Photo By: Kevin Morgan

Being raised on Rio Grande, I absolutely love any time there is an opportunity to see an EMD spartan cab leading on the Moffat. Particularly when it is a model that Rio Grande owned, such as this SD45 Canyon Spirit unit. Now, granted this is not a true SD45 as the 20-cylinder prime mover has been removed and replaced with a 16-cylinder prime mover. The unit is classified as an SD40M-2 now, but it still looks like an SD45! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster. User Comments (0) No comments posted yet. Click Here to add the first one!

3 views 0 comments Tuesday, August 11, 2026 at 10:52:41 AM image date Location Information City or County and State Arvada, CO Subdivision Moffat Tunnel (UP) Milepost or Control Point Detector (MP 22.6) Train Information Railroad Rocky Mountaineer Model SD40M-2 Primary Unit Number RMRX 8600 Paint Scheme Canyon Spirit (Rocky Moutaineer) Symbol PDVGS-10 Train Type Canyon Spirit Photo Information Camera Make/Model Hasselblad / Mavic 3 / Mavic 3 Pro [L2D-20c] ISO 180 900 Flash Did Not Fire Focal Length 24 mm Shutter 1/3200 seconds Aperture f/2.8

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