Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
A loaded sand train arrived in Denver overnight and was supposed to depart Denver early in the morning after the crew was called at 5am. However, UP switched things up and instead of using the crew on the sand train, they were used on a coal empty instead! Here, the unexpected empty heads west out of Leyden with some morning backlight.
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Thursday, December 07, 2017 at 08:22:16
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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
ET44AC
Primary Unit Number
UP 2681

Paint Scheme
UP Flag/Lightning/Wings
Symbol
CTSWE9-04
Train Type
Coal


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

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