Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
Here is a nice surprise and good ending to 2015! I got a tip that UP 1996 (Southern Pacific Heritage Unit) was leading an eastbound UP manifest on the Moffat. Here, the train was heading straight on into the sun at Plain. Rather nice having a quartet of SD70s on the point of the train!
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Monday, December 28, 2015 at 11:40:39
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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
SD70ACe
Primary Unit Number
UP 1996

Paint Scheme
UP Heritage
Symbol
MRONYX-27
Train Type
Manifest

Primary Unit Future Number(s)
UP 8523


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

Focal Length
113 mm
Shutter
1/800 seconds
Aperture
f/9