Photo By: Kevin Morgan

This high/wide detector, also known as a shifted load detector, is just west of Carr Street in Arvada. It has a wire that runs around trains. The wire marks the minimum clearance for the tunnels west of Denver. If anything hits the wire, it is an indication that the train will not clear one or more tunnels. Such was the case on this day when DRGW AX-41, a Jordan Spreader, hit the wire and tripped the detector. And man, did it ever trip it! It ripped the wire apart on this side of the rail. You can see the wire now danging over the top of the tracks. Maintenance of Way is coming to repair the detector before the next train rolls through.
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Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at 4:34:46 PM
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Location Information
City or County and State
Arvada, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Detector (MP 8.4)




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific
Model
None
Unit Number
None



Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Canon / Canon EOS 7D
ISO
200
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
35 mm
Shutter
1/400 seconds
Aperture
f/8


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