the Rio Grande moving freight "Thru the Rockies, not around them". Rio Grande In Color Volume 7 is one of several titles about the legendary Denver & Rio Grande Western. Hardcover, 128 pages.