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Moffat Tunnel car washers

By Mitch Horner | February 12, 2026

A black and white photograph of the inside of a train tunnel looking towards the esit of the tunnel with a figure visible in the exit

The Rio Grande equipped both ends of the Moffat Tunnel with high-pressure car-washing sprayers to clean windows in preparation for the splendid views ahead. This is a view out the east portal in 1949. W. H. Mitchell photo

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Güntürk Üstün says:

February 12, 2026 at 10:25 am

A fantastic invention from the D&RGW…

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