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The Colorado & Southern Railway has experienced more trouble on the High Line over Boreas Pass over one week in April 1901 than it has for the rest of the winter combined as the operators dealt with issues from snow and ice on the tracks. A huge avalanche on the night of April 14 covered about 300 feet of track near Uneva Lake, averaging 20 feet in depth. Rail travel required the use of the Rio Grande Railroad track between Dillon and Leadville on April 15 and 16 while crews cleared the rails. On April 17 the west-bound passenger train from Como got ice-bound on Boreas Pass and did not arrive into Breckenridge until midnight April 18. The Summit County Journal reported the track is clear and with spring weather’s arrival, it’s expected that ice and snow troubles are over for the season.
— From the April 20, 1901, edition of Summit County Journal
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