Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
Three mid-train swing helpers, including a Tier-4 SD70ACe-T4, are roughly 105 cars deep in a 209 car coal empty that is making its way west to Grand Junction. The train is basically two coal trains combined, and they will split in Grand Junction, running to the mine at West Elk individually.
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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
Union Pacific
Model
SD70ACe-T4
Primary Unit Number
UP 3088

Paint Scheme
UP Flag/Lightning/Wings
Symbol
CDGWE-19
Train Type
Unit Coal

Additional Unit Number(s)
UP 8409, UP 8003
   


Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Hasselblad / Mavic 3 / Mavic 3 Pro [L2D-20c]
ISO
300
Flash
Did Not Fire

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