Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
Just west of Blue Mountain Road, the Rocky Mountaineer passes by the hotbox detector at milepost 22.6. This detector will report the number of axles, train speed, and temperature to the crew. In this case, if the detector reports anything other than 52 axles, the crew will have to either inspect the train, or reduce speed until the next detector. However, the detector reliably reads out 52 axles this morning.
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Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 10:05:36
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Location Information

City or County and State
Arvada, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Detector (MP 22.6)




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific, Rocky Mountaineer
Model
SD70M
Primary Unit Number
UP 4927

Paint Scheme
Rocky Moutaineer
Symbol
PDVGSJ-14
Train Type
Rocky Mountaineer


Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
DJI / Mavic 3 Pro [FC4382]
ISO
130
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
70 mm
Shutter
1/1250 seconds
Aperture
f/2.8