Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
In the early 2000s, it was quite common for UP to tie coal trains down in the siding at Leyden (amongst other sidings). To help simplify the process, UP installed hand-throw derails on certain sidings. The east end of Leyden is one such siding. As you can see here, the derail is aligned in the derail position as the Provo-Denver is currently tied down and waiting for a crew.
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Location Information

City or County and State
Arvada, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Leyden (7,020ft)




Train Information
Railroad
BNSF
Model
SD70ACe
Primary Unit Number
BNSF 9292

Paint Scheme
BNSF New Image
Symbol
HPVODEN1-12A
Train Type
Manifest


Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
DJI / Mavic 3 Pro [FC4382]
ISO
110
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
70 mm
Shutter
1/1250 seconds
Aperture
f/2.8