Tennessee Pass
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Tennessee Pass is a crossing of the Continental Divide by US Highway 24, and a former railroad line.
The Denver and Rio Grande Western built over Tennessee Pass at 10,424' in 1881. The first tunnel through Tennessee Pass opened in 1890 (at 10,239'), replaced by a second tunnel in 1945. The 2550' 1945 tunnel reached an elevation of 10,220', with grades of 1.5% westbound, but 3.0% heading east.
The Tennessee Pass railroad line is embargoed and unlikely to reopen under Union Pacific.
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The Denver and Rio Grande Western built over Tennessee Pass at 10,424' in 1881. The first tunnel through Tennessee Pass opened in 1890 (at 10,239'), replaced by a second tunnel in 1945. The 2550' 1945 tunnel reached an elevation of 10,220', with grades of 1.5% westbound, but 3.0% heading east.
The Tennessee Pass railroad line is embargoed and unlikely to reopen under Union Pacific.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Pass_(Colorado)
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Coordinates: 39°21'44"N 106°18'42"W
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