Photo ID: 113308 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF In the early 2000s, it was quite common for UP to tie coal trains down in the siding at Leyden (amongst other sidings). To help simplify the process, UP installed hand-throw derails on certain sidings. The east end of Leyden is one such siding. As you can see here, the derail is aligned in the derail position as the Provo-Denver is currently tied down and waiting for a crew. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113307 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Four units leads BNSF's Provo-Denver, currently tied down on the siding here at Leyden. Leyden has been used for long term storage of cars frequently in the last two years, and this is the first time I've seen a train tied down here in years. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113306 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 10, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 26 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A UP work train is departing the siding at Rocky to continue east toward Denver after picking up the gondola behind UP 6279. This AC4400CW has spent a lot of time on the Moffat, as it was originally delivered in June 1995 in scarlet and gray as SP 278. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113305 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 10, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS016 (East Rocky) Arvada, CO 20 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 6279 stopped in the siding at Rocky to pick up the gondola you see directly behind the unit from the house track at Rocky. With the car now part of the consist, the train is continuing east toward town. The yardmaster at North Yard informed the train that they will actually head to the 36th Street Yard, crossing the Belt Industrial Lead. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113304 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 10, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 14 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A trio of DPUs bring up the tail end of a (roughly) 6,000 foot long oil train. There are piles of ties scattered along the right-of-way that will soon be installed as part of the massive maintenance project UP is currently running on the Moffat. This is likely to be the last train until the eastbound Zephyr this afternoon, giving work crews the time they need on the main. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113303 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 10, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 17 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A trio of DPUs bring up the end of this eastbound loaded oil train. The train is rolling away from the camera and toward the west switch of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113302 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 10, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 19 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Three units lead an eastbound BNSF oil train on the straightaway along CO-72 just west of Leyden. The train is, of course, headed downhill, but there is still a lot of heat coming off the top of the units (distorting the air above) thanks to the dynamic brakes workings to slow the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113301 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 10, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 17 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 204 is one of the more recent repaints for Amtrak, going from the Phase 5 scheme to the Phase 7 scheme. It is second out this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113300 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 10, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 13 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A pair of P42s, elephant style, lead the Zephyr west on the siding at Plain. You can see the train is meeting an eastbound BNSF oil train. the oil train just got a green signal and is departing eastbound. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113299 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 10, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 23 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is on the main at Plain, splitting a BNSF oil train on the main and a lot of maintenance equipment in the house track at Plain. The equipment is part of a significant maintenance project that UP is currently in the midst of undertaking. You can even see a lot of fresh ballast on the tracks here at Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113298 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 10, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 19 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A lot of fresh ballast has been laid here at Plain as the westbound Zephyr enters the siding to meet an eastbound BNSF oil train. Note that the engineer on the Zephyr has dimmed the headlight for the meet. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113297 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 10, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 20 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr rolls through the siding at Eisele (Clay). An eastbound BNSF oil train was originally going to be waiting for the Zephyr on the main. However, the oil train ended up holding the main at Plain to wait on the Zephyr there. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113296 Date Shot Photo By Monday, November 10, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain to Crescent (MP 25.3 to MP 30.6) Arvada, CO 18 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF DS-378 originally planned to take this BNSF oil train down to the main at Eisele (Clay) to meet the westbound Zephyr. However, it was a bit slow coming down the hill, so it is going to stop on the main here at Plain and wait on the Zephyr, which is currently at Big Ten. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113294 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 7, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 26 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A typical pair of Amtrak P42DCs leads the morning Zephyr across the grade crossing at 66th Avenue in Arvada. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113293 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 7, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 31 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF You might recall that for decades, Amtrak did haul mail on long distance trains. In the 1990s and early 2000s, Amtrak tried to help supplement revenue by hauling bulk mail and packages as well. Such things were hauled in box cars painted in Amtrak's Phase 4 scheme. Amtrak stopped the service in October 2004 as it was not actually generating a profit, and was delaying passenger trains due to freight moves at certain stations. The rolling stock was sold, and one such former Amtrak boxcar happened to be on this Provo-Denver today. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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