Moffatt Tunnel West Portal, Colorado

The Moffatt Tunnel is a six-mile long railroad and water tunnel bored through the continental divide in the Rockies in the late 1920s. It bypassed more than 20 miles of slow and meandering track including loops and tunnels, over Rollins Pass, between Tolland and Fraser, Colorado. Ultimately, the new route, with other smaller tunnels, cut off around 175 miles of track distance between Denver and the Pacific Coast. The tunnel took four years to make, and opened in 1928. 28 people died in its construction. The western portal is located immediately adjacent to the Winter Park ski resort.