Photo ID: 105041 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 2, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1568 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Just from looking at this picture, it would make sense to assume that this is one of BNSF's trackage rights trains that run on the Moffat. As it turns out, this is actually UP's MNYRO headed west (away from the camera). The BNSF C44-9W seen here is being borrowed, along with two more on the head end, to assist in the journey to Utah. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104994 Date Shot Photo By Monday, February 2, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1676 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Just east of Leyden and the grade crossing at 80th Avenue, this westbound has come to a complete stop. While looking back on their train, the crew noticed a tank car five cars back and that did not match their train manifest. They stopped the train here so the conductor could walk back and verify the car. Meanwhile, DS-86 has knocked down the clear signal and will align the train in to the siding. The signal is currently timing out. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104956 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 21, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1972 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak I sure am envious of the passengers on board this particular Iowa Pacific passenger car! No doubt a great views out the sides, but the view forward or backwards from the dome up top must be truly spectacular. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104955 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 21, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1694 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr had a pair of Iowa Pacific (private) passenger cars along for the ride on this morning. Warm passengers get a great view of a morning blizzard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104954 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 21, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1991 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Kansas City Southern (ALL), BNSF The Zephyr, running right on time in the snow, meets an eastbound with a somewhat rare visitor. KCS SD70MAC #3907 led BNSF's Provo, UT to Denver, CO trackage rights manifest over the Moffat. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104953 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 21, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1863 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Got snow? The westbound Zephyr knocks down a clear signal at east Leyden and kicks up a lot of the white stuff amid a fairly heavy morning blizzard. Note the Lounge Car running directly behind the baggage car. It has been rumored this is being done to reduce the amount of diesel fumes that make it in to the coach cars. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104952 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 21, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1672 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Four years ago, the ES44C4 was a brand new model, specifically developed by GE for BNSF. Today, BNSF has over 1,100 copies on the roster. The unit only has four traction motors. The middle axles on each truck are "dummies", making the unit an A1A-A1A unit. While BNSF management seems to love the unit, I've heard that many engineers do not care for it (due to issues with traction and loading). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104922 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 9, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1461 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The MRONY (Manifest, Roper, UT to North Yard, CO) just met its counterpart (the MNYRO) at Leyden. With a spot now free in the yard, DS-86 gave UP 5651 a clear signal to run in to town. With the number of coal trains decreasing on the Moffat, it is good that UP still has at least two manifests a day running over the line. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104921 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 9, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1915 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The westbound MNYRO is frequently long enough (and, thus, heavy enough) to merit a DPU. Unfortunately, on this chilly Friday, the DPU was facing the "wrong way" for the shot. Granted the direction of the DPU makes zero difference to the operation of the train...but I sure prefer it when the last DPU faces away from the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104920 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 9, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1482 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The conductor of the MRONY (in the siding at Leyden) stands ready to inspect the MNYRO (counterpart to the MRONY). One of my favorite components of this shot are the snowy/muddy tire tracks. Least favorite component? I hate the power line running through the top part of the scene. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104919 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 9, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1615 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Between Denver and the Moffat Tunnel, there are only three control points left that still have classic Rio Grande searchlight signals: Fox Junction, Utah Junction, and East Leyden. Not knowing how long they will last, I figure it is good to get as many pictures of the signals as possible. Here, the westbound MNYRO is getting ready to knock down a clear signal on its journey west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104918 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 9, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 2037 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Southern Pacific As of this picture, there were only 11 unpatched Espee units left on UP's roster. All the remaining had been patched, repainted, or retired. I actually caught this same unit exactly one month earlier on the tail end of an eastbound oil train. Good to see if hanging out in Colorado! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104852 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 1, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1796 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Do to some several things beyond their control, the crew of the West Local is getting a late start for the day. A BNSF manifest is stuck on the main at Leyden, requiring the local to run through the siding. The local was a good size on this particular afternoon with covered hoppers headed for the cement plant on Rocky Spur and several high side gondolas that will be dropped off in the house track at Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104711 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 23, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1662 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Norfolk Southern, BNSF Oil shipments by rail have seen a dramatic uptick in the last two years. Two years ago, railroads hauled less than 1% of the oil transported in the country. That number has jumped to over 10%! It isn't higher because there is a two year backlog of new tank cars. Because of the increase in traffic, BNSF has found itself short on power. This has resulted in a lot of leased power appearing on BNSF trains. Case-in-point is this eastbound Provo, UT to Lincoln, NE manifest. A leased C40-9W and SD70, from Norfolk Southern, lead the train along with a BNSF C44-9W. Rumor has it BNSF could be ordering as many as 500 units in 2014, so this leasing bonanza is unlikely to last. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104710 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 23, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1729 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Norfolk Southern, BNSF A "Catfish" leads an eastbound BNSF manifest out the east end of Leyden on a beautiful March afternoon. These C40-9Ws are referred to as "Catfish" because they are predominantly black and have white "whiskers" across their noses. An interesting feature of these Norfolk Southern units is that the ditch lights are only illuminated when the horn is activated (and then for a period of time thereafter). That happened to be the case here, as the train is approaching the 80th Avenue grade crossing. 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