Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
This interesting monstrosity is a ballast washer. As the name suggests, it scoops up ballast, washes it, and lays it back down. Cleaning the ballast and removing oil and soot and dirt from it actually does help to extend it life.
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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
None
Primary Unit Number
None

Paint Scheme
Symbol
WPSSTE-15
Train Type
Work Train


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

Focal Length
24 mm
Shutter
1/400 seconds
Aperture
f/9