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Mullan Pass is a mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of Montana in the United States. It sits on the Continental Divide on the border between Powell County and Lewis and Clark County, west of Helena in the Helena National Forest at an elevation of . The Northern Pacific Railway (NP) used the pass for its line from Logan, Montana, to Garrison, Montana, via Helena, built in 1883. This line was the NP's primary freight route and was also used by their secondary passenger train, the ''Mainstreeter''. The NP also built an alternate line over Homestake Pass, which was used by their primary passenger train, the ''North Coast Limited''. The rail line over Mullan Pass is currently operated by Montana Rail Link. The line crosses under the pass and the Continental Divide at an elevation of via the long Mullan Tunnel. The pass was named after Lieutenant John Mullan, the army engineer who first crossed the pass on March 22, 1854, and later supervised construction of the Mullan Road, the first road over the pass, in 1860. ==Notable events== On February 2, 1989, the Helena Train Wreck occurred when, during a significant cold snap, a train crew uncoupled the locomotives from a 48-car train due to mechanical issues. The air brakes failed on the cars, and the train rolled nine miles back into Helena where, at approximately 5:30 am, they collided with a parked work train and caught fire. An explosion later linked to a tank car filled with hydrogen peroxide shook the town, knocked out power, and caused extensive damage in the community, but no deaths.〔("20 years ago today, Helena shook, rattled and froze" )〕 In July 2009 the railroad tunnel had part of the roof collapse during renovation work designed to both widen the tunnel and make it taller. The tunnel reopened to train traffic on August 14, 2009. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mullan Pass」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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