Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
This shot is remarkably similar to one that I snapped a few weeks earlier at the exact same spot. The time of day - almost 8:00pm - limited the options for places to take this shot. After spending a day on the western slope, UP 1989 comes back to Denver on the MRONY-02.
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Posted By Webmaster On Monday, May 4, 2009 At 10:31:17 AM (PT)

Good question Jim! That fourth unit is UP 1510 and was being used in Grand Junction on the Montrose Local (among others). It is being returned to Denver so it can get its normal inspection at Burnham.


Posted By Jim Griffin On Monday, May 4, 2009 At 9:25:08 AM (PT)

Nice, Hey, Kevin, what's the fourth unit back? I can see it's an EMD in SP speed lettering (patched), but I can't tell anything else. SP EMD's on the Moffat are about as rare as anything these days...

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Location Information

City or County and State
Arvada, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
MP 22




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific, Rio Grande
Model
SD70ACe
Primary Unit Number
UP 1989

Paint Scheme
Symbol
MRONY-02
Train Type
MRONY

Primary Unit Future Number(s)
UP 8521


Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Canon / Canon EOS 40D
ISO
1600
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
28 mm
Shutter
1/100 seconds
Aperture
f/3.5