Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
This coal empty is charging west through Tolland in perfect afternoon light. It met an eastbound BNSF manifest which received a relief crew four hours earlier. Unfortunately, a parade of westbounds has kept the crew waiting patiently for their turn to head east.
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Posted By Steve Walden On Saturday, January 1, 2011 At 2:15:19 PM (PT)

The odds of catching two different railroad's engines with three out of four of each other's numbers and with two out of four numbers in the matching places is pretty rare, don't you think?

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Location Information

City or County and State
Tolland, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Tolland (9,356 ft)




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific
Model
C44AC-CTE
Primary Unit Number
UP 5849

Paint Scheme
UP Lightning/Wings
Symbol
CPASM-20
Train Type
Coal


Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Canon / Canon EOS 40D
ISO
200
Flash
Did Not Fire

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