Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
After shooting this coal empty at Rocky, I headed west for Crescent to wait to get a shot of him there. However, after arriving at Crescent, I heard the train call up DS-82 and inform her that they were stopped at Plain to bring another unit online as they were having trouble climbing the 2% grade. So, I hopped back in the car and tried to make it back down to Plain in time to get a few pictures. Alas, the train started pulling about 90 seconds before I got up to the grade crossing. So, I had to settle for this going away shot of the DPUs as the push down the main toward Rainbow Cut. Ah, the one that got away!
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Location Information

City or County and State
Arvada, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Plain (6,530 ft)




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific
Model
AC4400CW
Primary Unit Number
UP 7202

Paint Scheme
UP Classic
Symbol
CPSEY-09
Train Type
Coal


Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Canon / Canon EOS 7D
ISO
1600
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
400 mm
Shutter
1/250 seconds
Aperture
f/6.3