Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
The West Local slowly descends down a fairly steep grade at the north end of the Rocky Flats Industrial Lead. The brakeman is standing by to guide the train as it will pick up hoppers from Texas Industries Inc., an aggregate company.
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Posted By Bud On Thursday, August 13, 2015 At 7:44:42 AM (PT)

I've only caught a train once on this branch, last year.

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Location Information

City or County and State
Jefferson County, CO

Subdivision
Rocky Flats Industrial Lead (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Rocky Flats




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific, Helm Leasing
Model
GP39-2
Primary Unit Number
HLCX 1843

Paint Scheme
Leasor
Symbol
LDB17-12
Train Type
Local


Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Canon / Canon EOS 7D
ISO
320
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
135 mm
Shutter
1/500 seconds
Aperture
f/10