Photo By: Kevin Morgan
 

An SD70ACe leads a westbound oil train west out of Crescent toward Tunnel 19. The wires you see to the right and above the train is a slide fence. It held keep rocks off the rails. If a large enough rock breaks through one or more of the wires, it automatically changes the signals protecting the block red and alerts the dispatcher.
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Location Information
City or County and State
Boulder County, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Crescent to Cliff (MP 31.8 to MP 36.7)




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific
Model
SD70ACe
Unit Number
UP 8417

Symbol
Paint Scheme  




Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
DJI / Mavic 3 Pro [FC4370]
ISO
100
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
166 mm
Shutter
1/400 seconds
Aperture
f/3.4


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