Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 200, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1917 — FEDERAL DEMAND HURRIES CONSTRUCTION [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FEDERAL DEMAND HURRIES CONSTRUCTION

San Diego and Eastern railroad Is constructing the last stretch of 80 miles of its road through the mountains in the extreme southern portion of California. It includes some of the most remarkable engineering feats ever attempted. The railroad parallels and in one place crosses the Mexican border through a tunnel. The road crosses the mountains at a 4,000-foot altitude and has 30 tunnels in the short distance of 18 miles. Photograph shows one of the steam shovels working through decomposed granite.

BUILDING RAILROAD ALONG MEXICAN BORDER.