Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
It isn't too common to find both mid-train and trailing DPUs setup on a manifest on the Moffat. But when you consider that each covered hopper you see in this shot is filled with sand and weighs around 110 tons each, the reason becomes fairly clear. Because those covered hoppers are only 40 feet long, the overall train is just over 4,000 feet in length despite weighing over 12,000 tons.
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Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at 14:07:09
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Location Information

City or County and State
Arvada, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2)




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific
Model
SD70ACe
Primary Unit Number
None

Paint Scheme
UP Flag/Lightning/Wings
Symbol
MNYPHX-12
Train Type
Manifest


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

Focal Length
180 mm
Shutter
1/500 seconds
Aperture
f/7.1