Carbon Cut-Off Railway
| Carbon Cut-Off Railway | |
|---|---|
| Locale | Wyoming |
| Dates of operation | February 12, 1889– |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 19.22 miles (30.93 km) |
| Headquarters | Rawlins, Wyoming |
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 $5.8 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 Dana, and now the Carbon Cut-Off Railway, along with a connection from Hanna to Dana, is part of the UP's Laramie Subdivision.
See also
- List of defunct Wyoming railroads
References
- ↑ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2014. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
- ↑ 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.