Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
The Limon Subdivision used to see a lot of traffic in the early 2000s. Coal trains coming from or headed to mines in Western Colorado, during the height of coal, would run on the Limon Sub. These days, the eastern mainline has all but been deserted. The Limon Local makes periodic trips from Denver to Limon. There is an occasional oil train, but most of the UP oil trains run on the Overland. There's also a grain train from time-to-time, but otherwise, not much runs out here. You could easily spend an entire day trackside and not see anything moving. Fortunately, I was able to catch the Limon Local this afternoon as it heads east, just west of Agate.
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Location Information

City or County and State
Denver, CO

Subdivision
Limon (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Byers to Agate




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific
Model
ES44AC
Primary Unit Number
UP 7719

Paint Scheme
UP Flag/Lightning/Wings
Symbol
LDV50-31
Train Type
Local


Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
DJI / Mavic 3 Pro [FC4370]
ISO
110
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
166 mm
Shutter
1/640 seconds
Aperture
f/3.4