Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
I had originally hoped to head to the high country a week earlier, when more of the trees still had their fall colors. Even though a lot of trees had lost their leaves at this point, I'm not complaining about this shot of an eastbound coal load (with an SD70ACe on the point). The train just popped out of the Moffat Tunnel and will now descend roughly 4,000 feet in the next 45 miles.
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Posted By sean healy On Wednesday, October 29, 2014 At 2:47:13 PM (PT)

great weather in the state for shooting pictures esp. with fall colors in the mix the moffat tunnel area is a great spot to watch trains good for picnics too

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Location Information

City or County and State
Tolland, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
CP DS049 (East East Portal)




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific
Model
SD70ACe
Primary Unit Number
UP 8781

Paint Scheme
UP Flag/Lightning/Wings
Symbol
Train Type
Coal



Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Canon / Canon EOS 7D
ISO
800
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
87 mm
Shutter
1/500 seconds
Aperture
f/11