Photo By: Kevin Morgan
 

When the Moffat route was originally built and the railroad was faced with Rock Creek Canyon, there were two options. Build a roughly 1,800 foot long bridge across the canyon, or build back into the canyon roughly a mile in and back out, where a fill and four tunnels could facilitate the journey. The railroad chose the latter option. The westbound Phippsburg Local has just completed that journey in and out, and is now continuing west toward Phippsburg.
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Location Information
City or County and State
Routt County, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Rock Creek Canyon




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific
Model
AC4400CW
Unit Number
UP 6038

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
1/3200 seconds
Aperture
f/2.8


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