Photo ID: 112506 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 126 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A single ES44AC brings up the tail end of BNSF's Provo-Denver at the east end of Leyden. Typically, BNSF runs this train in a 3x2 configuration, but on this particular morning, the eastbound is configured 4x1. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112505 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 116 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF 6241 leads the Provo-Denver at the east end of Leyden. Note that the derail is set on the siding at Leyden. This is set to protect a string of 40 (or so) gondolas that are tied down in the siding. For whatever reason, UP has decided that Leyden is a great place to store cars long term. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112504 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 119 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Following about three blocks behind UP's MGJNY is BNSF's Provo-Denver. These are the only two eastbound manifests that will run over the Moffat today. Lately, it has become fairly common for the two trains to be closely following one another in the morning hours, setting up a great bit of action. Here, the train is passing a string of gondolas at Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112503 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 172 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 7850 heads east through the OS at the east end of Leyden under partly cloudy skies. The train and crew only have 10 (or so) miles remaining in the journey into North Yard. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112502 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 114 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Three GEs, with an SD70ACe second, lead an eastbound BNSF manifest on the main at Eisele (Clay). The train is following hot on the heals of UP's MGJNY, which is currently down at Rocky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112501 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 137 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF There are four units leading this eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver as it knocks down a flashing yellow over red (Advanced Approach) signal at the west end of Eisele (Clay). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112500 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 130 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A couple weeks ago, this bulkhead flat was setout in the house track at Rocky. I am not entirely sure what the reason for setting the car out was, but it continues to sit here. The tank car coupled to it was the car the derailed on BNSF's Provo-Denver two weeks earlier. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112499 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 171 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Union Pacific maintenance has a small line of earth movers setup and ready to go to work, placing the riprap that has been dumped along the tracks. UP started this project about two weeks ago, after a minor derailment in the area. It looks like the project will likely last a few more weeks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112498 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 217 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 7850 is slowly descending down the north edge of Big Ten Curve, passing by several UP maintenance crews. UP has placed a lot of riprap rock to help shore up the track here. Indeed, work is ongoing and more rock will be placed in the coming days and weeks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112497 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 167 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP 7850 and train pass by the weather station that UP has setup on the southeast side of Big Ten Curve. The thrice-weekly manifest is (relatively) light today, so three units on the head end are sufficient power for the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112496 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Big Ten Curve (MP 19.5 to MP 20.2) Arvada, CO 124 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific On the southeast edge of Big Ten Curve, there is a solar-powered weather station setup. The weather station includes an anemometer, which reports the wind speed to UP's headquarters back in Omaha. If wind speeds are too high, UP will issue a 10 MPH slow order around Big Ten Curve. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112495 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS020 (East Eisele (Clay)) Arvada, CO 134 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific After meeting the westbound Zephyr, and waiting a few seconds for some maintenance to clear up on Big Ten, UP 7850 and the MGJNY head east at East Eisele (Clay). As is frequently the case, there are several loaded coal cars on the front of the train. On this particular morning, there are 34 hoppers on the head end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112494 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 124 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak As it waits in the siding at Eisele (Clay) for the eastbound MGJNY, it is really great to see that Amtrak has expanded the Zephyr from seven Superliners to eight Superliners! Amtrak has largely caught up with its repair backlog for its Superliners at Beech Grove, IN, allowing for a third coach to be added to the Zephyr. Rumor has it that another Sleeper may well be added in the near future. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112493 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS022 (West Eiesle (Clay)) Arvada, CO 111 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The engineer on UP's MGJNY has dimmed the headlight as the train approaching the westbound Zephyr at the west end of Eisele (Clay). One of the two engineers on the westbound Zephyr is climbing down from the cab to give a roll by to the eastbound manifest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112492 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 23, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft) Arvada, CO 116 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak The westbound Zephyr has slowed to a stop in the siding at Eisele (Clay). It will encounter a very brief delay, waiting for the eastbound MGJNY. The manifest is already out of Tunnel 1, and is just around the Bend at Blue Mountain Drive. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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