Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
It would seem that BNSF and Norfolk Southern have a joint contract with a company that wants Utah oil. Whomever it is, they must be east of the Mississippi on NS rails. Lately, it has become relatively common to see Norfolk Southern units on BNSF oil trains. Likely the railroads are not always taking the time to fully swap out power when turning the train over to one another. Here, an NS ET44AC leads an eastbound oil train at the base of Coal Creek Canyon.
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Location Information

City or County and State
Arvada, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Coal Creek (MP 23)




Train Information
Railroad
NS, BNSF
Model
ET44AC
Primary Unit Number
NS 3641

Paint Scheme
NS Standard
Symbol
Train Type
Unit Oil



Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Hasselblad / Mavic 3 / Mavic 3 Pro [L2D-20c]
ISO
110
Flash
Did Not Fire

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