Photo ID: 106482 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 23, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1420 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The eastbound Zephyr at 2pm...5 hours early? Alas, no...the Zephyr is running just over 20 hours late as it approaches the west switch of Leyden. The delay was entirely out of Amtrak's hands. Weather in California and Nevada has been making it difficult in the extreme for UP to keep trains moving. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106483 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 23, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 1533 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Taking advantage of the overcast skies, I shot the eastbound Zephyr from the north side of the tracks at West Leyden. Prior to this winter storm, it had been 39 days since the Denver-Metro area got more than a "trace" of snow. We've seen temperatures in the low-to-mid 70s (°F) in February! A little snow and a high of 36°F is a welcome change. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106484 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 23, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1407 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Running nearly 20 hours late, the eastbound Zephyr makes a very rare mid-afternoon run past milepost 13 down the main at Leyden. Mother Nature is to blame for the extreme tardiness. Snow over Donner Pass and flooding in Nevada have caused UP's tracks to be closed a lot with piled up snow or washouts. The Zephyr terminated at Salt Lake (and turned around there for a return trip east) for 10 days or so recently. Seems like perhaps they should still be doing that! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106485 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 23, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1397 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver makes its way through poor visibility and snow in the siding at Leyden. DS-86 would have to hold the train at Leyden due to a lack of open routes and tracks in Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106486 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 23, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1232 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF About 90 minutes before coming out to shoot the Provo-Denver, I shot a (very late) Zephyr at Leyden. At that time, visibility was fine and there was just some very light snow. Then, Mother Nature moved in quickly and brought a blizzard with her. Roads went from barely being wet to being sheets of ice! Granted, that is a moot point for this manifest as it slows in the siding at Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106487 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 23, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1482 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF In addition to four orange BNSF units, the Provo-Denver sports two visitors on this chilly February afternoon. A CSX ES40DC and a KCS SD70MAC join in the fun. Note the lead unit is a C44-9W, repainted in the New Image scheme. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106488 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 23, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1346 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) CSX, BNSF When the Evolution Series engines were first released by GE, CSX and Norfolk Southern both ordered units that were only 4,000 horsepower instead of the typical 4,400 horsepower. One such example is this ES40DC. The railroads believed they could save on fuel and that the extra 400 horses were not needed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106489 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 23, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1412 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Kansas City Southern, BNSF I'm always happy to grab a shot of a Kansas City Southern unit in Retro-Belle paint! This SD70MAC looks pretty sharp in the red/yellow/black paint job. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106490 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 23, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1311 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Not a bad consist at all on this BNSF Provo-Denver manifest. Two C44-9Ws, an ES40DC, two ES44C4s, and an SD70MAC. At least EMD got a little bit of the action. The train is slowing to a stop in the siding at Leyden. Here, it will have to wait for a couple hours as there is currently "no room at the inn" in Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.