Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
Wheel flanges were whining as the MRONY winds its way through Byers Canyon. You may notice the train has a special visitor. The third unit is a GP40-2 that was picked up at Grand Junction. It has been switching on locals and is headed to Denver for an routine inspection.
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Posted By George Reitwiesner On Tuesday, March 20, 2012 At 2:03:01 PM (PT)

One great shot, I want an eight by ten print for my office.  
 


Posted By Russell Wakefield On Tuesday, March 20, 2012 At 2:59:05 AM (PT)

The photo is just great. I put it up life zies screan and it feels you are at trackside LIVE! could not get better? Thank You.

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Location Information

City or County and State
Hot Sulphur Springs, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Byers Canyon




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific, Southern Pacific
Model
AC4400CW
Primary Unit Number
UP 6186

Paint Scheme
SP (Patched)
Symbol
MRONY-18
Train Type
Manifest


Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Canon / Canon EOS 7D
ISO
400
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
18 mm
Shutter
1/500 seconds
Aperture
f/8