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Alpine Tunnel is a 1,772 ft (540 m) narrow gauge railroad tunnel located east of Pitkin, Colorado, on the former Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad route from Denver to Gunnison. At an elevation of 11,523 feet (3,512 m), it was the first tunnel constructed across the Continental Divide in Colorado and was the highest railroad tunnel in ...
It took 18 months to complete, with most of the construction done during the winter months. The tunnel only had a thirty-year life span, with the last locomotive passing through the tunnel on November 10, 1910. The line exited the west portal of the Alpine Tunnel, to Alpine Tunnel Station, the highest railroad station in the United States.
Alpine Tunnel: 11,523 feet (3,512 m) Alpine Tunnel, first tunnel over Continental Divide in Colorado, highest railroad tunnel and at 1,772 ft (540 m) longest narrow-gauge tunnel in North America. Tunnel abandoned since 1910, impassable, unpaved road on approaches, reconstructed telegraph office with station platform near southern (wester
The Mont Blanc tunnel, used by more than 1.7 million vehicles last year, will close on Sept. 4 for 15 weeks, raising concern over its impact on Italy's economy, including tourism and exports.
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The Alpine rail line, which is backed by the ruling League party but fiercely opposed by its coalition partner the 5-Star Movement, has a price tag of more than 20 billion euros ($22.6 billion ...
The Colorado and Southern 3-ft-gauge lines were formed in 1898 from the Colorado Central and the Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroads.The narrow gauge operations had four distinct portions: the Platte Canyon Line from Denver to Como, the Gunnison Line from Como to Gunnison via Alpine Tunnel, Highline between Como and Leadville, and the Clear Creek rail line from Denver to Silver Plume.