Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
Just west of Blue Mountain and the hotbox detector at MP 22.6, we see a westbound BNSF oil train making its way through the S-curves at the base of Coal Creek Canyon. Near the top-left corner of the picture, you can see the east portal of Tunnel 1, which the train will reach in just a few minutes.
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Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 14:45:05
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Location Information

City or County and State
Arvada, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Coal Creek (MP 23)




Train Information
Railroad
BNSF
Model
AC4400CW
Primary Unit Number
BNSF 5652

Paint Scheme
BNSF Heritage 2
Symbol
Train Type
Unit Oil



Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Hasselblad / Mavic 3 / Mavic 3 Pro [L2D-20c]
ISO
110
900
Flash
Did Not Fire

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