Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
The Limon Sub is something of an interesting operation for UP. Years ago, UP chose a handful of sidings (7, to be exact) to upgrade between Denver, CO and Sharon Springs, KS. These sidings were, in some cases, lengthed. All had signals added to each end that were dispatcher controlled. The other sidings that are along the line (7 as well, to be exact) UP all but abandoned. One such example of the essentially-abandoned sidings is here in Agate. As you can see, the track condition is not in great shape. The siding is only 4,837 feet long, too.
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Location Information

City or County and State
Agate, CO

Subdivision
Limon (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Agate (4,837ft)




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific
Model
SD70ACe
Primary Unit Number
UP 8774

Paint Scheme
UP Flag/Lightning/Wings
Symbol
Train Type
Coal



Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Canon / Canon EOS-1D Mark III
ISO
200
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
330 mm
Shutter
1/400 seconds
Aperture
f/13