Photo ID: 104064 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 7, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 2090 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Winter. It is the time for black and white photos. Heck, with the snow, there isn't much color in the shot to being with, right!? This BNSF train is tied down at Leyden, patiently awaiting a relief crew to take it to town. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104063 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 7, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 2103 (3 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This was a pleasant surprise on the drive home from work! BNSF's Provo-Denver manifest was tied down on the siding at Leyden. With a Warbonnet on the point and a very rare Canadian Pacific unit second out, it was a colorful consist. Notice anything odd about the front of the Warbonnet? Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104052 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, January 15, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 2184 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak At last! With this picture, I finally have a shot of all four Heritage Units leading the California Zephyr. As far as I'm concerned, I saved the best for last. The Phase III scheme has always been my favorite. The Zephyr charges west out of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103914 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 14, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1891 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Southern Pacific On a cloudy Wednesday afternoon, a coal train holds in the siding at Leyden to wait for the westbound "West Local". The local only has a pair of GP40-2's for power and a string of heavy covered hoppers, so the geeps are working very hard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103913 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 11, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 1930 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A single C44AC-CTE brings up the tail end of this coal empty which is headed for the North Fork branch out of Grand Junction. The colorful (fully flagged and winged) unit is the perfect way to wrap up a nice bit of shooting on the 10th Anniversary of September 11th. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103912 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 11, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 1814 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Approaching the west switch at Leyden, this coal empty is making track speed at 35 MPH with its three units (the third being on the rear). This shot is relatively close to the location of the old west end of Leyden. It used to be a fairly short siding (under 5,000 feet) with the west end lining up with the cottonwood trees to the right. It was extended to its current 7,100 feet by Rio Grande in the early 1980's. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103908 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, September 11, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1742 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Got maintenance? A Loram ballast machine is doing some ballast work along the outside of the rails on the siding at Leyden. The Loram crew had hoped to be working on the main east of Leyden, but, as you can see, the dispatcher had trains to run! So, the crew took advantage off the non-mainline time and did some work on the siding. The crew was explicitly told not to work on the south side of the tracks (the inside of the curve) due to the trains coming through on the main. Always, safety first! Interesting to note that the second-to-last unit in the consist is an SD9043MAC. It is pretty rare to find those in coal service these days as UP decided in 2009 to remove them from said service. How things have changed. The Moffat has gone from an EMD-only club to almost exclusively GE! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103592 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 10, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 1670 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A single C44AC-CTE is found pushing on the tail end of MNYRO just west of Leyden. The train is crossing over Indiana Street as it quickly disappears into the morning fog. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103591 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 10, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 1813 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Southern Pacific Ouch! Talk about taking the scarlet and gray and patching it practically beyond recognition. In addition to the standard patch on the cab and the shield on the nose, note that "Union Pacific" has actually been placed on the long hood! The yellow frame stripe isn't helping out either. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103590 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 10, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 1676 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific With the California Zephyr now a few blocks ahead (after passing by on the main), the MNYRO now has a clear signal to depart the siding westbound. The fog has actually gotten thicker since the Zephyr passed by. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103589 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 10, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1452 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After passing by the MNYRO (which is sitting in the siding), the westbound Amtrak disappears back into the morning fog just as quickly as it emerged from it a few minutes earlier. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103588 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 10, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 2179 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak From out of the fog, the westbound California Zephyr run down the main past the waiting MNYRO. The dispatchers on the Moffat do a good job at keeping the Zephyr moving. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103587 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 10, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1650 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The westbound MNYRO (Manifest, North Yard to Roper) is stopped in the siding near the west end of Leyden. It is waiting for the westbound Zephyr, which is running on time this morning, to overtake it. It is a bit of a foggy morning out! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103566 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, October 28, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1975 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The crew on board this BNSF empty pipe train waits patiently on the siding at Leyden while a spot in the yard opens up. The 45-car train left Provo the night before and it is ultimately headed for Pueblo. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103565 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, October 28, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1766 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A BNSF empty pipe train (with a Norfolk Southern ES40DC to boot) sits in the siding at Leyden while waiting for a spot to open up in the yards in Denver. The train came from Provo, running through much of Utah and Colorado in the dark. It is supposed to be heading to Pueblo, although I don't know where the cars are going specifically once they get there; where they will get more pipe. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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