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Call Number
K-376
Title
Moffat
Tunnel
.
East
Portal
1951
Creator(s)
Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975.
Summary
A
railroad
track
for the
Denver
&
Rio
Grande
Railroad
runs
from the
foreground
back
to the
East
Portal
of the
Moffat
Tunnel
on
Rollins
Pass
in
Gilpin
County
,
Colorado
. A
small
group
of
tents
is
in the
foreground
.
Pine
trees
stand
along
the
mountain
ridges
near
the
tunnel
portal
.
Construction
of the
tunnel
was
started
in
1923
and
completed
in
1927
. The
Moffat
Tunnel
,
named
for
David
H
.
Moffat
who
originated
the
idea
of
connecting
Denver
to the
west
coast
via
Salt
Lake
;
City
,
Utah
, was
dedicated
February
26
,
1928
when
the
first
passenger
train
passed
through
it
.
(Moffat
died
in
1911
and
thus
never
saw
his
dream
become
a
reality.)
The
tunnel
passed
under
James
Peak
and
eliminated
the
27-mile
trip
up
the
steep
grade
of
Rollins
Pass
,
effectively
cutting
travel
time
for the
trains
from
between
three
and
four
hours
to
just
12
minutes
.
Date
[1951?]
Notes
Negative
has
blue
tint.
;
See
also "
K-77
" and "
K-377.
";
Title
from
inventory
prepared
by
Western
History
Department
,
Denver
Public
Library
;
words
"
Kemp
#R-126
8
mi
.
W
. of
Rollinsville
Moffat
Tunnel
East
Portal
D&RG
Railroad
ca.
1951
"
penciled
on
negative
envelope.
;
R7001253761
Physical Description
1 photonegative ; 8 x 11 cm. (3 x 4 in.)
Subject
Railroad tunnels--Colorado--Gilpin County--1950-1960.
Gilpin County (Colo.)--1950-1960.
Moffat Tunnel (Colo.)--1950-1960.
Tents--Colorado--Gilpin County--1950-1960.
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
Rights
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material
Film
negatives.
;
Imaged.
;
Image
Format-Medium
Photograph
Filename
00125376.tif
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