Photo ID: 103145 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 30, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 632 Aurora, CO 1629 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) DODX Can you guess what "DODX" stands for on this caboose? If you guessed "Department of Defense", you'd be correct! This caboose is owned by the United States Department of Defense and was sitting on a short train in the yard at Roydale. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103146 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 30, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 632 Aurora, CO 1678 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) DODX This is an appropriately-named "nuclear" car. It is used for transporting nuclear waste by rail. It has been tested by intentionally derailing a train and running it into a wall at 100+ MPH! In all tests, the radioactive cylinder remained completely intact. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103147 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 30, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 632 Aurora, CO 2456 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande UP 1989 was setup on the point of this rather unusual looking train at UP's Roydale Yard on the Limon Sub. The day before, a Colorado Highway Patrol tent was setup and officials were being introduced to the nuclear car, used for transporting radioactive waste. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103148 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 30, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 632 Aurora, CO 3072 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Limon (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande Quite a different assignment from the one it had a few weeks ago when it led the California Zephyr! Here, UP 1989 is sitting on a train used for training of local law enforcement officials. That second car on the train is used for transporting radioactive waste by rail. The "nuclear" car has a buffer car on either side of it, and a Department of Defense caboose (actually used as a part of the Department of Energy) sits on the end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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