Photo ID: 107006 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 19, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1239 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Under overcast skies and muted morning light, the westbound Zephyr approaches the grade crossing at 80th Avenue and a clear signal at the east switch of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107005 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1132 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific What was once an empty field (five years ago) to the south of tracks west of Leyden is now the Arvada neighborhood of Leyden Rock! A pair of DPUs work on a westbound coal empty as the train passes by a row of houses on the north edge of the development. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107004 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1131 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Despite several inches of snow falling the day before, much of the snow has melted in the direct sunlight even though temperatures have not yet even warmed up to 32°F. A westbound coal empty with a quintet of power on the point makes its way out of Leyden under a clear January sky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107003 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1149 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Five units lead this westbound coal empty, which is headed for the Energy Mine on the Craig Branch. The train has five units on the point and a pair of DPUs on the tail end. That means this train will most likely run 2x3x2 or possibly 3x3x1 on its journey back east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107002 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West of Leyden Arvada, CO 1168 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Two westbound coal empties within 20 minutes of each other on the Moffat! Is this 2018 or 2008!? It just so happened that two empties got recrewed at nearly the same time on Bypass 1 and 2 in Denver. The first train to depart was headed for the North Fork Branch. This empty is headed for the Craig Branch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107001 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1222 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific 2016 was the lowest coal-producing year in Colorado in decades. 2017 definitely saw a bit of a rebound as coal production increased by roughly 20% over 2016. The West Elk Mine and Energy Mine both seemed to secure new contracts as new train symbols have been showing up on the Moffat. That 20% increase comes despite the Cherokee power plant in northeast Denver and the Valmont power plant in Boulder switching from Colorado coal to natural gas. This train, originating off UP in the east, heads west at Leyden for the West Elk Mine. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107000 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1689 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A westbound coal empty meets an eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver manifest at Leyden. The coal empty is headed for the West Elk Mine on the North Fork Branch. For the trip east, two of these units will be on the east end, three will be mid-train DPUs, and one will be the sole DPU on the tail end. It is also worth mentioning that this picture marks the 7000th picture on ColoradoRailfan.com! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106999 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1246 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF It is not super common to find a train with a single engine on the point, particularly on the Moffat. However, when BNSF runs an empty sand train, the power tends to be configured with one unit on the point and a single DPU on the back. All these covered hoppers are empty, so the train is (relatively) light. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106998 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, January 16, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1226 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF After a snowstorm 24 hours earlier, the storm and clouds moved out overnight, bringing in an arctic chill! An eastbound empty BNSF sand train rolls east on a yellow signal at Leyden in the morning light of the 7°F day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106997 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 15, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1701 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF There was a relatively brief period in 2015, when oil prices were much higher, it looked as though oil trains might become a regular staple on the Moffat. Both BNSF and UP seemed to run about one a week. However, when prices dropped and it became less economical to ship by rail, the new trains all but evaporated! BNSF still runs one...occasionally...though they are hard to predict. One happened to be rolling east here at Leyden on Martin Luther King Day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106996 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 15, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 1565 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This winter has been a relatively mild one along the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies. Temperatures have been in the 50°Fs on a fairly regular basis and snow has been all but non-existent. So it was quite nice to get a shot of a loaded oil train kicking up some of the white stuff on Martin Luther King Day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106995 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 15, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1548 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Despite the fact that "green and cream" SD70MACs were very plentiful on Joint Line coal trains, these units have never had much of a presence on BNSF trains on the Moffat. So it is always nice to come across one, such as on this eastbound oil train that is headed out of Leyden. The SD70MAC is the final DPU on the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106994 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 15, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1654 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Finally! Snow! It has been 25 days since there was any measurable snow in the Denver-Metro area, but a quick moving storm dropped several inches of the white stuff on this day. An eastbound BNSF loaded oil train rolls down the main at Leyden on a clear signal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106993 Date Shot Photo By Monday, January 15, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1549 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF oil train, which loaded in Wellington, UT, makes it way through some freshly fallen snow at Leyden. A few flakes are still falling, though the storm is starting to wind down. It was a chilly 17°F out! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106992 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, January 13, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Chemical (MP 14.5) Arvada, CO 1251 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Amtrak Today's westbound Zephyr has the Phase 3 Heritage Unit, AMTK 145, on the train. Alas, it was second out in the consist. The train is paralleling CO-72 just west of Leyden, approximately 14 1/2 miles west of Denver Union Station. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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