Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
A beautiful February morning for a Colorado coal load! I hope you'll forgive the multiple (similar) shots of coal trains lately, but coal trains are starting to feel like a novelty on the Moffat. Back in 2004, the Moffat was seeing an average of 19 coal trains (that's loads and empties) per day. Now, 13 years later, it is seeing an average of 1 coal train per day, or a single load every other day. And with a few more contracts nearing their expiration, it is likely to only get worse.
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Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 10:35:09
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Location Information

City or County and State
Arvada, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Chemical (MP 14.5)




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific
Model
C44AC-CTE
Primary Unit Number
UP 5984

Paint Scheme
UP Flag/Lightning/Wings
Symbol
CWECM-14
Train Type
Coal


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

Focal Length
105 mm
Shutter
1/500 seconds
Aperture
f/8