Photo ID: 104395 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 4, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Church Ranch Lake Westminster, CO 14 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF It has been a particularly cold and snowy Winter and Spring, so it was really nice to find moderate temperatures and this northbound coal empty hanging out near Church Ranch Lake on my way in to work. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104366 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 3, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Church Ranch Lake Westminster, CO 157 (3 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF This southbound HLAUDEN (Laurel, MT to Denver, CO) is about to pass beneath US-36. The train has an ES44C4 on the point. Despite having six axles, only four of them are powered, making this unit an A1A-A1A unit (instead of a C-C unit). The center axles are not powered, but help to disperse the weight of the unit on the rails. So far, only BNSF has ordered these. What's more, EMD will be competing with the C4 by creating their own similar unit. EMDs unit will differ slightly in that their truck configuration will be B1-1B. The unit will be called an SD70ACe-P4 and should be arriving any time. Note the conductor in the cab, giving a friendly wave! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104365 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 3, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 119 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A southbound manifest is holding short of the Nickel Street grade crossing on the main track in the distance. It is waiting for the rail train rolling down the siding to the right. The rail train just released its warrant. This will allow the manifest to copy a new warrant from the dispatcher to proceed from the south siding switch of Broomfield all the way in to town. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104364 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 3, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 116 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF, Union Pacific UP 7354 leads a BNSF rail train through the siding at Broomfield. They are meeting a southbound HLAUDEN which is already holding at the Nickel Street grade crossing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104363 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 3, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Church Ranch Lake Westminster, CO 140 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF, Union Pacific This northbound loaded rail train is passing Church Ranch ... errr ... Lake? Unfortunately, the lake is nothing more than an empty field at the moment! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104362 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 3, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Church Ranch Lake Westminster, CO 143 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF, Union Pacific A northbound BNSF rail train has an unexpected leader! UP 7354 is leading the loaded train on this Sunday afternoon. At some point in the future - not entire clear on when that will be - there will be commuter rail tracks in this shot too. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104211 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 24, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Clear Creek Denver, CO 299 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The journey down the Front Range Sub is complete. The blade train is just about to pass the distant signal at the I-76 overpass. The distant signal is in advance of the diamond with the UP Belt Line. With UP's DS-86 clearing the train across the diamond, the distant signal is now showing a green. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104210 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 24, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Westminster Fill Westminster, CO 273 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A wide angle shot of a blade train coming around the fill in Westminster. In the distance, you can see the tallest building in Westminster, the Westin hotel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104209 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 24, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Westminster Fill Westminster, CO 357 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A blade train comes around the curve on the fill at Westminster. About seven more miles and this crew will getting off the train, replaced by a new crew that will take the train to La Junta, CO. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104208 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 24, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Louisville, CO 297 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Just south of Louisville, this blade train is on the move with a warrant all the way in to Denver. Looks like the lead unit has undergone some repair work as most of the long hood on the right side is still in primer. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104207 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 24, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Valmont Boulder, CO 353 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF This is interesting. Blades for a wind farm...which of course generates electricity, passes in front of the Valmont power plant...which of course generates electricity! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104206 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 24, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Longmont Longmont, CO 339 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF In Longmont, this blade train has made the turn from the south to the west as it crosses US-287 near the Longmont depot. The depot is now used by BNSF as their "headquarters" for locals based out of Longmont. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104205 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 24, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Atwood Street Longmont, CO 339 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF It's amazing how wide these wind mill blades actually are at their base. They are perfect circles at the base. Once attached, the blades will spin at 10-20 revolutions per minute. That can equate to over 200 MPH at the tips. Imagine that centripetal force! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104204 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 24, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Longmont, CO 299 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Near Vermillion Road north of Longmont, wind blades pass in front of Longs Peak. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104203 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 24, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Longs Peak Berthoud, CO 339 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF This Vestas Blade train is moving at 30 MPH as it climbs toward the north siding switch of Longs Peak, just south of Berthoud. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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