Photo ID: 111391 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 222 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A few hundred feet west of the west switch of Leyden, BNSF 8761 crosses over Indiana Street on the bridge that still bears the "Rio Grande" lettering. I've been trying to get various shots of this area because there is a push to widen Indiana Street to four lanes. As you can clearly see, the bridge will not accommodate any additional lanes. That means, eventually, this bridge will be replaced and the view will significantly change! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111390 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 246 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An SD70ACe leads an ES44AC and another SD70ACe on the point of the Provo-Denver. The train took the siding at Rocky to meet the westbound Zephyr and is now on the approach to Leyden. The Zephyr is actually somewhere in the background in the area of Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111389 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 291 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Just west of Leyden, the Zephyr has a pair of "sister" P42DCs for power. I use the term "sisters" because the two units are next to each other on the roster. AMTK 180 is leading with AMTK 179 in the trailing position. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111386 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 207 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 9181 and MRL 4319 (which is now owned by BNSF) bring up the tail end of this Provo-Denver manifest. The train is on its final 13 or so miles of the journey to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111385 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 375 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 6149 is crossing over Indiana Street in western Arvada. The expansion of the City of Arvada is quite apparent in this shot. 20 years ago and, other than a house or two, this shot would have had the train and wide open spaces and not much else. It is pretty great that, in 2024, the bridge over Indiana Street still sports the "Rio Grande" lettering. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111384 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 213 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF With the 80s and 90s being the era of mega-mergers in the railroad industry, mega-railroads like BNSF and UP are, of course, the result. Both railroads have thousands of units and it has taken a long time for the fleet to receive fresh (matching) paint. Indeed, there are still a lot of units left to be painted. However, it has been long enough now that it not uncommon to find a matched set of units. Such is the case here, on the point of this Provo-Denver manifest, as all four units sport BNSF's New Image paint scheme. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111383 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, December 1, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 203 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Not too far west of the west switch of Leyden, a BNSF manifest is on clear (green) signals as it passes by the relatively new neighborhoods of Leyden Rock and Leyden Ranch. The Provo-Denver is quite lengthy today, which is probably when there are four units on the head end, rather than the typical three for the manifest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111363 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 27, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 211 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A single C44ACM brings up the tail end of UP's MGJNY in a snowy scene just west of Leyden. UP 6891 was originally UP 7003, and was one of a handful of AC6000CWs from the mid-90s when 6000 horsepower was a goal UP gave both EMD and GE. The 6000 horsepower units did not work out from either manufacturer, and 4400 horsepower became the standard that still remains as the standard today, roughly 30 years later. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111362 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 27, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 258 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's MGJNY is crossing over Indiana Street, just west of the west switch of Leyden. At some point, once funding becomes available, this scene will change a bit as there is a push to widen Indiana Street to four lanes. That will necessitate the rebuilding of the bridge to accommodate four lanes. Of note, the second unit (UP 6331) is used to the rails as it was once SP 281! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111361 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 27, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 232 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After an overnight and morning storm, the clouds cleared out and the sun has already started to melt away the fresh powder. However, there is still plenty on the ground as UP's MGJNY approaches the west switch of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111360 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 27, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 309 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's only-remaining manifest that runs on the Moffat runs six days a week. The train alternates west and east every other day, with one day where it doesn't run at all. The train runs from North Yard to Grand Junction and back. Here, the eastbound version has five units on the point. The train is right around 6,000 feet long. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111281 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 250 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr has a Federal Railroad Administration car in tow on the journey west this morning. The car is DOTX 221, originally built by the Pullman Standard in 1954. A fellow railfan also setup for a shot, and is standing alongside the rails. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111280 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 472 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Days like today are some of my favorite to get out and get a few shots when trains are playing in the snow! Fortunately, it is not extremely cold at the moment. Only 31°F (-1°C), so travel is not too difficult. The snow, however, is coming down hard as the westbound Zephyr approaches just west of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111279 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 407 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak A major snow storm moved into the Denver Metro area yesterday and is continuing this morning, with plenty of additional snow falling. The westbound Zephyr is taking on the storm as it charges west on the main just west of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110944 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 20, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 243 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Mid-August is the time of year when sunflowers typically bloom in Colorado, and this August is no exception. The mainline is lined with lots of sunflowers as a BNSF coal load passes by a clear (green) intermediate signal at MP 14.5, just west of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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