Marshall Pass

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The Marshall Pass was part of Denver & Rio Grande's narrow gauge transcontinental route from Denver to Salt Lake City. The pass was between Salida and Gunnison and crossed the Continental Divide at the 10,500ft summit. The line was completed in 1881 ahead of the Denver South Park Pacific's Alpine Tunnel. The line closed with the Gunnison Division in 1955 and the rails lifted the same year.