Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
For what seems like the last decade or more, the siding of Akin in western Colorado has either been out of service, or been used for long-term car storage. Recently, that finally changed and the siding is available again for meets. Turns out that was quite fortuitus as this is where this westbound UP passenger special met the eastbound Zephyr (which you can see in the distance). The Zephyr took the siding to keep the special rolling. It was a good meet, the Zephyr was stopped for less than two minutes.
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Location Information

City or County and State
Mesa County, CO

Subdivision
Glenwood Springs (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
CP RG424 (West Akin)




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific
Model
C44AC-CTE
Primary Unit Number
UP 5898

Paint Scheme
UP Nose Flags/Shield
Symbol
PRFSC-24
Train Type
Passenger


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

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