A BNSF C44-9W has a long string of empty well cars south on the Greeley Sub. A storm front is starting to creep its way over the top of the Colorado Rockies. It is expected to dump around 4" of snow overnight leading in to tomorrow.
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Baretable trains...which are trains that have empty well cars used for hauling (intermodal) containers...are some of the lowest priority trains on any railroad. They do not generate any revenue as the railroad is just relocating the empty cars. A single power-shared BNSF C44-9W is the power on this southbound, getting ready to leave the siding at Platteville.
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A UP conductor from on the southbound baretable gives a roll by to the northbound North Yard, CO to Green River, WY. Many of the cars on the northbound manifest are likely headed for Salt Lake City, and once would have run over the Moffat on the MNYRO. But it is has been several years since the MNYRO ran.
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The conductor on a southbound baretable is on the ground to give a "roll by" to the northbound manifest that just knocked down the signal at the south end of Platteville. The southbound baretable is in fact a UP train, even though it is led by a BNSF C44-9W.
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The northbound MNYGR (North Yard, CO to Green River, WY) passes through the north end of Brighton at track speed. It's counterpart, the MGRNY, is on the siding, getting ready to depart and continue south to North Yard.
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A southbound UP manifest holds short of 168th Avenue in Brighton. The Green River, WY to North Yard, CO manifest is on the siding and waiting for its counterpart, the North Yard, CO to Green River, WY manifest to come out of Denver.
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Three units emerge from Tunnel 1 on the point of a westbound oil empty that is climbing through the terrain of the front range of the Rockies. The back of the train is visible at the top of the frame, and is in fact about 100 feet lower in elevation then the head end of the train.
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An oil train consisting of roughly 90 cars is making its way around Big Ten Curve. The three units on the head end are rounding the curve from Big Ten in to Eisele (Clay). The single DPU is several feet lower, climbing up toward Big Ten from Rocky.
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A westbound UP oil empty wraps around the east edge of Big Ten Curve along the wind break hoppers. The head end is now on the south edge of Big Ten, heading toward Eisele (Clay). The buffer car is a classic CP Rail "Pac-Man" covered hopper.
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A look down in to the inside of an empty well car sitting in storage on the siding at Leyden. As you can see, most well cars do not have a solid base, but rather are mostly open. They only need enough strength to support the containers placed in them. This patchwork is sturdy, yet keeps the overall car weight much lighter as less steel is used.
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You can clear see the derail is set here at the east end of Leyden as a 6,400 foot long string of empty well cars sits in the siding without power. It appears that there will be no meets here at Leyden for the foreseeable future, as these cars appears to be in storage.
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A massive string of empty well cars, measuring around 6,400 feet, was taken out to Leyden (from Denver) by UP early in the pre-dawn hours of January 3. The power cut off and returned light to Denver. It would appear that UP is planning to keep them in long term storage here at Leyden!
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A single ES44AC brings up the tail end of an eastbound coal load, rolling through Barbara's Gulch. In the distance, you can see a trio of mid-train swing helpers that will be removed from the train once it reaches Denver.
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The two lead units on an eastbound coal train pass by the metal monstrosity that was built about 50 years ago, having something to do with mining in the area.
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An SD70ACe and a C44ACM both sport UP's newest paint scheme as of 2023. The huge flag, which has been a prominent feature of the scheme for two decades, is no longer on the long hood, but instead is much smaller on either side of the nose. Additionally, and unfortunately in my opinion, the wings have also been removed from the nose.
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