Photo ID: 107083 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1320 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Need a tank car? The BNSF manifests that run on the Moffat are almost entirely dominated by tank cars. Most of their trackage rights trains are probably 70%+ tank cars these days. A westbound Denver-Provo waits in the siding as an eastbound Provo-Lincoln rolls down the main. The eastbound isn't going too quickly as it is following the West Local and, as such, running on yellows. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107071 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 30, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1264 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific UP's eastbound rail train had a Norfolk Southern SD60E in the consist! A rare visitor to Colorado, this was original a (standard cab) SD60 that Norfolk Southern rebuilt at its Altoona, PA shops. In addition to adding a wide cab, the unit received some electrical upgrades as well. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107070 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 30, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1304 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This empty rail train departed Provo, UT a day earlier. It came off the LA&SL (via UP's Sharp Sub) and the came east over the Grande. I did not think I was going to get any shots of it because it didn't leave Bond until 12:40pm. This time of year, I figured there was no chance it would reach the Front Range before sunset. But with green signals the entire trip, it made amazing time and was at Leyden by 5pm! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107069 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 30, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1233 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Late in the afternoon, an empty eastbound rail train rolls down the main at Leyden. Amazingly, the train has an all-EMD consist! Not too often you find a quartet of EMD power these days. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107066 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 30, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1340 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An ET44C4, a Canadian National (lettered as Illinois Central on the cab) C40-8W, and an SD70ACe make for an interesting trio on the point of BNSF's Denver-Provo as it approaches a clear signal at the west end of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107065 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 30, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1358 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Denver-Provo works its way west on the main at Leyden on an warm, overcast morning. Don't usually get the chance to shoot from the north side of the tracks at Leyden, but the cloudy day presented a nice opportunity to do so. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107058 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 29, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1092 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr has a clear signal at the west end of Leyden as it prepares to take on the Rocky Mountains. In the distance, to the left of the Zephyr, you can clearly see the hopper cars on Big Ten Loop. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107057 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 29, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1760 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Seven Superliners is a pretty typical consist for the Zephyr in the winter months as this time of year tends to see fewer bookings. The train is charging west at about 60 MPH (track speed) as it hustles through Leyden. The train has to take advantage of the higher track speed while it can, because in another four miles or so, it's time to slow to about 30 MPH! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107056 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 29, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1395 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak 12 1/2 miles west of Denver Union Station, the standard pair of P42DCs have the westbound Zephyr running right on time on a clear January morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107036 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 24, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1276 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A pair of ES44ACs bring up the tail end of this eastbound oil train at Leyden. The temperature outside is about 28°F and quite a bit of snow is still on the ground from the weekend snow storm. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107035 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 24, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1275 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF As time marches onward, I like to get shots of defunct paint schemes when I can as they aren't going to last forever! And, as such, here is a shot of a "green and cream" SD70MAC. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107034 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 24, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1346 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF For the second time in nine days, BNSF ran a loaded oil train over the Moffat. The power for this train was the same as the power on a loaded sand train that ran west four three days earlier. Efficient use of power! The fact that BNSF ran a sand train west suggests that another oil train (or several more oil trains) will be coming. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107032 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1565 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A westbound BNSF sand train has a "pre-production" ES44AC on the point. The very first ES44ACs that BNSF got from GE were painted in the Heritage 2 scheme. They were released just before the "New Image" or "Swoosh" scheme came out. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107031 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1649 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF sent a loaded sand train west out of Denver during this great January blizzard. The train, rolling very slowly west at Leyden, has a "cigar band" (pre-production) ES44AC on the point, leading an ES44C4 and an SD70ACe. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107001 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1180 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific 2016 was the lowest coal-producing year in Colorado in decades. 2017 definitely saw a bit of a rebound as coal production increased by roughly 20% over 2016. The West Elk Mine and Energy Mine both seemed to secure new contracts as new train symbols have been showing up on the Moffat. That 20% increase comes despite the Cherokee power plant in northeast Denver and the Valmont power plant in Boulder switching from Colorado coal to natural gas. This train, originating off UP in the east, heads west at Leyden for the West Elk Mine. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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