Right directly on the backside of the Cape of Good Hope is the section of the right-of-way referred to as the longest straight track (above.) Marker signs were set at either end of this stretch announcing LONGEST STRAIGHT TRACK 225 FEET. For the fact that the rails run in such a sinewy fashion, this piece of the ride was very noticeable and probably the smoothest and quietest section to run along. The sound of a trolley cranking through the turns was a real metal-on-metal grind.

Another landmark along the line was the Dawn Station (not seen), a station stop for those people who owned or worked the Dawn Mines, originally a gold mining venture in Millard Canyon that operated mining other minerals until W.W.II. Some tourists opted to use this stop to go visit the mines which were located deep in the canyon. Waiting for these sightseers put the trolleys way off schedule, so Lowe had his crews dig a decoy cave just a hundred feet or so below the station. This shortened the visiting times for the unsuspecting lookie-loos.

The railway snaked back into Millard Canyon until it came upon a hairpin turnabout of two trestles called Horseshoe Curve (left). this is another in the series of trestles or bridges that gets a pet name.

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