Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
Union Pacific is starting a significant maintenance project on the Moffat. It appears they are going to re-ballast much of the line (if not the entire thing). They are also going to re-tie the Moffat Tunnel itself. Here, a ballast train was preparing to head west and drop ballast. Unfortunately, the train broke the drawbar on the lead ballast car, so it is not going anywhere anytime soon!
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Tuesday, September 02, 2025 at 15:41:11
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Location Information

City or County and State
Arvada, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
CP DS019 (West Rocky)




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific, Herzog
Model
ES44AC
Primary Unit Number
UP 8088

Paint Scheme
UP Flag/Lightning/Wings
Symbol
Train Type
Ballast Train



Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
DJI / Mavic 3 Pro [FC4382]
ISO
100
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
70 mm
Shutter
1/1000 seconds
Aperture
f/2.8