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Railroad photograph — Photo by: Kevin Morgan

Union Pacific still keeps a Rio Grande Jordan Spreader (AX-45) on-hand up in Phippsburg...just in case! I'm not sure how long the spreader has sat in P-Burg tied down, but I suspect it has been awhile since it saw any action.
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Posted By Webmaster On Monday, June 15, 2009 At 5:21:32 PM (PT)

Thanks for the information, Jerry!

Posted By Jerry Day On Tuesday, June 9, 2009 At 4:36:09 PM (PT)

AX45 was used in 2008 on a run from PBurg to Craig and return.

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Location Information

City or County and State
Phippsburg, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Phippsburg

Train Information

Railroad
Rio Grande

Model
None

Primary Unit Number
AX-45

Paint Scheme

Symbol

Train Type
0-None

Photo Information

Camera Make/Model
Canon / Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT

ISO
100

Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
28 mm

Shutter
1/250 seconds

Aperture
f/11