Colorado 2017 - Drainage Tunnel Transmission Line

By Jeffrey Kraemer; posted September 3, 2018

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In about 1905 a drainage tunnel company built a single circuit 6,600-volt transmission line to several substations that fed underground compressors and mining equipment over a 1000-ft below ground along with mines all over the district. About 1910 the line was rebuilt at 13,200-volts double circuit and many miles of extensions were made. All of the line construction shown here is ancient with modifications made across a 100 year time frame.

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