Photo By: Kevin Morgan
 

I love this telephoto shot at Crescent, clearly showing the jointed rail on the siding and the welded rail on the main. If you are new to trains, jointed rail (sometimes referred to as "stick track") consists of relatively short sections of rail that are attached at either end to form a joint. Welded rail (which most mainline is these days) consists of rail that has been welded together in 1/4 mile long stretches. It still has joints at the ends of the 1/4 lengths of track, but the joints are, obviously, less common. The Winter Park Express "Ski Train" is making its way west on the main. The brightly colored bag covering the coupler will keep snow out of the coupler, making it much easier for the crew to run around the train at Fraser.
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Location Information
City or County and State
Arvada, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Crescent (5,550 ft)




Train Information
Railroad
Winter Park Express, Amtrak
Model
P42DC
Unit Number
AMTK 193

Symbol
AMT1005-13
   



Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Canon / Canon EOS-1D Mark III
ISO
800
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
130 mm
Shutter
1/320 seconds
Aperture
f/7.1


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