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Photo by: Anonymous Contributor
A look at the eight cars that derailed at the base of Coal Creek Canyon on December 10th. All the cars that derailed were empty, including the sole tank car seen here. The derailment happened around 11:30am. It took crews seven hours to reopen CO-72 and the tracks were open again by 9:00pm.
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Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 13:20:38
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Location Information
City or County and State
Arvada, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
MP 23



Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific 		Model
None 		Primary Unit Number
None

Paint Scheme
Symbol
MNYRO-10 		Train Type
Manifest

Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
NIKON CORPORATION / NIKON D200 		ISO
200
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
48 mm 		Shutter
1/640 seconds 		Aperture
f/13