Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
About ten miles east of Phippsburg, this coal load is pulling hard up the 1.8% grade on the climb to Toponas. After reaching Toponas, it is a relatively steep descent down to Bond, with the grade getting reaching 2.36%.
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Location Information

City or County and State
Toponas, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
MP 155




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific
Model
AC4400CW
Primary Unit Number
UP 7084

Paint Scheme
UP Classic
Symbol
Train Type
Coal



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

Focal Length
300 mm
Shutter
1/250 seconds
Aperture
f/13