Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
While both the Mountaineer and the Zephyr load at Union Station, the two trains take very different routes initially out of Denver. The Zephyr uses the BNSF Buck Lead out of Union Station, running to Prospect Jct and the Moffat alongside North Yard. The Rocky Mountaineer has now contract with BNSF, so the RM has to run northeast through UP's 36th Street Yard and across the Belt to the Moffat. Here, RMRX 8020 leads the train on Bypass 2 at Pecos, having completed the run across the Belt.
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Location Information

City or County and State
Denver, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
CP DS004 (Pecos X-Over)




Train Information
Railroad
Rocky Mountaineer
Model
GP40-3
Primary Unit Number
RMRX 8020

Paint Scheme
Rocky Moutaineer
Symbol
PDVGS-01
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
1/1000 seconds
Aperture
f/3.4