DRGW 5371 Cheyenne Cab - a photo on Flickriver

            The final Denver & Rio Grande Western unit to ever run the rails as seen in the summer of 2009 in Cheyenne, WY.  DRGW 5371 was retired on 5 Dec 08 and stored in here in UP's Cheyenne Yard.  The light package had been removed and the number boards used to be in the same font as the numbers on the cab, but still, what a sight!

I knew this SD40T-2 was up in Cheyenne when I moved to Colorado, and I wanted to make sure I got to shoot it since it was only about a two and half hour drive away. I did some research and learned where it was parked in the yard and with the help of some sun angle software, I knew a later evening summertime shot would work best...all I needed was some sun and some time off.

Those conditions came together on the evening of 27 Jun 09 when I rolled into Cheyenne just shy of 5 P.M. local time. One thing I hadn't accounted for was the quadrupple main track between me and the DRGW 5371. Turns out I had to wait an additional two hours after arriving before I had a clear, unobstructed shot of the beauty as numerous UP trains stopped and parked right in front of me!

But those blocking trains departed, and I shot as much as I could. I'm so glad I made this trip because less than two months later, the DRGW 5371 would depart Cheyenne for good and become a museum piece in Utah...

Taken on: June 27, 2009

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Denver & Rio Grande Western

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Camera: Canon EOS 40D, f/5.6, 1/500 sec, 200mm, ISO 160 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 40D
Lens:	EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	200mm
ISO:	160
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
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