Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
One of the original routes that were scouted out when the Denver and Sale Lake was first building west included the grade up Coal Creek Canyon. That plan was ultimately scrapped in favor of the route through the Tunnel District that exists today. Instead, CO-72 uses Coal Creek Canyon to get traffic west. The westbound Zephyr crosses over CO-72 at the base of the canyon.
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Location Information

City or County and State
Arvada, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Coal Creek (MP 23)




Train Information
Railroad
Amtrak
Model
P42DC
Primary Unit Number
AMTK 7

Paint Scheme
Amtrak Phase 1 (Heritage)
Symbol
AMT5-20
Train Type
California Zephyr (Amtrak)

Additional Unit Number(s)
AMTK 161
   


Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
DJI / Mavic 3 [FC4170]
ISO
400
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
166 mm
Shutter
1/200 seconds
Aperture
f/4.4