Photo By: Kevin Morgan
 

At the west end of Volcano, UP 6038 and UP 6543 lead 38 covered hoppers west on the Craig Branch. Volcano is the longest siding between Bond and Phippsburg, at 7,470 feet in length. It was a common place for coal loads to meet empties 20 years ago, when multiple coal trains were loaded a day on the branch. Today, the siding sits empty, no meets being required. Note the classic Denver and Salt Lake searchlight signals. It is not worth the investment from UP to upgrade the signals on this, the least-used stretch of mainline track with CTC in the country. Its almost surprising that UP hasn't shut down the CTC in favor of track warrants.
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Location Information
City or County and State
Routt County, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
CP DS144 (West Volcano)




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific
Model
AC4400CW
Unit Number
UP 6038

Symbol
Paint Scheme  




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

Focal Length
166 mm
Shutter
1/200 seconds
Aperture
f/3.4


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