Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
The clouds on this particularly afternoon were really playing havoc with the camera. Dark shadows in the foreground (on the train) contrasted greatly with the brightly lit buildings of Denver in the distance. However, you take what you can get and, on this evening, what we can get is a westbound "Public Service" coal empty. This train is running from the Xcel Cherokee Power Station in Denver, headed for the Energy Mine loadout on the Craig Branch. Once the last generator at the Cherokee Power Station switches from coal to natural gas (scheduled for 2017), that will spell the end of this coal train on the Moffat.
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Sunday, August 09, 2015 at 18:15:37
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Location Information

City or County and State
Arvada, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
East of Leyden




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific
Model
SD70ACe
Primary Unit Number
UP 8886

Paint Scheme
UP Flag/Lightning/Wings
Symbol
CPSEY-09
Train Type
Coal


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

Focal Length
275 mm
Shutter
1/320 seconds
Aperture
f/10