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[quote user="nanaimo73"][quote user="futuremodal"]  Remember also that Pipestone Pass proper is about 100' higher in elevation than Elk Park Pass, so the argument that the Milwaukee would have experienced steeper grades over Elk Park than Pipestone doesn't wash.   Since Elk Park Pass is actually lower than Pipestone, there is no logic to assume a Milwaukee line over Elk Park Pass to have 2.2% grades both ways compared to Pipestone's 1.66% and 2.0%. [/quote]I believe the line at Elk Park was higher than Pipestone-6,360' -Elk Park Pass, 6,347' -Pipestone Pass, 6,328' -Homestake Pass [/quote]Elk Park Pass proper is actually lower than Pipestone.  The summit tunnel for the line across Pipestone makes the Milwaukee line slightly lower than the GN line over Elk Park.From the highway atlas:  Elk Park - 6368'Pipestone - 6453'
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