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- Code Number:
- VRPV06P08_03
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Observation Passenger Railcar, Zephyr, Moffat Tunnel, Colorado, East Portal, Rollinsville, 1950s
- This single track railroad runs directly under the Continental Divide. It is 80 km (50 miles) west of Denver, Colorado. The East Portal is about 16 km (10 miles) west of the town of Rollinsville, The West Portal is near the Winter Park Resort ski area.
Height: 7.3 meters (24 feet) Width: 5.5 meters (18 feet) Length: 10.0 km (6.2 miles) Highest point: 2,816 meters (9,239 feet) above sea level Construction: 1923 Finished: 1927 First train: 1928
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