Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
CN 8878 makes a rare appearance in Colorado, bringing up the tail end of an eastbound coal load. At first glance, you might (reasonably) assume that this is an SD70ACe. However, it is actually an SD70M-2. Noteworthy as this unit has DC traction motors...something that is almost never heard of on coal trains.
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Location Information

City or County and State
Arvada, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Little Ten Curve (MP 18.7 to MP 18.9)




Train Information
Railroad
Canadian National
Model
SD70M-2
Primary Unit Number
CN 8878

Paint Scheme
CN Standard
Symbol
Train Type
Unit Coal



Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Hasselblad / Mavic 3 / Mavic 3 Pro [L2D-20c]
ISO
100
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
24 mm
Shutter
1/2000 seconds
Aperture
f/2.8