Photo ID: 107309 Date Shot Photo By Monday, February 26, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1207 (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 1675 (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 1551 (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 1545 (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 1169 (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 1157 (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. Photo ID: 107279 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 20, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1231 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific One of my favorite "special effects" that can be added to pictures is the "tilt shift" (or "iris shift/blur") effect. When applied, the effect keeps a particular part of the picture...in this case, the SD70ACe...in focus, and gradually blurs the image toward its borders. That's the effect here as a single SD70ACe heads west to rescue the MNYRO in the siding at East Portal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107187 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, February 10, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1729 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Some precipitation came down overnight and early this morning when temps were around 15°F. That led to a nice bit of frost on the just about everything. A nice view for the passengers of the Zephyr as they fly by at track speed near the west end of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107186 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, February 10, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1507 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The second westbound Amtrak train for the day heads west on the main at Leyden. The Zephyr is a little over an hour behind the Winter Park Express, which will be arriving at Winter Park and unloading its skiers soon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107172 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1439 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak As we get further in to February, and days are staying lighter, longer, there is now just enough light to get a shot of the eastbound Zephyr in the evening (when it is on time). On this evening, the eastbound Zephyr is indeed on time as it rolls down the main at Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107088 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 1, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1560 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The original Heritage paint scheme is becoming less common, so it always seems appropriate to grab a quick roster shot when possible. The paint still looks great on BNSF 1119, third unit out on BNSF's Denver-Provo on this first day of February. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107087 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 1, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1675 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The evening prior to this shot, I got a shot of a Provo-Lincoln here at Leyden. The crew that brought that train in last night stayed the night in a hotel and is now taking this Denver-Provo back west today. The train is taking the siding for a meet with an eastbound coal load that is currently at Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107086 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1509 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Kansas City Southern, BNSF A KCS unit showing up on the Moffat does not happen every day. And, even less common is two KCS units! But two just happened to be added as DPUs on the tail end of this Provo-Lincoln as it heads east out of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107085 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1420 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Kansas City Southern, BNSF A few days earlier, BNSF snuck a westbound (empty) oil train over the Moffat during the night. It had a pair of Kansas City Southern Belle's for power! Turns out that power was added as DPUs to the Provo-Lincoln yesterday! Just happened to catch the SD70ACe and ES44AC as they rolled past the long-abandoned depot at Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107084 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1330 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Four BNSF units lead this eastbound Provo-Lincoln manifest down the main at Leyden. The second unit is a somewhat faded SD70MAC...something of a rarity on the Moffat. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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