Photo ID: 106774 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 5, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Leyden Arvada, CO 1024 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The Zephyr is running about four hours late on this December morning. No complaints here from a chasing standpoint as the lighting is much more favorable at noon! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106739 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 1, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Leyden Arvada, CO 1148 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific It isn't too common to find a westbound UP manifest on the Moffat in the mornings these days. The MNYRO is typically called around 2pm or 3pm and, during winter, typically does not depart Denver until after dark. So what is this guy? This is the "Phippsburg Local". The symbol is the MNYPHX and it is headed for the Craig Branch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106716 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, November 28, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Leyden Arvada, CO 1161 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This eastbound BNSF manifest departed Provo the day before and has traversed the former Rio Grande along with a UP manifest that is arriving at North Yard right around the time this shot was taken. Hard to tell if the BNSF train was behind the UP train for the entire trip. One or both may have stopped to switch in Grand Junction. The MRONY also had to wait for a recrew at Bond. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106664 Date Shot Photo By Monday, October 16, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Leyden Arvada, CO 1121 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak For the first time in roughly six weeks, the westbound Zephyr is once again departing Denver in the morning. Due to maintenance on the Moffat, the train has either be running through Wyoming, or running over the Moffat but departing Denver at 12:35pm. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106077 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 10, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Leyden Arvada, CO 1490 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr is running just a few minutes late as it approaches the east switch at Leyden. The train is moving rather slowly as it is looking at an Approach signal (yellow over red) at Leyden. An eastbound work train is getting in the clear in the siding. By the time the Zephyr can see the west end of Leyden, they will be back on a clear signal. The lead unit, AMTK 207, is the highest-numbered P42DC on Amtrak's roster! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105421 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 9, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Leyden Arvada, CO 1464 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The clouds on this particularly afternoon were really playing havoc with the camera. Dark shadows in the foreground (on the train) contrasted greatly with the brightly lit buildings of Denver in the distance. However, you take what you can get and, on this evening, what we can get is a westbound "Public Service" coal empty. This train is running from the Xcel Cherokee Power Station in Denver, headed for the Energy Mine loadout on the Craig Branch. Once the last generator at the Cherokee Power Station switches from coal to natural gas (scheduled for 2017), that will spell the end of this coal train on the Moffat. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104993 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 25, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Leyden Arvada, CO 1471 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF runs daily trackage rights trains between Denver, CO and Provo, UT. These trackage rights were granted as a condition of the UP/SP merger in 1996. Here, an eastbound manifest is getting close to its destination. If you look closely, you can see an Approach Diverging (yellow over yellow) signal near the right side of the monitor. The Denver skyline stands tall in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104992 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 25, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Leyden Arvada, CO 1412 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CREX, BNSF CitiRail is a locomotive leasing company. BNSF has leased multiple ES44ACs from them during their power shortages in the last year. While the paint scheme may be a tad bland, it is always fun seeing something different! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104991 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 25, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Leyden Arvada, CO 1429 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF I have to admit that the Warbonnet paint scheme is very close to the top of my list for all-time favorite schemes. It is a joy to find one in 2015 that is still is great shape, such as this C44-9W. I will truly miss them when they are completely gone. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104990 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 25, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Leyden Arvada, CO 1456 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF With BNSF experiencing a shortage of power, they leased a lot of ES44ACs from CitiRail, an engine leasing company. You can see such a unit second out, behind a very good looking Warbonnet on this eastbound manifest. The train is passing by Oberon Middle School, approaching the grade crossing at 72nd Avenue. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104989 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 25, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Leyden Arvada, CO 1450 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A Warbonnet and a leased ES44AC lead an eastbound track rights train on the Moffat. It is a clear and beautiful January day in Colorado with temperature in the mid-50's. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104988 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 25, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Leyden Arvada, CO 1421 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF has offered some colorful power on freights lately. This particular Sunday was no exception! With the Flat Irons visible in the distance, a great looking Warbonnet leads the Provo, UT to Denver, CO trackage rights manifest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104088 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 26, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 1728 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The MNYGJ on the main was originally set to go west at Leyden but DS-86 asked if they could stop before reaching the west signal at Leyden. The crew said they could and DS-86 took the signal down. Slide fences was the reason for doing so. Slide fences had DS-82's territory a bit messed up so a few eastbounds needed to run before the manifest could continue west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104087 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 26, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 1862 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific At the west switch of Leyden, an eastbound (empty) ballast train enters the siding. It was so fantastic seeing a trio of SD70Ms...my personal favorite model EMD has released since the SD40-2. This particular ballast train came from the area around Tunnel, CO (near Grand Junction) and is headed for Cheyenne, probably for a refill! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104065 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 7, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1978 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Canadian Pacific While I try not to overdo roster shots, how can you pass up a roster shot of a Canadian Pacific C44-9W in Colorado...in winter no less!? It seems that of the two big Canadian railroads, Canadian National is the one that tends to appear in Colorado on BNSF. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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