Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
Since the start of the "PTC era" a few years ago, power shared units stopped leading on the Moffat. Leaders were pretty exclusively UP or BNSF (for those respective railroads). However, with PTC matured a bit now, and with PTC following a universal standard for all US railroads, an NS SD70ACe leads this eastbound BNSF manifest through Barbara's Gulch.
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Location Information

City or County and State
Arvada, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2)




Train Information
Railroad
Norfolk Southern, BNSF
Model
SD70ACe
Primary Unit Number
NS 1221

Paint Scheme
NS Standard
Symbol
Train Type
Unit Oil



Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
DJI / Mavic 3 Pro [FC4382]
ISO
100
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
70 mm
Shutter
1/500 seconds
Aperture
f/2.8