Photo By: Kevin Morgan
 

A classic shot of an eastbound UP coal load just west of Leyden. Rumor has it that UP is trying to run 60 coal trains per month on the North Fork Branch out of the West Elk Mine. There has definitely been an increase in the number of coal train on the Moffat in the past few months.
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Location Information
City or County and State
Arvada, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4)




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific
Model
C44ACM
Primary Unit Number
UP 5909

Paint Scheme
UP Nose Flags/Shield
Symbol
Train Type
Unit Coal




Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
DJI / Mavic 3 Pro [FC4370]
ISO
100
888
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
166 mm
Shutter
1/400 seconds
Aperture
f/3.4


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