Carbon Cut-Off Railway
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Headquarters | Rawlins, Wyoming |
Locale | Wyoming |
Dates of operation | February 12, 1889 | –
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Length | 19.22 miles (30.93 km) |
The Carbon Cut-Off Railway was a railroad line in the U.S. state of Wyoming. In 1889 the Union Pacific Railroad invested $221,000 (equivalent to about $6.37 million today[1]) to construct a rail line from Allen station on the main line (near Medicine Bow) to their coal mines near Hanna.[2] In 1892 the railroad operated 17.16 miles (27.62 km) of track between Allen and Hanna and an additional 2.06 miles (3.32 km) of track to the Hanna mine.[3]
Later the UP abandoned its original main line between Allen and , and now the Carbon Cut-Off Railway, along with a connection from Hanna to Dana, is part of the UP's .[citation needed]
See also[]
- List of defunct Wyoming railroads
References[]
- ^ 1634 to 1699: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy ofthe United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700-1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How much is that in real money?: a historical price index for use as a deflator of money values in the economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 1, 2020.
- ^ Athearn, Robert G. (1976). Union Pacific Country. University of Nebraska Press. p. 304. ISBN 978-0-8032-5829-7.
- ^ General Orders. United States Department of Army. 1893. pp. 32–33.
Categories:
- Defunct Wyoming railroads
- Predecessors of the Union Pacific Railroad
- Railway companies established in 1889
- 1889 establishments in Wyoming Territory
- Railroad cutoffs