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Tuesday, September 3, 2024
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Kevin Morgan
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Little Ten Curve (MP 18.7 to MP 18.9)
Arvada, CO
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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BNSF
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Perhaps the coal train that most common coal train to make appearances on the Moffat in 2024 is this westbound BNSF coal load. BNSF has a contract with the Valmy power plant in northern Nevada. The coal train loads in the Power River Basin, and then runs over the former Grande from Denver to Salt Lake City. Five years ago, I certainly never thought I'd see a westbound coal load on the Moffat once, let alone on a regular basis!
On this afternoon, the coal load stalled out climbing Big Ten due to a power issue. The train backed down into the siding at Rocky. The issue has been resolved, but the train has to wait for the Rocky Mountaineer before continuing west.
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Friday, June 7, 2024
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Kevin Morgan
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Little Ten Curve (MP 18.7 to MP 18.9)
Arvada, CO
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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Canadian National, Union Pacific
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I do not have many shots of SD70M-2s, so it is great to pick up one more with this shot. The SD70M-2 was not widely popular, with only 331 being produced between 2005 and 2011. The majority of the units went to Canadian National and Norfolk Southen. None of those 331 units went to western railroads (UP, BNSF, etc). By comparison, over 2,000 SD70ACes have been produced and are still in the EMD catalog in 2024.
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