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Thursday, March 6, 2014
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Kevin Morgan
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Leyden (7,020ft)
Arvada, CO
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1558 (Add a Comment)
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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BNSF
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At first glance, you might think this is a picture of a meet between two trains at Leyden. In fact, both of these trains are westbounds. The BNSF train got to Leyden first and went in to the siding (BNSF 5297 is the trailing DPU on the train). Never did hear why the BNSF train took the siding...perhaps it was simply the dispatcher running his own railroad's train around the competitors. But if that were the case, it seems like the BNSF train may have just been held at C&S Junction about seven miles to the east. The world may never know for sure!
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Thursday, March 6, 2014
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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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Union Pacific
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BNSF's westbound HLINPVO (Lincoln, NE to Provo, UT manifest) only made it as far as Leyden before coming to a stop at a red signal. While stopped in the hole, UP DS-86 ran the MNYRO (North Yard, CO to Roper, UT manifest) around the BNSF trackage rights train on the main. Here, a trio of GEs lead said manifest as they approach the rear BNSF DPU.
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Thursday, March 6, 2014
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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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Union Pacific
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On a rather dark and gloomy morning, UP's westbound MNYRO (North Yard, CO to Roper, UT manifest) hits the main at Leyden on a clear signal. Back in 2005, the MNYRO and the MRONY frequently ran with SD70Ms. It seems that, as time has marched on, it has become easier for UP to just use extra AC (coal) power on the train.
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Monday, February 24, 2014
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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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Union Pacific
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This view has changed pretty significantly over the course of the last 15 years. The neighborhood to the left ("Five Parks") was built just shy of 15 years ago. Back when the Rocky Flats cleanup project was underway, it was not uncommon to find a string of covered hoppers tied down on the house track. Out of the frame to the right stands Ralston Valley High School. It was built in 2000 to facilitate the growth in Arvada.
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014
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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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Union Pacific
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I really like the shot looking down toward the west end of Leyden. In the distance, you can see the hoppers that are welded to the rails on the side of Big Ten Curve. Interestingly, I just shot UP 5895 (the trailing unit) three days earlier on the point of an eastbound coal load!
This train came from Kinder Morgan in Houston, TX and is headed for the loadout at Energy. Somebody is going to have a little hostling of power to do in Phippsburg. Energy Mine does not have a balloon track, so the power on the tail end when the train arrives becomes the lead power when the train departs!
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Friday, May 20, 2011
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Kevin Morgan
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Leyden (7,020ft)
Arvada, CO
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2024 (Add a Comment)
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Moffat Tunnel (UP)
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Amtrak
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Happy Birthday Amtrak! Phase I and Phase II Heritage P42DC's lead the Zephyr at Leyden. The Zephyr is running about 3 1/2 hours late this morning, about 90 minutes of that due to a Vice Presidential Motorcade. VP Biden was in town and his motorcade route traversed I-25 over the tracks. Consequently, the Secret Service wasn't allowing any trains under the bridge.
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