Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
The westbound Zephyr is making track speed here in Barbara's Gulch as it hustles west, right on time this morning. The dust you see is actually from a lot of fresh ballast that was recently laid along the mainline here. Wind from the fast-moving Zephyr is blowing the dust up around the train.
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Location Information

City or County and State
Arvada, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2)




Train Information
Railroad
Amtrak
Model
P42DC
Primary Unit Number
AMTK 44

Paint Scheme
Amtrak Phase 5b
Symbol
AMT5-11
Train Type
California Zephyr (Amtrak)


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