Photo By: Kevin Morgan

Echoes of the Past

At Xcel Energy's Cherokee Power Station in northeast Denver, a string of Xcel Energy owned coal hoppers sit silent on slowly rusting rails. Until 2017, the plant was powered by coal from the Colorado high country. For the last seven years, the plant has been fired exclusively by natural gas. The coal trains were emptied in the rotary dump within the blue building to the left.
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Location Information
City or County and State
Denver, CO

Subdivision
Yard Shots

Milepost or Control Point
Cherokee Power Station




Train Information
Railroad
XCLX
Model
None
Unit Number
XCLX 060580

Symbol
Paint Scheme  




Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Hasselblad / Mavic 3 / Mavic 3 Pro [L2D-20c]
ISO
120
Flash
Did Not Fire

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


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