Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
An eastbound coal load approaches West Leyden. The coal is headed for Xcel Energy's Cherokee Power Plant in northeast Denver. That power plant receives around three coal loads per week. Including empties, that is about six trains. Once the power plant is burning all natural gas (delivered via pipeline) by the end of 2017, it'll be that many fewer trains on the Moffat each week.
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Location Information

City or County and State
Arvada, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Chemical (MP 14.5)




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific
Model
AC4400CW
Primary Unit Number
UP 6779

Paint Scheme
UP Classic
Symbol
CPSEY-23
Train Type
Coal


Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Canon / Canon EOS 7D
ISO
200
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
135 mm
Shutter
1/400 seconds
Aperture
f/10