Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
An eastbound UP Z-Train emerges from Hermosa Tunnel on Main 1. As you can see, Hermosa Tunnel is a very high tunnel. But when the Overland was built, by far the best solution to what is effectively a deep dirt pile here was to dig to tunnels, both 1,800 feet long, through the dirt.
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Location Information

City or County and State
Albany County, WY

Subdivision
Laramie (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Hermosa Tunnel




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific
Model
ET44AC
Primary Unit Number
UP 2653

Paint Scheme
UP Nose Flags/Shield
Symbol
Train Type
Intermodal



Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Canon / Canon EOS R6m2
ISO
200
Flash
Did Not Fire

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