Photo ID: 110965 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 30, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 40 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Since the Dotsero Cutoff was completed in the summer of 1934, the owner of the line (Rio Grande, Southern Pacific, and Union Pacific) ran manifests between Denver and Salt Lake City. That is, until December 2018 when UP ran the last MRONY (Roper, UT to North Yard, CO). Amazing it has been almost six years since then! Now, UP runs a manifest three days a week between Denver and Grand Junction (and back). Here, the eastbound version of the MGJNY is leaving the east end of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110963 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 30, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 43 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak With roughly three weeks left in summer, this shot already has a pretty decent fall feel to it, particularly with the sun flowers lining the right of way. The Zephyr just knocked down a clear (green) signal at the east end of Leyden. AMTK 171 and AMTK 170 have been the power on this Zephyr trainset for the past few weeks now. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110892 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 14, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 31 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific For a couple of years, UP's schedule for the MGJNY seemed to be such that it often arrived in Denver in pre-dawn hours. Sometimes, on the longer days of the year, it might arrive in early morning light. However, something seems to have shifted a bit as it has become more common for it to show up in the mid-morning to mid-afternoon. Here, the manifest rolls east out of Leyden one minute before 1 o'clock in the afternoon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110816 Date Shot Photo By Friday, August 2, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 42 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 76 knocks down a clear (green) signal at the east end of Leyden on its morning journey west. The east end Leyden is designated as CP DS012 by Union Pacific (as you can see on the signs by the signals). The "DS" represents "Denver & Salt Lake", David Moffat's railroad that predated Rio Grande. The "12", of course, indicates we are 12 miles west of Denver Union Station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110714 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 8, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 60 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Provo-Denver had a clear (green) signal out the east end of Leyden. BNSF's manifest typically have three units on the head end, but today, there are four units leading the train in to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110605 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 26, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 68 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF In the OS at the east switch of Leyden, two ES44ACs with an SD70ACe sandwiched between them lead the eastbound HPVODEN. After meeting two trains at Rocky, the manifest now has a straight shot the rest of the way in to the yard in Denver. As is extremely common in summer, clouds are forming over the Rockies to the west, and will like come spilling out over the plains this afternoon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110543 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 68 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Couldn't ask for better lighting here at the east switch of Leyden as UP's thrice-weekly Grand Junction, CO to Denver, CO (MGJNY) manifest approaches a clear (green) signal. This is the only regularly-scheduled UP manifest train that still runs on the Moffat. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110365 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 11, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 85 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A trio of elephant-style units lead an eastbound loaded oil train out the east end of Leyden on a beautiful Spring day in April. The trees have not yet sprouted leaves, but it should only be another few weeks before they are green once again. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110116 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 19, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 128 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Winter Park Express Since last weekend, both P42DCs of the Winter Park Express were changed out. AMTK 142 and 192 were in charge of the five car train last weekend. This morning, AMTK 153 and 27 are running on the Ski Train. It is a bit late (due to a mechanical issue), but is now charging west through the OS at East Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110099 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 15, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 154 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The biggest blizzard of the winter thus far has hit! In addition to the falling snow, it is a very cold -5°F (-21°C). The signal at the east end of Leyden show a clear (green over red) signal for the morning Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110010 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 3, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 122 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific You can clear see the derail is set here at the east end of Leyden as a 6,400 foot long string of empty well cars sits in the siding without power. It appears that there will be no meets here at Leyden for the foreseeable future, as these cars appears to be in storage. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109980 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 31, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 119 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An ET44AC and a AC4400CW bring up the tail end of an eastbound loaded oil train at the east switch of Leyden. The train is headed to one of the Bypass tracks in Denver where on of the two DPUs here will be removed before the train continues its journey east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109926 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 122 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak In the middle of fall, the Zephyr was consistently running with six Superliners (two sleepers, a diner, a lounge car, and two coaches). Once we got in to November, a transition sleeper showed up, giving the train seven Superliners. On this morning, there is actually a third coach, so the train has eight Superliners as it highballs east Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109925 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 19, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 118 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Running right on time, the westbound Zephyr approach a clear (green) signal at the east switch of Leyden. The train is crossing the grade crossing at 80th Avenue. Indeed, you can tell that the ditch lights are currently oscillating as the result of the horn being blown for the grade crossing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109743 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, November 14, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 130 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF In the past eight years, GE has produced 1,117 "Tier 4" units for US railroads, including 300 for BNSF. That may seem like a lot, but when you consider the immediate predecessor (ES44AC/DC/C4) had 6,451 units produced, you can see the difference. The train held for about 15 minutes at east Leyden while waiting for maintenance to clear up. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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