Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
Last week, UP officially wrapped up a majority of the construction on Big Ten and reopened the mainline between switches at Rocky. There is still some minor work happening, but all the speed restrictions have been lifted. This NS/BNSF oil train climbs the north edge at track speed.
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Wednesday, June 04, 2025 at 11:39:40
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Location Information

City or County and State
Arvada, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2)




Train Information
Railroad
Norfolk Southern, BNSF
Model
AC44C6M
Primary Unit Number
NS 4889

Paint Scheme
NS Standard
Symbol
UNSDWGN0-17T
Train Type
Unit Oil


Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Hasselblad / Mavic 3 / Mavic 3 Pro [L2D-20c]
ISO
100
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
24 mm
Shutter
1/1600 seconds
Aperture
f/2.8