Photo ID: 108664 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 4, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 573 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF In what will turn out to be a pretty good day on the Moffat, the first daylight train is one of two BNSF Provo-Denver manifests that will run today. Here, the train - with a typical consist of three on the point - passes by Welton Reservoir and CO-72. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108665 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 4, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Leyden Arvada, CO 625 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF For about six months of the year (April through September), early in the morning is a great time to get shots of eastbounds approaching Leyden from the north side of the tracks. The sun is far enough north to offer some pretty great morning light. Such is the case here with a trio of units leading BNSF's Provo-Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108666 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 4, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Leyden Arvada, CO 627 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF trains have basically become the staple of the Moffat, particularly in the last 2-3 years. With coal virtually gone at the moment, and UP only running a manifest three days a week each way (so one manifest each of six days of the week), BNSF has kept some trains moving on the Moffat with an average of two manifests (one each way) per day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108667 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 4, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 804 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) GE Leasing So GECX 4823 was clearly BNSF 4823. At it appears that the sale to GECX was extremely recent. I found a picture of BNSF 4823 (still as BNSF) in a shot from August 2020 in Iowa. Granted, that shot had it in a deadline, for perhaps it was sold directly from there in the last few months to GECX. Kinda interesting how BNSF sells off a unit like this, only to then pay to lease it back! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108668 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 4, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 584 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A pair of ES44ACs bring up the tail end of the first of two BNSF Provo-Denver manifests that would end up running east on the Moffat today. This one has a straight shot down to C&S Junction. There, it will hold for the westbound Zephyr, which is ready to depart Union Station right on time at 8:05am. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108669 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 4, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 496 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific As UP's eastbound Grand Junction to North Yard manifest approaches on the main at Leyden, another eastbound is visible in the shot. If you look closely, you'll notice a dark (black-ish) stripe running across the mountain off in the distance. This is BNSF's Provo-Denver, following the MGJNY just a few miles behind. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108670 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 4, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 592 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A quartet of elephant-style units lead UP's MGJNY at Leyden down the main. Note that the second unit out is an SD70M. There was a time, 15 years ago or so, when SD70Ms were common placed on manifest. These days, however, they have become a bit of a novelty, at least in Colorado. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108671 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 4, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 542 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific On a crystal clear June day, UP's Grand Junction to North Yard manifest rolls down the main at Leyden on a Clear (green) signal. The tracks here parallel 82nd Avenue on either side. There is (obviously) no bridge to connect 82nd Avenue over the tracks, so it continues east on the north side of the tracks and west on the south side of the tracks. There have been talks of building a bridge over the tracks here that would connect Alkire Street. So far, those have indeed only been talks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108672 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 4, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 601 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Hot on the heals of UP's Grand Junction to North Yard manifest, which rolled through a few minutes earlier, is BNSF's Provo-Denver. Unlike the MGJNY, which had greens down the main, the Provo-Denver is slowing in the siding. It will be meeting a westbound UP coal empty, getting ready to come out of Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108673 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 4, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 629 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF 20 years ago, in May 2001, Microsoft released Microsoft Train Simulator. It was a great game for its time, and it feature BNSF's High Line over Marias Pass. On the cover of the box was BNSF 4723. BNSF actually added a decal to the cab to advertise the game. That sticker has persisted for 20 years. This is actually the first time I've been able to get a shot of it! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108674 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 4, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 575 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An up close and personal look at the Microsoft Train Simulator decal that was applied to the nose of BNSF 4723 over 20 years ago. Somewhat amazingly, the sticker has withstood the test of time, still clearly visible and with a pretty darn good color match as well. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108675 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 4, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 571 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A Ferromex SD70ACe is sandwiched in between two BNSF C44-9Ws, both still sporting the Heritage 2 paint scheme. The train is slowing to a stop on the siding at Leyden. It will wait for a UP coal empty to come out of town and meet it here. The wait will not be long as the empty is leaving Arvada, a few miles to the east, at this time. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108676 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 4, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada, CO 557 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After getting stuck in the siding at Rocky for close to three hours due to maintenance, this coal empty is finally on the move again, climbing out of Rocky and up and around Big Ten. The train is limited to restricted speed as the dispatcher could not get a signal at west Rocky. The train had to be flagged by the red signal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108677 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 4, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 552 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An AC4400CW, an ET44AC, and an ES44AC lead a westbound coal empty as it snakes its way around Big Ten and toward a clear signal at the east end of Eisele (Clay). After getting flagged by a red signal at west Rocky, the coal empty has creeped up Big Ten! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108678 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 4, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 542 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A trio of GEs lead a coal empty west on the main at Eisele (Clay). Aside from being a shorter siding, the siding at Eisele has a weight restriction (so heavier trains cannot use it), and it has a speed restriction. All these things add up to the siding being seldomly used. It has, in fact, only been used twice since May 1! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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