Photo ID: 112198 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP W045 (South La Salle) La Salle, CO 347 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific As UP 9795 heads south out of La Salle, take note of the siding as it bows out and away from the mainline before converging with the main at the switch. This is very common with many sidings and is done to provide a better angle for the siding as it joins the main at the switch. This can allow trains to proceed through the switch at a slightly higher speed than they would otherwise be allowed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112197 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Evans (MP 48.3) La Salle, CO 330 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific Just south of the bridge that crosses the South Platte River, UP 9795 crosses over Latham Ditch. This is an irrigation ditch that actually branches off from the South Platte just a few thousand feet west of this picture. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112196 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 13, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Evans (MP 48.3) La Salle, CO 375 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Greeley (UP) Union Pacific UP's Green River, WY to North Yard manifest (MGRNY) crosses over a very low South Platte River just north of La Salle. Hopefully, with temperatures increasing, the spring runoff will start soon and the river will get filled up a bit more. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112184 Date Shot Photo By Monday, April 7, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 249 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A single DPU, facing into the train, brings up the tail end of this eastbound MGJNY in Arvada. This particular unit has been rebuilt as a C44ACM, but was in fact originally delivered to UP as an AC4400CW in September 1996. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112183 Date Shot Photo By Monday, April 7, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 271 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This eastbound train might look like a coal train, but in fact it is UP's MGJNY (manifest). These IPPX hoppers have likely been stuck in long term storage either somewhere in the Grand Junction yard, or in a siding in the Utah desert. Where are they headed now? Not sure... Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112182 Date Shot Photo By Monday, April 7, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 398 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A C44ACM and an AC4400CW lead the MGJNY through the cut in Arvada between Carr Street and 66th Avenue. The first unit was recently rebuilt at UP's North Little Rock shops. UP 6410 was originally SP 327, delivered in scarlet and gray in July 1995. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112181 Date Shot Photo By Monday, April 7, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 66th Avenue (MP 9.25) Arvada, CO 263 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific UP's thrice weekly manifest, the MGJNY, is crossing 66th Avenue in Arvada. The train has a handful of covered hoppers, followed by at least a full trainset of empty coal hoppers. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112174 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 282 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific From a railfan "keeping an eye on the rails when I can" perspective, it seems as though UP has been running more trains on the Moffat lately. Note only has there seemingly been an slight uptick in oil train traffic, but I have noticed several coal trains run on the Moffat in the last 10 days as well. Here, an eastbound oil train, with three GEs on the point, is approaching the west end of Leyden. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112173 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 296 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific An eastbound UP oil train rounds the curve that will take it to a clear (green) signal at the west end of Leyden. If you look closely, you can spot the trio of DPUs that have been cut in to the train, roughly 2/3s of the way back. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112172 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Arvada to Leyden (MP 7.5 to MP 11.9) Arvada, CO 434 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific This GP40-2 (now designated as a GP40N after UP did some rebuilding) is no stranger to these rails! It has been roaming on the Moffat off and on for 53 years! It was delivered to Rio Grande as DRGW 3105 in April 1972. Today, it is leading the West Local back toward North Yard with a string of 41 gondolas in tow. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112171 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Kipling Street (MP 9.81) Arvada, CO 329 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific A former Rio Grande GP40-2 (ex-DRGW 3105), now a UP GP40N, leads the West Local east at the intermediate at MP 9.8 on the way back toward North Yard. These 41 gondolas have been stored in the siding at Leyden for six months! With the local taking them back to town, the siding is finally available again for the dispatcher to use for meets. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112170 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 326 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific With the West Local airing up, about ready to return to Denver with a string of 41 gondolas that have been stored in the siding of Leyden for six months, the train will have to wait a little bit longer. A westbound UP coal empty charges west on the main track, a freshly painted C44ACM leading the way. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112169 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 407 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific The engineer on the West Local is hanging out in the cab as the conductor walks back along the train, knocking off hand brakes on a strand of 41 gondolas. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112168 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 361 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific When I was a kid, I remember seeing "Rail Box" boxcars and "Rail Gon" gondolas. Rail Box boxcars are pretty rare in 2025, but you can definitely still find Rail Gon gondolas. One such example is one of 41 gondolas that have been tied down in the siding at Leyden for the past six months. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112167 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 3, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS012 (East Leyden) Arvada, CO 425 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific While waiting for the dispatcher to flag the west local onto the siding at Leyden, here is a closeup look at the top of the cab of UP 1358. Note that it was last repainted at North Little Rock (NLR) on October 14, 2021. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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