Photo ID: 103432 Date Shot Photo By Friday, April 23, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 2105 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande These SD40T-2s were being used on locals in California until they were retired by UP. They are headed to Denver where they will be auctioned off in July. UP 2888 was born as DRGW 5357. You can tell it is a former Grande T-2 here by the shortened fuel tank. By comparison, see UP 2904 which was born as SP 8357. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103296 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 3, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 13 (CP DS013) Arvada, CO 1875 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak After a 90 minute delay at Leyden due to a broken down manifest, the westbound California Zephyr is finally on the roll again at the west switch of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103295 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 3, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 13 (CP DS013) Arvada, CO 1522 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific At the west switch of Leyden, the MNYRO is backing into the clear in the siding to allow Amtrak to continue west. The MNYRO kept losing communication with its tail end DPU units, causing the train to go into emergency. These problems took so much time, that the crew on board will actually get relieved right here at Leyden! A new crew will bring out a new unit to put on the head end to resolve the communication issues. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103294 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 3, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 13 (CP DS013) Arvada, CO 1559 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After losing communication with these two DPU units, the MNYRO went into emergency west of Leyden. After an hour of checking, the crew is now backing the track down the mainline and into the siding at Leyden. The train is about to cross over Indiana Avenue. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103293 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 3, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 13 (CP DS013) Arvada, CO 1897 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound California Zephyr got into Denver 2 hours and 42 minutes late due to bad weather in the midwest. Unfortunately, it only got 13 miles west of Union Station before betting stopped for another 90 minutes! The Zephyr is stopped here on the mainline at Leyden due to the MNYRO going into emergency ahead of it. The crew on the MNYRO worked to back the train into the siding at Leyden to clear up for Amtrak. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103040 Date Shot Photo By Monday, August 10, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 13 Arvada, CO 1770 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A sign of the massive work UP has been doing between Gore and Bond on the Moffat this summer. An eastbound ballast train - the second of the morning - heads east through Leyden. The train will continue to Cheyenne and will be reloaded with more ballast to be taken back up to the Colorado high country. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102991 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, June 27, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 13 Arvada, CO 1815 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This is just about as ideal a Colorado morning as you can get! UP's MRONY has a clear signal as it approaches the west switch of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102930 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 15, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 13 (CP DS013) Arvada, CO 2398 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande Just west of the west switch of Leyden, UP 1989 crosses over Indiana Street on one of the few-remaining "Rio Grande" lettered bridges. The nearly full moon is high in the sky, looking down on the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102929 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 15, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 13 Arvada, CO 2316 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande After a very brief stay in Grand Junction (less than eight hours), UP 1989 was put on the point of MRONY and sent east. This spot should be filled with morning light, but clouds in the eastern sky foiled the plans. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102811 Date Shot Photo By Monday, March 30, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 13 (West Leyden, DS013) Arvada, CO 3056 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande You gotta love that in 2009, you can still get a Rio Grande lettered engine crossing over a Rio Grande lettered bridge! UP 1989 is a mid-train swing helper on an eastbound coal load crossing over Indiana Street. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102759 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 22, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 13 (West Leyden, DS013) Arvada, CO 2883 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train The eastbound Ski Train rounds the curve just west of Leyden (and the bridge over Indiana Street). The train would get clear signals for the remainder of the journey in to town. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102758 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 22, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 13 (West Leyden, DS013) Arvada, CO 2232 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train Okay, it is time to get a little bit artsy again. Not far from the west switch of Leyden, I setup for the eastbound Ski Train. Using the 300mm lens, I focused on the rail in the foreground while the Ski Train approached in the distance. This is the result... Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102733 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 13, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 13 (West Leyden, DS013) Arvada, CO 2506 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train A train full of tired skiers is only about 13 miles away from Union Station in Denver. I think this shot worked really well as a black and white photo. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102731 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 13, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 13 Arvada, CO 1992 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train Some nice lighting and clear skies on this Friday the 13th! The Ski Train has a clear signal as it makes its way west out of Leyden in western Arvada. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102730 Date Shot Photo By Friday, March 13, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 13 (West Leyden, DS013) Arvada, CO 2342 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Ski Train At the west switch of Leyden, the Ski Train makes its way west about a half hour after sunrise. The train had to run through the siding as a coal load was waiting on the main track. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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