Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
The Denver to Provo manifest has passed through the Thistle Tunnels, built in 1983 after a massive mudslide buried the original tracks and the small town of Thistle. Rio Grande built seven miles of tracks on a new alignment and constructed a new tunnel in three months. The second tunnel was added shortly thereafter. The cut in the distance, for US-6, was also constructed with the highway realignment.
Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster.
User Comments (0)

No comments posted yet. Click Here to add the first one!

442
views
0
comments
Saturday, May 03, 2025 at 16:25:12
image date



Location Information

City or County and State
Utah County, UT

Subdivision
Provo (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Thistle Tunnels to Castilla (MP 680.6 to MP 684.7)




Train Information
Railroad
BNSF
Model
ES44AC
Primary Unit Number
BNSF 6251

Paint Scheme
BNSF New Image
Symbol
HDENPVO1-02A
Train Type
Manifest


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

Focal Length
70 mm
Shutter
1/1250 seconds
Aperture
f/2.8