The Moffat Tunnel, completed in 1928, is a 6.2-mile-long rail tunnel that cuts through the Continental Divide at over 9,200 feet above sea level.

The Colorado Department of Transportation’s Mountain Rail project team offered the public a detailed update at their June 18 ...

Colorado will continue to lease a crucial piece of state-owned infrastructure to the Union Pacific railroad for the next 25 years in exchange for help with its plans to expand ...

Gov. Jared Polis and Union Pacific Railroad President Beth Whited signed a 25-year lease agreement for passenger rail access through the Moffat Tunnel Monday, providing a route for regular train ...

The partnership ensures freight access through the Moffat Tunnel for 25 years, a Passenger Rail Access agreement for three daily round trips, and purchase of the Burnham Lead Line.

The 100-year-old tunnel cuts through the Continental Divide at 9,239 feet in elevation in a 6.2 mile long route. Due to its east-to-west orientation, the Moffat Tunnel was an original provider of a ...

The Moffat Tunnel, completed in 1928, is a 6.2-mile-long rail tunnel that cuts through the Continental Divide at over 9,200 feet above sea level.