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Monday, March 7, 2016
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Kevin Morgan
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Leyden (7,020ft)
Arvada, CO
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1553 (Add a Comment)
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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I have to admit that I was surprised by the Phase IV heritage unit on the Zephyr. I wasn't aware it was going to be on, and thus I didn't have the settings I wanted setup on my camera. My shutter speed was a little too slow, resulting in a slight blur, particularly on the baggage car. Still, always good to see one of Amtrak's heritage units! First time I'd shot this one in about 2 1/2 years.
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Monday, March 7, 2016
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Kevin Morgan
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Leyden (7,020ft)
Arvada, CO
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1395 (Add a Comment)
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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Amtrak
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The westbound Zephyr, running about 30 minutes late, had a slightly unusual consist. First, the train had a trio of P42s on the point. Second, the third P42 was the Phase IV heritage unit! Last, the train was running with an old baggage car instead of one of the new ones. We are also starting to get in to the busier season for Amtrak again, as the train has eight Superliners instead of the typical seven that are on the train in the winter months.
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Thursday, February 25, 2016
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Kevin Morgan
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Leyden (7,020ft)
Arvada, CO
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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Running right on time, the westbound Zephyr meets BNSF's Provo-Denver manifest at Leyden. There was some very good dispatching on this morning at both DS-82 and DS-86 worked together to set up a couple of meets in which both trains arrived within five minutes of one another. In this case, the BNSF manifest had been stopped for less than 60 seconds when the Zephyr arrived. Just enough time for the signal at the west end of Leyden to clear up.
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Saturday, February 6, 2016
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Kevin Morgan
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Leyden (7,020ft)
Arvada, CO
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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BNSF
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After seeing several extremely short manifests in the past couple of days, it was great to see a nice, long manifest. This BNSF Provo-Denver had 97 cars to go along with the four units (in a 3x1 configuration). Just above the cab of the lead unit is Ralston Valley High School. This is the newest high school, although it has been nearly 20 years since it opened.
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Thursday, February 4, 2016
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Kevin Morgan
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Leyden (7,020ft)
Arvada, CO
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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CSX, BNSF
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A pair of visitors from the east help out a classic Heritage 2 C44-9W on a westbound manifest at Leyden. CSX classifies these units as ES44AHs. They are essentially ES44ACs, but with a few minor differences. First off, they weigh 432,000 pounds instead of 415,000 pounds. They also have software tweaks that, combined with the increased weight, provide for a higher tractive effort at lower speeds.
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