Photo ID: 102427 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 9, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (DS012) Arvada, CO 2063 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After meeting a pair of westbounds, this eastbound coal load is departing the siding at Leyden. Due to problems encountered in the past, it is rather rare to find a pair of SD9043MACs on the point of a coal train. However, I was pleased to catch such an occurrence on this day! Note the polls that UP has erected (along with a gate off to the left of the frame), preventing cars from driving along the Leyden access road. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102327 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 5, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (DS012) Arvada, CO 2035 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF has been running coal trains over the Moffat to Helper, UT (to interchange with Utah Railway) off and on for a few years now. One such coal empty with 76 cars is heading west out of Denver on a gloomy day in the Denver area. Here, the train is entering the siding at Leyden to meet an eastbound. Six SD70MACs take charge of the train on this day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102295 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 23, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (DS012) Arvada, CO 1715 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The westbound Ski Train has a clear signal at the east end of Leyden, and meets an eastbound manifest (which came from Phippsburg on the Craig Branch). The conductor from the manifest stands near his train to give the Ski Train a roll-by and ensure there are no obvious problems with the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102119 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 3, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (DS012) Arvada, CO 1810 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak At the east switch of Leyden, the eastbound California Zephyr is on the roll with two special Amfleet cars on the end. The first car is AMTK 10001, named Beech Grove and is an Amtrak Business Car. The second car is AMTK 10002, named Corridor Clipper and is an Amtrak Track Geometry Car. This car tests the rails and is capable of accurately testing the rails at speeds up to 135 MPH (which it regularly does along the Northeast Corridor). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102017 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 25, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (DS012) Arvada, CO 1679 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A single C44-9W brings up the tail end of this MPVDVJ-24, now on the last 12 miles of its journey from Provo into Denver. Provo trains almost always consist primarily of tank cars, and this train is no exception. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102016 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 25, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (DS012) Arvada, CO 1675 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This eastbound MPVDVJ did not have the power that was advertised to me by a friend! My friend indicated that they thought the train was going to be led by a Cascade Green SD60M ... a very rare site on the Moffat. Unfortunately, two Dash-9s were all the train had to offer. Granted the lead unit was BNSF 5378. 5378 was one of the 73 SD40T-2s rostered by Rio Grande. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102012 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 19, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (DS012) Arvada, CO 1716 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Ever underestimate how quickly the sun will actually set!? There was a brilliant sunset on this evening and I headed to Leyden to try to get a shot of a westbound. Unfortunately, by the time the train arrived, the sun was all but gone! Headlights reflecting off the rail clearly reveal that UP 7215 is headed into the siding at Leyden to meet Amtrak 6. The "train" is actually 12 units being moved to Glenwood Springs to be used as swing helpers on eastbound coal loads coming out of Grand Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101935 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 19, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (DS012) Arvada, CO 1710 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific It is early in the morning as the eastbound MRONY-17 sits in the hole at Leyden. Among other things, the train is waiting for the westbound Zephyr to get out of own before it will wrap up its 500+ mile journey. The train was led by an SD70ACe, three C44-9Ws and an AC4400CW. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101928 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 14, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (DS012) Arvada, CO 2634 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train It is a rather dark (and overcast) morning as the westbound Ski Train highballs the east end of Leyden. Note the crossing signals, still activated, at 80th Avenue directly above SKTX 242. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101797 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 12, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (DS012) Arvada, CO 1940 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Southern Pacific The sole DPU unit on the back end of this westbound coal empty sits in the morning cold. It is clear, but it is only 20 degrees outside. The icicles hanging down from the anti-climber are starting to melt away! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101796 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 12, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (DS012) Arvada, CO 2116 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak This shot came very close to not being possible on this particular day! Due to problems with the MNYGJ, Amtrak 5 almost went via Wyoming. In fact, it had already departed the station headed for the Greeley Sub when the word came down that they should run west. For the first time in history (as far as I know), Amtrak ran via the Belt to get to the Moffat! Here it is, running about 30 minutes late, at east Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101772 Date Shot Photo By Friday, December 7, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (DS012) Arvada, CO 2087 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A relatively small snow storm came through the Denver-Metro area on this particular morning. It gave everything a nice dusting of the white stuff, but temperatures in the 40s saw most of the snow melted by mid-day. The MNYPV-07 charges west at Leyden through the falling white stuff. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101679 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 9, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (DS012) Arvada, CO 1616 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande With the classic Grande signals quickly fading, I wanted to make sure to get a shot of the manufacturer of the signal clearly visible. General Railway Signal Co, Rochester, NY. Made in USA! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101678 Date Shot Photo By Friday, November 9, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (DS012) Arvada, CO 1664 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande I'm shocked that this signal is still standing at the east end of Leyden. It is now one of only six such signals still in operation between C&S Junction and the east end of the Moffat Tunnel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101676 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, November 7, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (DS012) Arvada, CO 1515 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This "work train" just left the siding at Leyden heading east toward North Yard where it will tie down. As I was approaching Leyden from the west, I heard DS-86 talking to the work train, I thought it might be something interesting...not quite what I was expecting! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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