Railroad photograph
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!
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Tuesday, August 11, 2026 at 10:52:41
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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