Nostalgia & History > Glenwood Springs Tunnel

The first Denver and Rio Grande train exited the western entrance of this tunnel and entered Glenwood Springs on October 5th, 1887.

Picture 1, enlarged 25%, “Call Number: WHJ-108. Title: Canon of the Grand from the top. “Title-Alternative. W. H. Jackson sample album. Colorado Book I; no. 108. Creator(s): Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942. Summary: Aerial view of Tunnel Point, a rocky promontory on the Colorado River, Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado. Shows the entrance to Glenwood Canyon, the Denver and Rio Grande unfinished roadbed, a dirt road, and Glenwood Springs in the distance. Date: between 1881 and 1885. Attribution to Jackson based on inclusion in bound W. H. Jackson sample album. Condition: print has small dark stain. Hand-lettered title reproduced in print.; Label on front of photoprint reads: ‘2425.’ Mounted on verso of album page: WHJ-107. Physical Description: 1 photoprint: albumen; 11 x 18 cm. (4 x 7 in.) mounted on album page.”

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Picture 2, picture 1 enlarged 50%. The eastern entrance to the tunnel. The eastern exit from the tunnel into the Glenwood Canyon.

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Picture 3, picture 1 enlarged 75%. The western entrance to the tunnel. The western exit from the tunnel to Glenwood Springs.

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On the China Daily website is an article “Last call for China's quaint 'green' trains.” with 10 interesting pictures. “China has made great efforts in recent years to develop its high-speed railway network and most major cities are connected by bullet trains. Despite the rapid expansion of China's modern system, some older low-speed trains - which Chinese call ‘green-skin trains’ because of their green appearance - still carry passengers in remote areas.”

At the bottom of the web page there are ten small blue numbers. If you click on one of these numbers you will go to a new page with a new picture.

http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2014-09/17/content_18612369.htm

I copied two of the pictures, numbers 2 and 5, and pasted them below.

Picture 4, China Daily picture 2, “A man pulls his baby into the car at a crowded station in this picture from October 2013. [Photo/IC]”



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/18/14 05:45 by flynn.

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Picture 5, China Daily picture 5, “This older train is shrouded in the steam that powers it in February. It is one of the few remaining steam-powered trains in the country. [Photo/IC].’

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Go to Glenwood Springs on "Google Maps." Then move the little man over on to I-70 for a highway view. Going east you can follow #6 from Glenwood Springs to the west end of the tunnel.

jb