Photo By: Kevin Morgan
 

A trio of elephant-style GEs, including CSX 1981 (on the point), lead the longest train on the Moffat that I've ever personally seen. The train is 11,500 feet long! Basically, two coal trains combined into one. 209 cars, three units on the point, three mid-train swing helpers.
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Location Information
City or County and State
Arvada, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2)



Train Information
Railroad
CSX, Union Pacific 		Model
ES44AH 		Primary Unit Number
CSX 1981

Paint Scheme
CSX Heritage 		Symbol
CDGWE-19 		Train Type
Unit Coal

Additional Unit Number(s)
CSX 5477, UP 6080 		   


Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
DJI / Mavic 3 Pro [FC4370] 		ISO
230
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
166 mm 		Shutter
1/320 seconds 		Aperture
f/3.4

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