Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
After hitting an oil truck in Rifle about two months ago, the Canyon Spirit has been using a pair of SD70Ms, leased from Union Pacific. Hopefully, the Canyon Spirit geeps will return soon. But in the meantime, the SD70Ms lead the eastbound train out of Plain, toward Tunnel 1.
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Sunday, July 19, 2026 at 15:47:08
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Location Information

City or County and State
Arvada, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Eisele to Plain (MP 21.8 to MP 24.0)




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific
Model
SD70M
Primary Unit Number
UP 4073

Paint Scheme
UP Flag/Lightning/Wings
Symbol
PGSDV-19
Train Type
Canyon Spirit


Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Hasselblad / Mavic 3 / Mavic 3 Pro [L2D-20c]
ISO
100
900
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
24 mm
Shutter
1/2000 seconds
Aperture
f/2.8