Watching Trains Episode 10 - 17,000 HP and Two Cabooses

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An Eastbound Santa Fe freight train with six locomotives (three on the front and three mid train) lift a long mixed freight train over Raton Pass. There are two cabooses on the rear. One is being transferred to La Junta and the other is the train conductor's regular caboose.

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The train arrives in west Raton New Mexico and makes a short stop at the tower. Departing Raton, the train works its way over the pass, climbing the steep 3.5% grades on the New Mexico side and then descends down the Colorado side towards La Junta Colorado.

No narration, no music, just watching trains go by. Enjoy!

Video Contents:
00:00 Introduction
00:20 Arrival in Raton New Mexico.
00:37 Departing Raton New Mexico.
05:47 Eastbound over the Raton Creek bridge.
08:33 Working through the curves on the New Mexico side of the pass.
10:50 Entering the West Tunnel Portal.
12:38 Exiting the East Tunnel Portal.
13:33 Using Dynamic Brakes to safely descend the Colorado side.
16:40 Approaching the Starkville Mine.

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