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Posted By Clint On March 25, 2009 At 12:04:59 AM (ET)

I wish I could have been driving down 120th or 104th avenue minding my own business never suspecting a train to come those old UP tracks! Wow that would have been great. Wondering to myself... did some poor switchman have to ride that shove all the way north, I wonder how the protected the move?
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Date Shot
Date Added
March 22, 2009 March 22, 2009
Times Viewed
Conditions
202 Sunny
City/State
Railroad Location
Thornton, CO Erie Branch
Model
Unit Number
UP 354502
Subdivision
Railroad
Yard Shots Union Pacific
As a result of the current economic recession, railroads are finding that they have boat loads of excess railcars that aren't being used. So, Union Pacific strung together over eighty box cars and shoved them 15 miles up the Boulder Industrial Lead away from Denver. The tracks here haven't been used in so long, a few grade crossing had to be rebuilt to the cars here!
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Exposure Details (EXIF Data)
ISO
Shutter Speed
Aperature Value
100 1/320 seconds f8
Camera Make / Model
Lens Focal Length (FOVCF) *
Canon / Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT 300mm (480mm)
* Note - Several digital cameras have a sensor that is actually slightly smaller than the 35mm equivalent. Consequently, the effective focal length is increased. This is the case with both the Canon Digital Rebel and Rebel XT. FOVCF is an acronym for "Field Of View Crop Factor".

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