| Show I NOTABLE PIECE Of DOUBLE TRACK Donver Denver Rio Grandos Work Through Eagle Can Canyon Canyon Canyon yon Difficult NOW FINISHED AND IN USE tt a I Tm lit la It I hind I OH rah Either Slur Th 1 main of rat tho t A lulu Kid R H rea Ms ih the II of the Hit 11 continent on the e enat jt by c lowly follow fallow followIng fallowIng Ing InA the th rouse our of the th Arkansas river from to 10 the hi d 11 watery of M the Ih fork Th The main range rano ran of lIf f the Ih Rocky Roky mountains mountain IK le I pierced 1 at Ten Tn nM tip w Pass by a R tunnel 1571 1172 ft ft fl In l of ut f the th highest hl n t 1 point I i t shed by b the Ihn 1 track being ft above wa eR level On the Ih slop lope the Ih line follow follows the Ih OU of the Eagle Baffle Ea l river from froll lt Its Ita h head hd d t W a confluence with the Ih Grand Uran river th III ce down dawn the ran ranI n I on un of if r the 11 Grand to the mouth of or the Lh river at al Grand Junc Junction tion TWO 10 ild In Is I n Ii division terminal term where I i i natures on tn lne Ine sad aad eI tram train crew crawl in Inh tenth both h lh frIght and are ar hens hll d i 1 Mint urn la Is I a terminal tot fot rl t tir engine In and uM sutra crows crow la In fr s ra h e and fur for and erf r n i In to passenger r It Thus Thull the Ihl of tf the th main lint Ins Hill lId 1 1 t end nn I is 18 an n engine line dl did r for tor or hoth freight and passenger service n TI rt rl stretch of 01 a per cent t trade grades rn and Tennessee Ienn e pars ner it i i e the fh use ua of a ar e number or of f hirer The Th home hem of t tb a bel 0 r N Is I at St Minturn to which point the Ih they r return turn light after an a trip to In Ten me a JV tr HR aa This Thin condition tends tenda to tu tow w ward r d i i un on n of truffle on the tl 11 i mile miles of or 3 per r rent cent nt grades d and ond on ac ae r un of nt the fh rapid growth of both freight rth and passenger business U it ha hat has beI t bt rn taunt un Imperative to In construct Un u n mal track rak over Or a portion of or the Ih AI JI UNDERTAKING I 1 the rapid of or ort t and aud leaving freight U ter hr terminal minal the Ih policy adopted acme year YI tC C vi Ia JM as 11 to I doable track tk for fora a x hart n rt p on either other aide side ami atul t h the I h yards vardi ard of terminals art HIM J in the matter of or dm I u mulling 11 s of Or the tb t f per peri i ant nt ri h It III II i was wan deemed deem expedient t I xi x nl tin the sa and nd track eastward from fro K Ip x the Ih e Ift easterly ft rl end of the ex n t uI le track through h the I terminals to In MM Hi ruff cliff a distance of 6 II mil n v au p of the peculiar topo 10 0 gr or it the II country and the tb unusual rh I 1 characteristic of title this portion i of f to II Inn a more difficult pies piece of If Anu le t could uld hardly have ha been beto undertaken ALONG THE KAGI B BIn In portion of Its II course cou river ver M we through a very v narrow and an canyon In fact ao en narrow that U It was b found rund Impracticable to W WIh pa the Ih old ohl with lh the Ih new nen 11 track Further complication his In the Ih existing congest congested con ed tf of or the canyon anyon are ocea otea R hy by patented lode looe and placer pla or claims claim a number of which are ar of operated rated to a considerable extent Accordingly It wax was U deemed deem nt to 10 the line for a greot rent i 1 r portion r rf ion of lt Its Ita length lenth on the I b opposite silt lilt 1110 of d r the Ih from th the prevent present track k kIn Tn In or I r not to tit exceed 10 den dele a as the th five river nr cro cross Inge Ing and three Ir short hort tunnels tunnel were neres ne ears farj flar in the Ih five miles mil of or line but bUI In InI Ibis Ihl I hl only three th of the Ih maxim maximum um ur lr II a were wen er u used lUIed ed The Tb tunnel find and all of the th bridges bridge except one on art are nn nil i ur urn es H The Th maximum gradient on the th old k l I la 3 per Lent cent I but this Ihl r rate t ui ut I grade rad not nol being baing vor ver r the lilt entire distant it was wai i in III uc use ua H It maximum gradient adIL of 30 pet pe rant 1001 on the new ne track This Thin though slight Blight hL I ii of nt especial benefit since In 1 the new n track la for eastbound bound or r uphill train trains HAD DAD COMPLICATION As All In Is t usual uRual In districts the Ih vay matters matter were we somewhat ml The numerous claims delm with their Improvements tun els 1 and waste dumps dump n rather tedious and nd laborious negotiation lions tion on nn the part of the railroad right if f a It agents In Home come instance It II Wit was HK found Cuno a to 10 construct re reo wails wl la oa on la the t river nv side aide act of the Un d In order to provide ground round space fur for mining D OCT 17 C Tin 11 grading was ti Ita performed d by b local I An air toni lont plant w was wa Installed at Belden BIden v between the Ih stoma extreme ends end en of or orI tin the I h work From this plant pred air was WU piped both way waya to furnish for fAr th Ih the operation Op ratton of ot air Ir drill drills w hit n were used both in the tat Us tunnel tunI and nd I III ht the Ih open o ruts ul The Jh WITH were r all dri driven through solid i oik rok k without or other toting lining und and arc an notable because Of ter the tb large law 11 via vi li II It ft t by b tt M ft n TIll This large lar si sahib ilor Il was waa adapted In order tn to tt conform I My sly to I ti the Denver r at A Rio Bio limn I L It I standard dla dM foi nr st 1 A As s o largi a portion ot d I Ho I h entire grading quantities tie lle ties of or d rock rk excavation tho the through the tb win winter winter work umu It on un ter month without serious rl nee emi Kutu m t in putting putU off ott account of 0 tile the th was wu II nr on large lar number of or train terms paring Ulna In m oloa duel proximity to 10 the Ih work rk Denver et k Rio Grande lInd standard Ib 11 M falls II M n ft fl snug with Uh plain four bolt boll angle bum and ll tI 1111 were il d 1 In III 1111 the lra k Tin The mire Murk r ut i was waa 11 on nn without i tn tlc tic II und the Ib new nw n lie 1 X k lH placed ed In operation 11 for fur Best eB ti trains Oct 37 Ky A kii Jt w |
