Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
Just east of the east switch of Fraser finds EMD's testing special on the roll, slowly, up the grade. All the UP units in this shot are in full dynamics while the two EMD prototypes are in Run 8. The purpose of the testing is to check the units performance at high altitude, to see how much exhaust is produced when fully loaded and pulling, and test their performance at low speeds. The consist here is only making 12 MPH.
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Location Information

City or County and State
Fraser, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
East of Fraser




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific, Electro-Motive Division
Model
SD70ACe
Primary Unit Number
UP 8638

Paint Scheme
UP Flag/Lightning/Wings
Symbol
STNTN-25
Train Type
Special

Additional Unit Number(s)
EMDX 1503
   


Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Canon / Canon EOS 7D
ISO
250
Flash
Did Not Fire

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