Photo By: Kevin Morgan
 

Chasing the Zephyr west on the Moffat can be a bit of challenge. Even though the train, in general, has to go quite a bit slower than cars, the rails actually have a more direct route in several places when the road has to circumvent the terrain a bit more. After shooting the train in Byers Canyon, the next opportunity was here at Little Gore Canyon, 26 (rail) miles to the west. The Zephyr is just emerging from Tunnel 39 in this shot. Little Gore's big brother, Gore Canyon, is just out of site behind the mountain to the left.
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Location Information
City or County and State
Grand County, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Tunnel 39 (MP 113.5, 294 ft)




Train Information
Railroad
Amtrak
Model
P42DC
Primary Unit Number
AMTK 176

Paint Scheme
Amtrak Phase 7
Symbol
AMT5-13
Train Type
California Zephyr (Amtrak)

Additional Unit Number(s)
AMTK 203
   



Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Hasselblad / Mavic 3 / Mavic 3 Pro [L2D-20c]
ISO
280
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
24 mm
Shutter
1/1250 seconds
Aperture
f/2.8


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