Photo ID: 105257 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 8, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 1416 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A pair of SD70s (an ACe and a MAC) push on the tail end of a northbound coal empty at Broomfield. The train is crossing over Nickel Street and passing underneath US-287. BNSF frequently sends coal empties, destined for the Powder River Basin, to reduce traffic on the Brush and Angora Subs. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105256 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 8, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 1461 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A single SD70ACe leads this northbound coal empty north on the main at Broomfield. With the switches at both ends of Broomfield aligned for the main and a track warrant to MP 32, this empty is moving along at track speed. It look odd to see a single unit on the point of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105255 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, July 8, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Broomfield Broomfield, CO 1772 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF On a rainy Wednesday afternoon, BNSF's Buck Local sits tucked away at the south end of the Lafayette Branch. There is a southbound on the siding at Broomfield (which the Lafayette Branch connects with), so the local has nowhere to go. In the foreground, the north siding switch of Broomfield. Soon, this switch will be moved about 4,000 feet north of the its currently location. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105234 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 26, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 1481 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Six GEs (of varying model) lead BNSF's Cheyenne to Denver manifest. The train is stopped about 2,500 feet north of the north switch of Broomfield. The train is waiting for a lone GP39-3 to get in the clear. Once it is in the clear, the dispatcher will give the Cheyenne-Denver a track warrant with a "Box 4", which will allow it to perform some work. Specifically, two of the C44-9Ws on the train (the 4th and 5th units) are to be set out at Broomfield to work on a maintenance train. Once complete, the train will receive a new warrant and continue the rest of the way in to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105233 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 26, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 1347 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Some flowers add a splash of purple to the scene at Broomfield on a hot June afternoon. The GP39-3 visible in the distance is about to back on to the siding at Broomfield and back on to the maintenance of way cars. These cars are likely being used as part of BNSF's project to essentially shift the siding at Broomfield north by roughly 4,000 feet. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105232 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 26, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 1438 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A single GP39-3 proceeds north on the mainline (away from the photographer) at Broomfield. If you look in the distance (near the right side of the frame), you'll notice the headlights of a southbound. Not to worry though. The southbound has a track warrant that doesn't take it any further than where it is at. Same goes for the light engine. The light engine will stop north of the switch at North Broomfield and back on the maintenance of way cars in the siding on the right. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105231 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 26, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 1448 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF There are folks out there that do not care for roster shots...and I understand why. Personally, I don't mind them so long as that isn't the only type of picture you are looking at in a photo update. I actually like checking out roster shots from various railroads / models / paint schemes from year ago. Perhaps this little BNSF GP39-3 (rebuilt from a GP35) will be a nice catch for someone out there. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105230 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 26, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 1428 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A string of BNSF rock cars (maintenance of way) are waiting at the north end of the siding of Broomfield to be picked up. This GP39-3 (a BNSF rebuild from a GP35) is headed north on the main, ready to pick the cars up. A prefabricated switch sits along the right of way...most likely this will be moved to the (new) north end of Broomfield siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105229 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 26, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 1465 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A close look at the new (south) switch at Broomfield. Obviously not nearly complete yet, once this switch is moved, the siding of Broomfield will no longer have any grade crossing. This is part of a project that will connect 120th Avenue and CO-128 in Broomfield. In order for the two roads to be connected, they must run underneath BNSF's Front Range Sub. That underpass does not exist today and has not yet been started. But the underpass would pass underneath both the main and the siding. With the relocation of the south switch (shifting the siding north), the tracks can switch from the main line alignment to the siding alignment and back during construction of the the underpass, while still maintaining the use of the Broomfield siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105228 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 26, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 1460 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The south end of Broomfield is moving! Crews have already cut in the new switch, just north (geographically west) of Nickel Street. This switch is roughly 4,000 feet north of the old south switch. To make up the difference, BNSF is extending the siding to the north by roughly 3,800 feet. When all is said and done, Broomfield should be about 8,700 feet long and will no longer have any grade crossing! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105227 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 26, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 1381 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF This is where Brainard Drive used to connect in with Industrial Lane. However, the grade crossing has been moved roughly 2,000 feet (in the direction the arrow is pointing) in order to accommodate the extension of the Broomfield siding to the north. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105226 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 26, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 1414 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The grade crossing for Brainard Drive in Broomfield has been moved about 2,000 feet to accommodate BNSF lengthening the siding at Broomfield. Here, you can see where the road used to go (to the left) and where it now goes. The new grade crossing is in the distance on the newly paved road. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105225 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 26, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 1452 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF BNSF is getting ready to extend the siding at Broomfield by moving the north switch roughly 3,800 feet beyond where it is today. As you can see here, a lot of the initial grading has been completed. The grade crossing in the distance is Brainard Drive. Or at least, it used to be! The grade crossing has been moved (the photographer is standing at the new grade crossing) to allow the old crossing to be closed so the siding can be extended. At the same time, the south end of the siding is being moved north too. The new south switch will lay just north of Nickel Street. This means the siding of Broomfield will no longer have any grade crossings for trains to contend with! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105144 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 29, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Broomfield Broomfield, CO 1506 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's "Longmont Switch" has completed its work at Broomfield and is now on its way back to Longmont. The train just passed underneath the Northwest Parkway and is approaching the south end of Louisville. Note that there is actually a caboose (now referred to as a "shoving platform") on the tail end of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105140 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, March 31, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 1441 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF It's pretty great that in 2015, twenty years after the BN / ATSF merger, you can still find C44-9Ws running around in the first (official) BNSF paint scheme. The Heritage scheme didn't last long before being ousted by the Heritage 2 scheme. The Heritage scheme greatly resembled the paint scheme of the Great Northern. The Great Northern used a goat on their herald and, it is for this reason, that these units are often referred to as "Goat Boats". The "boat" portion coming from an old designation of 1st and 2nd generation GE units as "U-Boats". Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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