The Zephyr is right on time as it charges west between Leyden and Rocky, approaching Barbara's Gulch. For the first time in about nine months, there is a heritage unit running on the Zephyr. AMTK 164, the Phase 4 heritage unit, is second out on the train this morning.
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Just west of the west end of Leyden, an eastbound UP manifest crosses the fill in some fantastic morning light. This train frequently descends the front range in the morning hours, although frequently it is in pre-dawn hours. Was nice to catch the train, with eight units on the point and several cars of lumber, in the light.
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Eight units lead an eastbound MGJNY (manifest, Grand Junction to North Yard) on the main just west of Leyden. Only the first three units are online and loading. The trailing five are just be repositioned to Denver. If you look off in the distance along the base of the mountains, you can see the Moffat mainline between Tunnels 2 and 5.
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With a winter blizzard finally moving out of the area overnight, the sky is mostly clear and the temperatures are rising. It is 22°F (-6°C) this morning, an increase of nearly 30° since yesterday morning. However, the wind has also picked up a bit, blowing a lot of the freshly fallen snow around. The Zephyr is contributing a bit, kicking up snow in its own wake as it proceeds west.
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After several days of sub-zero temperatures, things are finally warming up in the Denver area as it is a balmy 22°F (-6°C) out. The westbound Zephyr is running a little bit late after a UP yard job had issue at North Yard and the main was briefly blocked. But the train is hustling west now, creating a blizzard of its own in its wake.
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On a freezing January morning, the third run of the Winter Park Express kicks up a lot of snow as it charges west out of Leyden. The departed about 20 minute due to an issue with their PTC (Positive Train Control).
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A single ES44AC brings up the tail end of an eastbound coal load, rolling through Barbara's Gulch. In the distance, you can see a trio of mid-train swing helpers that will be removed from the train once it reaches Denver.
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A quartet of GEs lead up an eastbound coal load away from the high country and out toward the plains. The train is approach a clear (green) signal at the west end of Leyden.
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AMTK 40 and AMTK 4 lead a baggage car and seven Superliners on the westbound Zephyr. The train is right on time as it leaves a layer of fog behind alongside CO-72 and Welton Reservoir.
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A temperature inversion has created a layer of fog that is clinging to the ground this morning. The sun is slowly burning it away, and the current edge of the fog layer is about a mile west of Leyden. Here, the Zephyr emerges from the fog in a somewhat eerie looking scene.
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The morning Zephyr approaches at the edge of some low hanging morning fog about a mile west of Leyden.
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A pair of units bring up the tail end of BNSF's Provo-Denver as the train wraps around the fill and heads east down the main at Leyden toward Denver.
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BNSF 6339 heads away from the camera around the fill just west of Leyden. The train is the middle of the west side of Arvada, but the skyline of Denver is clearly visible in the distance on the right side of the shot.
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A typical pair of units brings up the tail end of the BNSF's eastbound Provo-Denver. Indeed, three units on the point and a pair of the rear is by far the most common configuration for BNSF manifests on the Moffat, whether running east or west. The tracks are on a high point here with CO-72 on the opposite side and the gully on this side.
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Two SD70ACes and an ES44AC lead an eastbound Provo-Denver around the fill west of Leyden toward a clear (green) signal at West Leyden.
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