Photo ID: 107358 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 9, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1209 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An old Santa Fe Warbonnet, that actually shows no signs of even having been patched, sits on the Denver-Provo in the siding at Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107357 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 9, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1196 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This westbound Denver-Provo departed the yard in Denver around 11:30pm the night before! For some reason, it went in to the siding at Leyden and remained there overnight. Unsure when the train would depart, I got a quick shot of it on the "sunny side" this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107331 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1242 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A single ES444C brings up the tail end of this Denver-Provo manifest. This is one of 100 ES44C4s that have been delivered since Tier-4 units became required. It is a "Tier-4 Credit unit", which is why it is the 4200 number range. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107330 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1269 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An ES44DC is sandwiched by two C44-9Ws as this westbound Denver-Provo has a fairly typical consist of three units on the point and one DPU on the tail end. BNSF runs their trains on the Moffat with this configuration of power more often than not lately. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107329 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1245 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Now that the manifest is in the clear on the siding, this sand train received a clear signal from the dispatcher to start pulling west out of Leyden. The two DPUs are already in Run 8! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107328 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1261 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF While a loaded sand train sits on the main (you can see its two rear DPUs to the left), an eastbound manifest with a matched set of ES44s rolls slowly east on the main at Leyden. The train is facing a red signal at the east switch as another westbound (the BNSF Denver-Provo) is coming west out of town. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107327 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1097 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A CREX ES44AC and an SD70ACe bring up the tail end of this loaded sand train at Leyden. Five units will be enough to get this guy up the hill, but not quickly! It'll take over three hours before it makes it to Winter Park. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107325 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1176 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF I have heard from several engineers that the ES44C4, which is an A1A-A1A unit, is not ideal for heavy trains. It is more designed for fast trains in relatively flat terrains. Looks like the power desk in Denver may have agreed today as two ES44ACs and an SD70ACe lead this loaded sand train west at Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107324 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 2, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1150 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF It looks as though oil is picking up in Utah again as BNSF oil-related traffic has certainly increased on the Moffat in 2018. Here, a loaded fracking sand train heads west at Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107309 Date Shot Photo By Monday, February 26, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1122 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A freshly painted AC4400CW leads an eastbound coal load on the main at Leyden. It's been awhile since I happened to catch a coal train on the Moffat. Production at the mines seems to go through peaks and valleys and things have been in a bit of a valley lately, with fewer coal trains out and running. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107284 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1559 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Lately, BNSF has found a pattern for their Moffat trains that seems to be working for them. Most of their trains have had a trio of units on the point with anywhere from zero to two DPUs on the back. There certainly are exceptions depending on the specific train, but more often than not, this has been the pattern. They've also been keeping their trains relatively short...under about 60 cars...allowing them to maintain track speed. Here, a Provo-Denver is at track speed as it passes through a snowy Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107283 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1470 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Since its inception, BNSF has generally preferred GE to EMD. In the last 15 years, BNSF has purchased GE's at a rate of almost 3-to-1. So it is far more common to catch a GE leader on BNSF trains than EMD. So, when an SD70ACe shows up, it is pretty nice to get a few shots. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107282 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 22, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1454 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound Provo-Denver kicks up some snow as it glides east down the main at Leyden on clear signals. It has been cold all week long - typically February - so not much snow has melted from the heavy snow three days ago. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107281 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 20, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1102 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Not a site that is particularly common on any main line...or at least not any Class 1 mainline. A single SD70ACe approaches a clear signal at the west end of Leyden. The MNYRO went into the siding at East Portal overnight, unable to make it the final few thousand feet to the Apex in the tunnel. This SD70ACe is being sent to the rescue. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107280 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 20, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1068 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific No "tilt shift" effect on this image (see the image before this one for reference). A single UP SD70ACe heads west on the main at Leyden to lend a hand to the MNYRO at East Portal. Meanwhile, the crew on a BNSF Provo-Lincoln manifest ties their train down in the siding as the yard has told them there is currently no room! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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