Word: transcon
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...still Denver was not on a transcon- tinental system because the Denver & Salt Lake did not run to Salt Lake City or anywhere near it. Banker Moffat had spent all his money throwing the road over Rollins Pass, 11,600 ft. above sea level. Even when he got his tracks over the top, snow drifts would often force Denver & Salt Lake to shut down for weeks at a time. Now owned by Denver & Rio Grande, the road pierces the Continental Divide through the Moffat Tunnel at an elevation of only 9,000 ft., coasts gently down the western slope...
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