Photo ID: 107313 Date Shot Photo By Monday, February 26, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 1180 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This eastbound BNSF Provo-Lincoln is approaching a clear signal at the east end of Leyden. Highball! On occasion, BNSF manifests will get stuck at Leyden if the yard in Denver has no room for them. Fortunately for the crew today, the yard was ready and the train got a straight shot in. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107167 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 6, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 1137 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr, with a fairly standard winter consist that include seven Superliners, heads west out of Leyden on a gloomy, rather chilly February morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107068 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 30, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 1255 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Some of the doors on the engine doors on the long hood of this C44-9W as it brings up the tail end of a westbound Denver-Provo at the west switch of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107067 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 30, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 1203 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Illinois Central, CN, BNSF A visitor from the north...sort of...In 1998, Canadian National purchased the Illinois Central railroad. However, CN still identifies the former IC units on its roster. This C40-8W is one of only 42 such units Illinois Central had. Although it now wears standard Canadian National colors, a small "IC" is painted on the cab, indicating the heritage of the unit. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107062 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 29, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 1051 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This is a new perspective of West Leyden for me. We are looking across the field from one of the open trails in the new neighborhood of Leyden Ranch. This coal load is headed for the Gulf Coast for export. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107033 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 21, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 1540 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An SD70MAC (in the "green and cream" scheme) and an SD70ACe bring up the tail end of a westbound sand train as it leaves the west end of Leyden. The train is going to be slow rolling on its journey west up the hill. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106788 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 6, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 1114 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF After meeting a pair of eastbounds at Leyden, this westbound BNSF manifest is back on the roll on clear signals. A lucky morning as BNSF 777, still in great Warbonnet paint, brought up the tail end of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106787 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 6, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 1325 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF On a beautiful December morning, under partly cloudy skies, a westbound BNSF manifest departs the siding at Leyden. A good looking Warbonnet (with lucky 7's) is the sole DPU on the tail end of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106781 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 6, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 1106 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF DPU on the back of a westbound? Nope! This is actually the sole unit on the point of this eastbound unit covered hopper train! These are empty sand cars coming back east from Utah. The train actually does have a single DPU on the end, so it is configured 1x1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106778 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 6, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 1272 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After being spoiled with unseasonably warm temperatures, the 28°F on the thermometer is closer to the norm for December as an eastbound UP manifest rolls down the main at West Leyden. An ES44AC and SD70M make for an interesting pairing on this Roper to North Yard train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106777 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 6, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 1181 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound MRONY has an approach signal (yellow over red) as it comes up to the west switch of Leyden. The manifest is meeting a westbound BNSF Denver-Provo manifest that has just entered the siding at the east end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106719 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, November 28, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 1131 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF It's pretty crazy just how much the city of Arvada (suburb of Denver) has grown in the past twenty years. In 1997, Leyden was practically out in the middle of nowhere. Just a few houses, many with pastures for horses, around. Now, there are five major neighborhoods surrounding Leyden as well as one of Arvada's four high schools (Ralston Valley). An eastbound BNSF manifest takes the siding, skirting the south edge of one of the neighborhoods: The Village at Five Parks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106718 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, November 28, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 1219 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's Provo to Denver manifest has a trio of elephant-style GEs leading it into the siding at Leyden. DS-86 aligned the train into the siding with the intention holding it for Amtrak. However, the train made better-than-expected time down the east slope of the Moffat. As a result, DS-86 already has a clear signal setup for the train out the east end. The train will meet the Zephyr at C&S Junction. Note the sole DPU on the end of the (relatively short) train on the right side of the shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106717 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, November 28, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 1166 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF manifest is approaching the west switch at Leyden. There, it will actually enter the siding. The signal for the siding (well, for westbounds) is visible on the right side of this shot. Note the sign indicating the control point for West Leyden: CP DS013. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106573 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 14, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 1263 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific In two minutes, this scene will lose all of its direct sunlight! This MNYRO has six units on the head end and another two DPU'd on the back. That is because the train is roughly 9,000 feet in length. That has been UP's philosophy lately with the manifests between Denver and Roper. Instead of running them six days a week, they are running them three days a week, but doubling their length. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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