There has been a noticeable lack of snow in Colorado so far during the 2017-2018 winter season. Granted the snowiest two months for Colorado are March and April, but it is a little odd that virtually no snow has fallen thus far! This Denver-Provo is pulling west toward a clear signal after meeting two eastbounds at Leyden on this dry December morning.
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With the day be a colder one (right around freezing), the heat being generated by these 13,200 ponies is definitely visible as the engineer throttles up and starts rolling toward a clear signal at the west end of Leyden.
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An eastbound empty sand train rolls down the main at Leyden on an approach signal (as it is following a UP manifest). Meanwhile, the crew on a westbound Denver-Provo gets ready to throttle up as DS-86 is getting them a clear signal out the west end of Leyden.
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BNSF almost certainly hauls more freight tonnage, excluding coal trains, on the Moffat these days than UP does! Here, a westbound BNSF Denver-Provo meets an eastbound BNSF empty sand train at Leyden. I have definitely noticed that more and more older units are being repainted in to the "New Image" scheme.
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A trio of GEs, set up elephant-style, rest in the siding at Leyden on a Provo-bound manifest. The westbound already met a UP manifest and is now waiting on a BNSF covered hopper train before getting a signal to head west. The train is not particularly long and is holding back a few hundred feet from the west switch.
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DS-86 set up a great meet between UP's MRONY and BNSF's HDENPVO on this morning. It could have been close to a rolling meet, except for the fact that the BNSF train will actually be meeting two here at Leyden.
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As trains approach the east end of Leyden, the speed limit changes to 45 MPH (on the main). This eastbound in the siding is moving along at less than 10 MPH as it approaches a red signal at the east end of the siding.
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An eastbound slows in the siding at Leyden past the remnants of the Leyden Depot. Decades ago, when trains were still the premier form of transportation, many trains running west on the Denver and Salt Lake Railroad would make a station stop here at Leyden.
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A pair of units leads up a unit potash train in the siding at Leyden. The train has 70 loads and, in addition to the two units on the point, a pair of DPUs is on the rear. The train is headed for St Paul, MN.
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Here is a train that does not run all too often! This is a unit potash train that originated on the Cane Creek Sub in Utah. It is headed for the Hull Avenue Yard in St Paul, MN. The train is taking the siding at Leyden for a meet with the westbound Zephyr.
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Weeks before the Moffat maintenance project began, a work train loaded with ties came along and drop off piles of ties along the rails. Today, with the ties ready to be replaced, these guys are picking up the ties and loading them onto a platform so they can be taken to the specific spot they are needed.
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During the UP maintenance blitz on the Moffat, not only is the mainline getting some TLC, but sidings are as well. A crew is working to replace ties on the siding at Leyden. As you can probably tell, the tie replacement on the main is already completed and fresh ballast has been laid as well.
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One of the many, many gangs currently working on the Moffat are in the siding at Leyden. Another gang is getting ready to head west out of the siding at Leyden. And the headlight from yet another gang is visible on Big Ten Loop! The light is near the top and to the left of the image.
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A string of 12 units sits on the siding at the east end of Leyden. The crew tied the train (well, engines) down and was picked up by an eastbound coal train. I am unsure where the power was coming from or where it was headed.
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This picture is a little bit like the book game "Where's Waldo"! Can you spot the train is the scene? A westbound BNSF Denver-Provo manifest is holding on the main at Leyden. You can see his headlight toward the lower-left quadrant of the image. The train is waiting for the Zephyr to run around it through the siding.
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