Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
Not too often you find an SD70M on the point of a mainline train these days. UP 4630 happened to be the leader on an eastbound ballast train. The train took the siding at Rocky to meet a westbound oil train.
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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
SD70M
Primary Unit Number
UP 4630

Paint Scheme
UP Lightning/Wings
Symbol
Train Type
Ballast Train



Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
DJI / Mavic 3 Pro [FC4370]
ISO
100
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
166 mm
Shutter
1/100 seconds
Aperture
f/3.4