Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
This westbound ballast train stopped in the siding at Rocky to meet the westbound Rocky Mountaineer. After the Mountaineer passed, the ballast train started pulling west and broke the drawbar on the west end of the lead ballast car!
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Tuesday, September 02, 2025 at 15:40:17
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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, Herzog
Model
None
Primary Unit Number
None

Paint Scheme
Symbol
Train Type
Ballast Train



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