Widening a railroad tunnel between Las Vegas and Caliente. The plan was to double track the Union Pacific Railroad (U.P.R.R.), but the Great Depression occurred and work was never completed. Iowa civil engineer John Muceus is working on the project.
Description provided with image: "A postcard of a man next to a train, Engine 3416, in Caliente, Nevada. There are two names written at the bottom Roy (Sufnemus?) and Harry Herman Harris, Ca. early 1900's."
A section of the Union Pacific Railroad tracks lay west of the Las Vegas Strip near the intersection of West Sahara Avenue and South Industrial Road. The Stratosphere can be seen in the background as well as the Allure condominium complex.
A section of the Union Pacific Railroad tracks lay west of the Las Vegas Strip near the intersection of West Sahara Avenue and South Industrial Road. The Stratosphere can be seen in the background as well as the Allure condominium complex.