Description For America, the twenties were boom times.
And some of the era\'s unexpected outcomes..
This is the story of how Coloradans came together to successfully finance and build a major project.
And there was mining: money taken from investors to make a killing.
There was mining: minerals were taken from the earth to make things.
Making money became an obsession for many.
During this time, Americans\' wealth increased.
Alongside the construction work, some of them assemble and sell creative and unregulated financial products.
They encountered unprecedented geological and hydrological problems; new techniques and inventions helped complete the job.
Charity Hovus, Cam Braun, Dale Smertz, and their cohorts planned and built the tunnel.
By the twenties, it was badly needed.
David Moffat dreamed of building a tunnel under the continental divide in 1902.
The effort had bankrupted several railroads.
Running trains over the highest route in North America, Rollins Pass, was costly and difficult.
There were challenges.
Anything was possible.
New ideas and inventions cascaded almost daily.
Description For America, the twenties were boom times
