For the first time in months, Energy Mine on the Craig Branch seems to finally be starting to load trains again! Such is the case with this train, which is now approaching a clear signal at the west switch of Leyden. Great to see a mile long train with "black diamonds" running on the Moffat again, considering how scarce these have become.
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Normally, you'd expect the Zephyr to be facing the other direction in this light and at this time of day! And normally, you'd be right. However, yesterday's Zephyr encountered some serious delays and is running over 14 hours late as it gets close to its stop in Denver. In fact, the train will meet its counterpart at Utah Jct!
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They tend to be few and far between these days, but every once in awhile you can still luck out and find an oil train on the Moffat! Such was the case on this morning just west of Leyden, as a loaded BNSF oil train rolls east in great morning sunlight.
A UP passenger special charges west out of Leyden. It was rumored that Union Pacific CEO Lance Fritz himself was a passenger on this particular special!
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BNSF is sending a sand train west to the facility in Wellington, UT. The trains are heavy and extremely slow going. This particular train would stall out west of Plain!
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A crazy morning blizzard dumped close to six inches of snow. By this afternoon, the sun was shining bright as a seven hour late Zephyr kicks up snow just west of Leyden.
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Skiers are going to enjoy hitting the slopes today! The westbound Winter Park Express is cutting through a morning blizzard on its journey to Winter Park.
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A Canadian National C44-9W is second up on this westbound coal empty on the Moffat. The unit had actually been leading coming in to Denver, but a UP unit was placed on the point in Denver in order to meet with UP PTC requirements west of town on the Moffat.
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A Canadian Pacific AC4400CW makes a rare Colorado appearance as it (and a BNSF ES44AC) push on the tail end the Denver-Provo. Incidentally, the Denver-Provo and its counterpart are the only manifests still running on the former Grande between Denver and Salt Lake City (well, Provo).
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A rather rare visitor from the north takes a trip west on the Moffat as one of two DPUs on the tail end of BNSF's Denver-Provo manifest. I don't get the opportunity to get a shot of a Canadian Pacific unit too often.
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A trio of GEs lead a westbound Denver-Provo very slowly out of Leyden. The train is running on yellow signals, following a UP coal empty that will be taking the siding at Rocky to troubleshoot some power issues.
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On a sunny morning, the westbound Zephyr passes by the red Rocky Flats gas mask horse located on the north side of the tracks along CO-72. The Zephyr has a typical pair of P42DCs leading it on its journey west.
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Running a little under 2 hours late, the westbound Zephyr charge out of Leyden and heads west toward Barbara's Gulch. Whereas once there was nothing but open fields on the south side of the tracks here, now, there are backyards a plenty from the new Leyden Rock development in western Arvada.
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This 17 car officer's special made a quick trip out to Grand Junction. It departed Denver yesterday morning at 8am and stayed the night last night in Grand Junction. Departed Grand Junction this morning at 8am and, less than seven hours later, is seen here just west of the west switch of Leyden!
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UP 1943 (an SD70ACe) and UP 3028 (an SD70ACe-T4) lead an eastbound officer's special just west of Leyden. The train went west yesterday and spent the night in Grand Junction, departing this morning at 8am.
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