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UP - Yarmony Tunnel

Eagle County, Colorado

Map 

Description 

Built 1932-4 as part of the "Dotsero Cutoff" connecting the Moffat Road (D&SL) with the D&RGW.

Facts 

Overview
Tunnel on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Eagle County, Colorado
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1932-4
Railroads
- Amtrak (AMTK)
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (DRGW)
- Southern Pacific Railroad (SP)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Tunnel
Dimensions
Total length: 647.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.89715, -106.71070   (decimal degrees)
39°53'50" N, 106°42'39" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
13/353752/4417742 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
McCoy
Inventory number
BH 63176 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Amtrak (584)
Built 1933 (681)
Built during 1930s (12,359)
Colorado (786)
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (190)
Eagle County, Colorado (63)
Open (41,560)
 Owned by railroad (14,330)
Railroad (17,179)
Southern Pacific Railroad (726)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,220)
Tunnel (1,374)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,531)

Update Log 

  • February 11, 2015: Updated by Luke: Name
  • February 11, 2015: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley

Sources 

  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Luke

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