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Arguably the most scenic region through which South Orient trains
operated was SO's 11 miles of trackage rights over the UP (former SP)
Valentine Subdivision between Alpine and Paisano. This stretch of
track carried South Orient trains up a 1% grade to an elevation of
5074 feet at the summit of Paisano Pass, the highest railroad
elevation in Texas. In this shot, four South Orient geeps lead a
westbound train out of Alpine in January 1997.
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