Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
The night prior to this shot, the MRONY stalled out on the climb between Tabernash and Winter Park. The rails were slick with snow and the two units on the train couldn't quite get the 4,100-ton train up the 2% grade. So, the train backed into Tabernash and this light power (which includes UP 1989) was sent west out of Denver to rescue the stalled train!
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Posted By Jim Griffin On Wednesday, May 12, 2010 At 1:55:08 PM (PT)

Gorgeous... just gorgeous. Nice job, Kevin.

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Location Information

City or County and State
Arvada, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
CP DS012 (East Leyden)




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

Paint Scheme
UP Heritage
Symbol
ENYTBE-12
Train Type
Light Power

Primary Unit Future Number(s)
UP 8521


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

Focal Length
135 mm
Shutter
1/500 seconds
Aperture
f/9