After meeting the MNYRO (which you can just barely see at the left side of the picture), this eastbound coal train is slowly pulling in to the clear toward a red signal at the east end of the siding.
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The early morning sun really made this picture scream "black and white". The MNYRO enters the main at Leyden on an Approach (yellow) signal. The train will hold at the west end to wait for an eastbound coal load just coming around Big Ten Curve at the time this picture was taken.
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In this shot, you can really see the grade that trains pull up as they enter Leyden from the east. On this Leap Morning, the westbound MNYRO has no problem pulling up the grade with a trio of GE's for power.
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While I try not to overdo roster shots, how can you pass up a roster shot of a Canadian Pacific C44-9W in Colorado...in winter no less!? It seems that of the two big Canadian railroads, Canadian National is the one that tends to appear in Colorado on BNSF.
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Winter. It is the time for black and white photos. Heck, with the snow, there isn't much color in the shot to being with, right!? This BNSF train is tied down at Leyden, patiently awaiting a relief crew to take it to town.
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This was a pleasant surprise on the drive home from work! BNSF's Provo-Denver manifest was tied down on the siding at Leyden. With a Warbonnet on the point and a very rare Canadian Pacific unit second out, it was a colorful consist. Notice anything odd about the front of the Warbonnet?
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UP's Engineering Special proceeds east out of Leyden with a spectacular sunset behind it. The train was only doing 10 MPH at this point after getting flagged past the east signal at Leyden. An intermittent block detection was the culprit.
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Thanks to some track improvements in the last few years, the Zephyr can go 60 MPH starting just east of Rocky all the way into town. If you are at west Leyden when the Zephyr is passing Chemical, you'll be hard-pressed making it to east Leyden ahead of him!
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On this particular February morning, the westbound Zephyr has nine Superliners in the consist as the train charges through a dusting of snow at Leyden.
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A very light dusting of snow fell overnight creating a very cool effect on a cold February morning. The westbound Zephyr is running on time as it kicks up some powder at East Leyden. The snow, incidentally, would burn off by mid-day.
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There is a fresh blanket of snow on the ground on a chilly January afternoon. This westbound coal empty has a foreigner in the lineup! A Ferromex ES44AC is third out helping on the pull.
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It is 8:30am and the westbound California Zephyr is running right on time. The Zephyr has seven Superliners, which is a pretty common winter consist. Depending on the time of year and the ridership demand, the Zephyr will have anywhere from seven to nine Superliners.
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At 8:30am in mid-January, the sun is directly behind westbounds as they approach Leyden. Here, the MNYRO is actually stopped on the main at a red signal, waiting for the dispatcher to align the train in to the siding.
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The last shot of the day comes from the east switch of Leyden about 20 minutes prior to the complete loss of light! I set this shot up as a black and white shot. Snow continued falling, adding to the four inches already on the ground.
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The crew on board this BNSF empty pipe train waits patiently on the siding at Leyden while a spot in the yard opens up. The 45-car train left Provo the night before and it is ultimately headed for Pueblo.
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