Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
An eastbound coal train descends the descent (for the plains) grade located at Cedar Point, about 10 miles west of Limon. This former siding has now been downgraded to a very long stub track! If you look closely, you may notice that there is no switch with the main track in the distance. The track just comes to an end. UP removed the switch a few years ago. On this beautiful afternoon, a single SD70ACe brings up the tail end of the train.
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Location Information

City or County and State
Elbert County, CO

Subdivision
Limon (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Cedar Point (4,947ft)




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
100 mm
Shutter
1/400 seconds
Aperture
f/11