Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
From this vantage point of UP's MGJNY on the main at Rocky, you can also see the track for the Rocky Spur (or Rocky Flats Industrial Lead). The spur runs nearly five miles to the north, The Acosta aggregate plant on the north end of the spur ships by rail. Or, at least, it did...the West Local hasn't serviced the plant in several months, making it seem as though the plant is no longer shipping by rail. Note the derail, collected aligned to the derail position to protect the mainline.
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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
Union Pacific
Model
ES44AC
Primary Unit Number
UP 5306

Paint Scheme
UP Flag/Lightning/Wings
Symbol
MGJNY-17
Train Type
Manifest


Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
DJI / Mavic 3 Pro [FC4382]
ISO
110
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
70 mm
Shutter
1/4000 seconds
Aperture
f/2.8