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Crescent, CO This siding lies on the eastern face of the South Boulder Creek valley. A change in the landscape gives room for a long siding following tunnel 18. The tunnel district takes a rest here and the tracks go several miles without needing another tunnel. This was the old location of a spur line to Walker Ranch. The siding once contained a depot and section house for the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific railroad. Past Crescent the tunnels begin again from 19 to 29 at regular intervals along the valley walls. Between Crescent and Plainview, the railroad enters the heart of the tunnel district along the Front Range Escarpment. The tracks penetrate massive sandstone formations that are tilted on edge from the rising of the Rocky Mountains. This is another reach of the Moffat Line made famous in the postcard photographs of L.C. McClure.
The train rides high on the valley walls past Crags Spur. At one time the famous Crags Resort stood here and could accommodate 200 guests. Life was short for the resort and it burned completely just a few years after its completion in the 1900's. The view from Crags is spectacular and the railroad later named the stop "Scenic."
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