Photo ID: 109733 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 10, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 239 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific With daylight savings time now ended and the winter solstice quickly approaching, the days are short but the light quality is fantastic! A pair of DPUs bringing up the rear of an oil train case long shadows on the hill behind the train as it rolls east toward Denver and beyond. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109731 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 10, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 201 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Western Arvada has exploded in the last few decades. In 1995, there were a few houses and farms in this shot along with the tracks. But little else! Today, Leyden is right in the heart of suburban Arvada. An loaded UP oil train glides through the houses on the main at Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109424 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 14, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 286 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A slow-moving storm unleashes a lot of rain on the northwest side of Arvada as BNSF 5260 leads five additional units on an eastbound Provo-Denver manifest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109422 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 14, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 278 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A massive storm opens up, pouring rain in northwest Arvada as an eastbound BNSF manifest holds on the main at the east end of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109421 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 14, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 303 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Near the east end of Leyden, an eastbound BNSF manifest is holding the main at Leyden. The exact reason for stopping was not apparent as the train had an Advanced Approach (flashing yellow) signal at the east end of Leyden. Meanwhile, a rather significant thunderstorm has formed over the Rockies and is moving out on to the plains in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109336 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 16, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 277 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr meets an eastbound BNSF coal empty at Leyden. It seems somewhat ironic that Union Pacific owns the tracks here (and handles the dispatching), yet neither train pictures is UP. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109333 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 16, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 273 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF coal train sits in the siding at Leyden, awaiting the westbound Zephyr to show up. This coal train is rather unusual though in that it is empty! When coal trains do (and did) run on the Moffat, typically eastbounds are loaded, after loading at a mine in the Rockies. BNSF has a contract with a customer that wants Powder River Basin coal, so the train is headed east empty. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109207 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 26, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 299 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF After meeting the eastbound Zephyr, the engineer has turned on the headlights and is preparing to throttle up to depart the siding to the west in brilliant afternoon sunlight. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109055 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 30, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 295 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Provo-Denver manifest, the near-daily manifest BNSF runs over the Moffat, sits idly in the siding at Leyden. BNSF's 31st Street Yard had no room for the train, so it was tied down in the siding here. A BNSF crew will be dispatched to retrieve it once room opens up. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109038 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 16, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 273 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The conductor from UP's MGJNY is on the ground, giving a "roll by" to the westbound Rocky Mountaineer. The conductor is looking for any obvious issues on the outside of the train that could be a safety issue, such as dragging equipment. No issues were spotted on this morning, and the Mountaineer continued west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109035 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 16, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 275 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific It is rather amazing to me that GP15-1s like this unit have survived on UPs roster longer than their bigger brother tunnel motors like the SD40T-2 and SD45T-2. This particular GP15-1 rolled off the EMD floor in July 1977 as Missouri Pacific 1603. After the UP/MP merger, it spent a number of years as UP 1603, before finally being renumbered to UPY 603. If you look closely, you can even note where the "1" to the left of the "6" was painted over. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109034 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 16, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 292 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The MGJNY had several spartan cab EMDs that were DIC (Dead in Consist) at the head end of the train. Not sure if this SD40-2 has been in storage in Grand Junction or not, but its paint is in pristine condition. Not clear on where it is heading, either. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109033 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 16, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 301 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's thrice-weekly MGJNY is rolling to a stop in the siding at the east end of Leyden. Today is the first day of the 2023 season for the Rocky Mountaineer. The manifest will only have to wait about five minutes for the passenger train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108962 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 25, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 451 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak, Union Pacific As a single UP ES44AC rolls by the Zephyr at Leyden, the engineer walks back toward the cab. The dispatcher is currently throwing the switch at the west end of Leyden and setting up a clear (green) signal for the Zephyr to proceed west. AMTK 203 is painted in a special "Operation Lifesaver" scheme, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the program. Amtrak unveiled the paint scheme about a year ago, in January 2022. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108961 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 25, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 354 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The engineer for the westbound Zephyr stands next to AMTK 203 so he can give a "roll by" to the eastbound UP manifest they are meeting. During a roll by, the person (or people) conducting them will watch the passing train for anything that appears to be out of the ordinary. Equipment hanging off of a car, an open door on a hopper. Anything that might raise some concerns. In this instance, nothing unusual was spotted by Amtrak's engineer. AMTK 203 is painted in a special "Operation Lifesaver" scheme, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the program. Amtrak unveiled the paint scheme about a year ago, in January 2022. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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