Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
This location is something of a classic on the Moffat, as the Zephyr wraps around the tight curve on the approach to Tunnel 29, the shortest tunnel in the Tunnel District at only 75 feet in length. My dad has a shot of the Rio Grande Zephyr, with DRGW 5771 leading, from roughly this same perspective. Note the slight discoloration in the rock by the final Superliner, This used to be Tunnel 28, but was daylights decades ago due to cave-ins.
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Location Information

City or County and State
Boulder County, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Tunnel 29 (MP 36.4, 75 ft)




Train Information
Railroad
Amtrak
Model
P42DC
Primary Unit Number
AMTK 51

Paint Scheme
Amtrak Phase 5b
Symbol
AMT5-26
Train Type
California Zephyr (Amtrak)


Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Hasselblad / Mavic 3 / Mavic 3 Pro [L2D-20c]
ISO
210
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
24 mm
Shutter
1/2500 seconds
Aperture
f/2.8