I'm passing along this important post (at the ngdiscussion forum) from Justin Kerns:
Each year, History Colorado's Stephen H. Hart Awards honor outstanding projects that preserve Colorado's meaningful past. Over the last few years History Colorado has contributed significant grant funds to the repair of the Palisade Wall. The Palisades Wall and Alpine Tunnel was nominated by History Colorado staff as one of the 2026 People's Choice Award nominees. Voting is open to the public now until October 27th. It would be great to get some votes so that History Colorado sees the value of funding future historic railroad projects.
Vote now at this link VOTE HERE. You can vote as many times as you want!
Below are photos from Chuck Severance showing the work done last year to repair the wall.
Located within the Alpine Tunnel Historic District outside Pitkin, Colorado, the Palisades Wall supports the first railbed to traverse the continental divide, and is a major feature within the District. Completed in the early 1880s, the wall is constructed of dry stacked stone at an elevation of around 11,000 ft. In 2017, an avalanche hit the wall, causing the upper middle section to collapse and forcing the popular off-road trail to close. The US Forest Service partnered with the nonprofit, The National Forest Foundation (NFF), to seek grant funding to reconstruct and rehabilitate the wall, helping to restore a historically significant feature and popular trail in the Gunnison National Forest. The project wrapped up in the fall of 2024 and the road opened in the summer of 2025, bringing back a well known heritage tourism site that surrounding towns like Pitkin, Gunnison, and Lake City depend on.
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