Photo ID: 111388 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 88 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The morning Zephyr is right on time at Leyden as it passes by a string of open gondolas in the siding. The gondolas are in long term storage. They showed up about two months ago and the start of October. The question, of course, is how long will they remain? Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111389 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 96 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Just west of Leyden, the Zephyr has a pair of "sister" P42DCs for power. I use the term "sisters" because the two units are next to each other on the roster. AMTK 180 is leading with AMTK 179 in the trailing position. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111390 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 89 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An SD70ACe leads an ES44AC and another SD70ACe on the point of the Provo-Denver. The train took the siding at Rocky to meet the westbound Zephyr and is now on the approach to Leyden. The Zephyr is actually somewhere in the background in the area of Plain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111391 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 80 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A few hundred feet west of the west switch of Leyden, BNSF 8761 crosses over Indiana Street on the bridge that still bears the "Rio Grande" lettering. I've been trying to get various shots of this area because there is a push to widen Indiana Street to four lanes. As you can clearly see, the bridge will not accommodate any additional lanes. That means, eventually, this bridge will be replaced and the view will significantly change! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111392 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden to Rocky (MP 13.4 to MP 17.4) Arvada, CO 77 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF 85-90% of BNSF manifests on the Moffat (not including oil trains) run with a 3x2 power configuration. This morning is no exception as a pair of ES44ACs bring up the tail end of the Provo-Denver. Interestingly, BNSF 6149 led the Provo-Denver three days earlier. So, it clearly had a quick turnaround and was sent west on the Denver-Provo and, now, is once again coming east! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111393 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 77 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific One of UP's six heritage units, the Western Pacific unit (UP 1983) was hanging out in North Yard this afternoon. The unit cannot be run on a train as its 92-day FRA inspection is due. The unit will be transported (dead-in-consist) to North Platte so its 92-day inspection can be completed again. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111394 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 64 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific UP 1983 is the UP heritage unit I have captured the least. I was happy I had the chance to get a few shots on this December afternoon as the unit sat in North Yard, waiting to head to North Platte, NE. Hard to believe that it has been nearly 20 years since the UP heritage fleet was unveiled. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111395 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 78 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific This snoot-nose SD40N is waiting to head to North Platte, NE, probably for its 92-day FRA inspection. This particular unit was originally delivered in March 1975. This unit has spent its entire life in yellow and gray paint, as it was indeed originally delivered to UP. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111396 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 61 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific This C44ACM is sporting UP's newest paint scheme, without a large flag on the long hood and without nose wings. The unit was recently rebuilt from the AC4400CW it was delivered to UP as in February 2001. The unit will be power on the MNYNP, manifest from North Yard to North Platte. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111397 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 153 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Rocky Mountaineer It is currently the middle of the "off season" for the Rocky Mountaineer. Three of the units are over in North Yard, likely waiting for some maintenance to be done before the new season kicks off next April. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111398 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 68 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific This GP38-2 was originally delivered to Missouri Pacific in February 1980 (as MP 2195). One pretty reliable tip that this unit was originally Missouri Pacific is the lack of dynamic brakes. Missouri Pacific and Katy (MKT), both plains railroads, had quite a few units without dynamic brakes. This saved money in the initial purchase and in maintenance costs. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111399 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Yard Denver, CO 63 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots Union Pacific An SD40N and a GP40-2 sit paired together in North Yard. The units have been used on the South Local lately, which runs south on the Joint Line a couple of days a week. At the moment, they are idling, waiting for their next assignment. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111400 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Bypass 2 Denver, CO 73 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Belt Industrial Lead (UP) Union Pacific A pair of units sit on the tail end of a westbound oil train. These DPUs will assist the 6,600 foot train on the journey west to Utah. And, perhaps more importantly, on the journey east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111401 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS005 (C&S Junction) Denver, CO 66 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The outbound crew on this empty oil train are sitting on Bypass 2, ready to take the train west on the Moffat. Maintenance of Way is working on one of the crossovers at C&S Junction. The maintenance worker informed DS-378 that he would be clear within ten minutes. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111402 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS005 (C&S Junction) Denver, CO 64 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A westbound oil train is sitting on Bypass 2, presently facing a red signal at C&S Junction. Indeed, you can see the signal the crew is looking at on the signal bridge, right over the track. In just a minute, this signal will turn green and the train will depart west. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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