Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
UP 1540 has likely just completed a regular inspection and is being transported back to Grand Junction on the MNYGJ. The GP40-2, now rebuilt as a GP40N, was delivered as WP 3550, just over 45 years ago in April 1980.
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Location Information

City or County and State
Arvada, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4)




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific
Model
GP40N
Primary Unit Number
UP 1540

Paint Scheme
UP Lightning/Wings
Symbol
MNYGJ-21
Train Type
Manifest

Primary Unit Past Number(s)
ex-WP 3550 / nee-WP 3550


Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Hasselblad / Mavic 3 / Mavic 3 Pro [L2D-20c]
ISO
400
Flash
Did Not Fire

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