Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
The sun has just dipped behind the Rocky Mountains to the west as a single DPU on the tail end of this manifest, headed for Grand Junction, rolls west through Barbara's Gulch. Due to the length of the train (117 cars), there is also a trio of mid-train swing helpers.
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Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 18:28:26
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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
Union Pacific
Model
SD70ACe
Primary Unit Number
UP 8873

Paint Scheme
UP Flag/Lightning/Wings
Symbol
MNYGJ-27
Train Type
Manifest


Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Hasselblad / Mavic 3 / Mavic 3 Pro [L2D-20c]
ISO
100
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
24 mm
Shutter
1/240 seconds
Aperture
f/3.2