Photo ID: 108240 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 26, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 870 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) WDTX, Union Pacific It is pretty common to find major summer storms along the Front Range in summer, and today was no exception! A major storm, dumping rain and hail, moves through the southern suburbs of Denver as a single UP SD70M leads an SC-44 Charger headed for Avondale (east of Pueblo) for testing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108239 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 26, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 849 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) WDTX It is entirely possible that you will be seeing a lot of these units in the future! This is a Siemens-built SC-44 "Charger", and it is being proposed as the successor to GE's (now Wabtec's) P42DC. This is already happening on some state-supported routes, such as the Amtrak Cascades route. But Amtrak has a tentative order for 75 of these for use on long distance trains. Amtrak crews are reportedly not fans of these units. They are lighter and have far less protection on the head end, should they run in to something. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108238 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 26, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1065 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A substantial afternoon storm is building to the northwest as UP 4835 leads an Amtrak Cascades SD-44 at the east end of Leyden. The SC-44 was picked up in Florin, CA and it is heading to the Transportation Technology Center just east of Pueblo, CO. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108019 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, February 19, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1001 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF As is typical on BNSF manifests on the Moffat these days, this eastbound is composed mainly of tank cars. You might even mistake this train (at first glance) as a unit oil train. However, the lack of a buffer car between the power and the first tank car indicates this is not a unit oil train. Note the hawk hanging out in the tree off to the left. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108018 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, February 19, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 925 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF After meeting the Zephyr at Rocky, this eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver rolls on a clear signals on the main at Leyden. A hawk hangs out in the tree to the left, indifferent to the train and likely looking for some breakfast. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108017 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, February 19, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 991 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Get ready for a change when it comes to long distance Amtrak trains! The P42DC fleet is now more than two decades old and their age is starting to show. Consequently, Amtrak has ordered 75 ALC-42s from Siemens. These units, IDTX 4628 and IDTX 4632 are SC-44s being tested by Amtrak on today's westbound Zephyr. They are similar to the ALC-42s, but the ALC-42s will have slightly larger fuel tanks and have some other minor tweaks to improve performance on long distance trains. They are 4,400 HP with 16-cylinder Cummins prime movers. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108016 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, February 19, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 920 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Today's westbound Zephyr had a bit of a unique consist. A pair of Siemens SC-44s and a P42DC lead the Zephyr west at Leyden. Get used to these SC-44s because Amtrak has ordered 75 similar units (called ALC-42s) to start to replace their aging P42DC fleet. The P42DCs are over 20 years old now and many are falling in to a state of disrepair. The ALC-42s are currently being tested and are expected to start to show up and really take over for P42DCs in late 2021. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108012 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, February 12, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1285 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The snow is coming down pretty hard on this Wednesday afternoon as an eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver slows on the main at Leyden. turns out BNSF's yard in Denver was unable to take the train until later in the evening, so DS-80 contacted the train and asked if they could stop at East Leyden, despite having a clear signal. The engineer was able to comply and got the train stopped. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107999 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 13, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1115 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The MGJNY is being led by a C44AC-CTE and two SD70ACes on its journey east at Leyden. The third unit is UP 1995, which has now made a couple round trips between Denver and Grand Junction over the Moffat. The Zephyr is running a bit late this morning, so the train has a straight shot in to North Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107998 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 13, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1045 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 1995, the Chicago North Western heritage unit reflects some morning sunlight as it rolls east on the main at Leyden. The unit was third on the head end of the MGJNY just after sunrise this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107997 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 13, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1162 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Two days ago, UP 1995 came east on the MGJNY. Yesterday, it actually ran west on the MNYGJ, and this morning, it came east again on the MGJNY! A defective cab heater is still preventing the unit from leading the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107987 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 11, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 981 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak AMTK 152 leads the westbound Zephyr on an Approach signal on the main at Leyden. The MGJNY on the siding next to Amtrak has not quite cleared the west switch, so Amtrak is slowing as it approaches the west end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107986 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 11, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1095 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A defective cab heater prevented UP 1995 from leading the MGJNY east overnight. It was originally set up to lead, but the consist was wyed (turned around) shortly before departure when the faulty heater was discovered. So while it may not be leading and the light may not be perfect, a nice roster shot of the unit in morning light looks good at Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107985 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 11, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 937 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific It has now been a year since UP ran a manifest between Denver and Salt Lake City over the Moffat (the MNYRO and MRONY). There is still a lot of business in Grand Junction from the west slope though, so UP still has a manifest that runs between Denver and Grand Junction (the MNYGJ and MGJNY). The MGJNY enters the siding at Leyden to meet the westbound Zephyr, which departed Denver on time this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107969 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 4, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1041 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This eastbound Provo-Denver is in the siding, but not because it is meeting a westbound. The route to the yard is currently blocked at Utah Junction by a UP train, so they'll be hold here for 45 minutes or so until the route is clear. There will not be any other westbounds leaving Denver today. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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