Photo ID: 108578 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 17, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 602 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Winter is refusing to let go in Colorado as evidenced by the snow still covering the ground. Meanwhile, the westbound BNSF Denver-Provo knocks down a clear signal at the east switch of Leyden. The train is the first of two westbounds coming out of Denver back-to-back this morning. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108579 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 17, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 575 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Life has been going through its typical ebbs and flows that everyone experiences, which is why I have not made it out much in 2021 to get trackside. However, it was great to be taking some pictures again on this morning, capturing the Denver-Provo at Leyden just after 10am. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108580 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 17, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 583 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF These days, it is a little bit of a rarity to find a trio of C44-9Ws leading a BNSF train. It is far more common to find some ES44s in the mix! However, the such a trio of 90s power leads here, second out being a former Santa Fe Warbonnet. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108581 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 17, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 585 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF The few-remaining Warbonnets still roaming the rails are in pretty rough shape! BNSF 630 is one such example. Other than the patch on the cab, this Warbonnet never wore the BNSF livery. And now, as you can see, the long hood has largely been repainted silver. Still, if it has to be repainted, it is nice that BNSF matches the silver rather than just painting it orange. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108582 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 17, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Leyden Arvada, CO 581 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Three units lead a westbound UP coal empty out of Leyden. The train is following a few blocks behind a BNSF Denver-Provo. The coal empty is headed for the only-remaining mine on the North Fork, West Elk. Rumor has it that the mine has picked up a new contract that might produce 20 or so trains in the next few weeks or months. While not a ton, it is better than nothing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108583 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 17, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Leyden Arvada, CO 597 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Hallelujah! A UP coal train on the Moffat! Who, in 2004, would have thought that was something that would one day be said. Once the life blood of the Moffat, coal trains are now few and far between. Days and even weeks will pass between them. However, got lucky on this Saturday morning with an empty heading for the mine at West Elk on the North Fork branch. The train is just west of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108584 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 17, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Rocky Arvada, CO 562 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific At the west end of Barbara's Gulch, an AC4400CW is "in your face" as it rounds the curve from under CO-93, toward a clear signal at the east switch of Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108585 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 17, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 590 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF After waiting in the siding at Rocky to meet two westbound, the Provo-Denver now has clear signals for the rest of the run in to Denver. Here, the train is approaching the intermediate at Chemical, west of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108586 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 17, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 594 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A Warbonnet C44-9W and an ES44C4 bring up the rear of the eastbound of the Provo-Denver just east of the intermediate at Chemical. Would be great if a Warbonnet would lead on the Moffat again. However, leaders on the Moffat are now required to be PTC-equipped, and I do not know if BNSF has put PTC equipment in any Warbonnets. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.