Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
Right at the switch where the Rocky Flat Industrial Lead leaves the mainline at Rocky, the Rocky Mountaineer has rolled to a stop. There is an air issue and the crew is stopping to investigate. This lead unit, RMRX 8600, has an SD45 car body, but it an SD40-2 internally. The unit is on a long term lease from Horizon Rail Leasing. It will act as a substitute when one of the GP40-3s is having mechanical issues, such as today. The Mountaineer is doing this rather than leasing SD70Ms from UP.
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Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 10:48:39
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Location Information

City or County and State
Arvada, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Rocky (7,330ft)




Train Information
Railroad
Rocky Mountaineer
Model
SD40M-2
Primary Unit Number
RMRX 8600

Paint Scheme
Rocky Moutaineer
Symbol
PDVGSJ-25
Train Type
Rocky Mountaineer


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