Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
The sun wasn't at the best angle yet, so I settled for this artsy shot of a coal load descending through the S-Curve at the east switch of Toponas. This is one time when I wish I had a lens that could give me something between 135mm and 300mm!

I had expected to chase this train east as far as Winter Park on my journey back toward the Front Range. However, fate had other plans as the train struck some rocks near MP 147 west of Volcano. The crew was okay, but the train went on the ground and crews spent hours getting everything cleaned up.
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Location Information

City or County and State
Toponas, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
CP DS152 (East Toponas)




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific
Model
None
Primary Unit Number
None

Paint Scheme
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