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Denver Rail Route Debates Along White River and Yampa
The discussion weighs two possible routes through Colorado to connect Denver with the Northwest and Salt Lake. The White River path saves tunnel cost but favors northward bearing. the Yampa route offers larger valley lands and better farm potential and a link with Granger Wyoming for a direct Denver to Northwest corridor. An estimated tunnel cost ranges up to 2 million dollars, with the main range tunnel potentially five miles long.
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