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[QUOTE]Originally posted by The Chief: [QB] [b]Repairs on historic Moffat Tunnel will divert Amtrak from scenic mountain route[/b] CASPER, Wyoming - Amtrak's [b]California Zephyr[/b] will be detoured away from one of the most scenic passenger rail routes in the country for about a month this summer while repairs are made on the historic [b]Moffat Tunnel[/b]. The 6.2-mile-long tunnel, which opened in 1928, punches through the Continental Divide in the mountains 50 miles west of Denver. Amtrak will detour north from Denver to Cheyenne, Wyo., and then west across Wyoming to Salt Lake City. Normally, the Zephyr winds through numerous shorter tunnels in the foothills west of Denver, climbs to the Moffat Tunnel at 9,242 feet above sea level and then follows the Colorado River west through steep, narrow canyons until crossing into Utah and heading north to Salt Lake City. Railroad officials have not set the exact dates of the closure. Some coal trains might use the tunnel at night during the rail repair work. The Ski Train, an excursion train that runs between Denver and the Winter Park ski resort in winter and summer months, will be suspended during the repairs. Winter Park lies just on the west side of the Moffat Tunnel. Residents of Winter Park, Glenwood Springs and other resort towns along the route say the closure will be hard on the travel business. The Moffat Tunnel is named for David Moffat Jr., the [b]Denver & Rio Grande Railroad[/b] president who pushed its construction. The tunnel saved about 150 miles and at least four hours of rail travel time. from [i]Casper Star-Tribune[/i] [URL=http://www.casperstartribune.net/news/wyoming/]http://www.casperstartribune.net/news/wyoming/[/URL] Wow! [/QB][/QUOTE]
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