Photo By: Kevin Morgan

A shorter-than-normal coal train (79 cars) has resulted in only two mid-train swing helpers instead of the typical three. It does appear that the first mid-train swing helper may have a bit of an issue as it is smoking a bit more that is usual these days. This unit was once an AC6000CW, a 6000 HP unit from the late 90s. When the 6000 HP experiment was essentially deemed a failure (for both GE and EMD), the existing AC6000CWs were downgraded to 4400 HP. They have many different designations now, depending on where you look. I go with "C44/60AC".
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Location Information
City or County and State
Arvada, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
West of Leyden




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific
Model
C44/60AC
Unit Number
UP 6933

Symbol
CWEKS9-01
   

Past Number(s)
ex-UP 7546



Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
DJI / Mavic Air 2 [FC3170]
ISO
100
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
24 mm
Shutter
1/800 seconds
Aperture
f/2.8


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