Photo By: Kevin Morgan

A pair of units bring up the tail end of a colorful Herzog ballast train through Arvada. The train unloaded on portions of the former Rio Grande and is currently headed toward Cheyenne. From there, it will likely head west to the quarry and reload. When loaded, ballast trains are (not surprisingly) very heavy and, as a result, frequently run with DPUs.
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Location Information
City or County and State
Arvada, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Simms Street




Train Information
Railroad
Herzog, Union Pacific
Model
None
Unit Number
None

Symbol
WGRCYZ-08
   



Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Canon / Canon EOS 7D
ISO
100
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
18 mm
Shutter
1/320 seconds
Aperture
f/7.1


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