Moffatt Road (Denver Northwestern and Pacific)
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View of Rock Creek Canyon showing the Moffatt railroad grade at upper right.
"This two and one half miles of railroad track with tunnels No. 45, 46, 47, 48 and the big bridge across the creek was considered the costliest piece of grade on the railroad. A high bridge across the canyon in the foreground could have eliminated all this costly construction and maintenance and such a bridge was contemplated, but steel for the structure was unobtainable...
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"Bond, Colo., June 16, 1934. Not only were there hundreds of people from Denver, Utah and towns of the western slope of Colorado, but also the local people, who turned out one hundred percent." -- McCoy Memoirs, p. 79
The train in the foreground is the Pioneer Zephyr.
"Three special passenger trains left Denver at intervals for Bond loaded with passengers, among them were many dignitaries, also special trains from the west. Gov. Ed Johnson of Colorado...
