Photo ID: 106329 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1182 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr sports an old baggage car and seven Superliners on this chilly morning. Seven Superliners are common in the winter months as that tends to be Amtrak's slow time of year. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106330 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1132 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak UP's DS-86 set up great rolling meet at Leyden between the westbound Zephyr (on the main) and an eastbound coal load (on the siding). If you are unfamiliar with the term "rolling meet", this refers to two trains meeting at siding in which neither train actually has to come to a stop. By the time the coal train reached the east end of the siding, they had a clear signal. Same thing for the Zephyr at the west end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106331 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1138 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific As both trains in this shot were moving (and both relatively slowly), I was not sure if I was going to get the power on this eastbound coal train. Fortunately, the last Superliner of the Zephyr got out of the way just in time to reveal both units on the point of the coal train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106332 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1017 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The tail end of this coal load has just cleared the west switch at Leyden. DS-86 is in the process of throwing the switch and setting up a signal for the Zephyr. The coal train has also received a clear signal at the east end of Leyden, and the mid-train swing helpers are actually throttling up a few notches to accelerate a little. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106333 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1191 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The typical view for an eastbound coal train on the Moffat! A trio of mid-train swing helpers. UP has pretty well standardized the practice of running coal...two engines on the point, three in the middle, and one on the end from the mines to Denver. Then, cut out the three in the middle and run east with two on the point and one on the rear. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106334 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 13, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1115 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific As quickly as the two trains (Amtrak and this coal train) showed up, they are both gone! Some good dispatching kept both trains moving and silence prepares to settle back in. Unsure about just how slow the Moffat is right now? These would be the last two trains through Leyden until after sunset! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.