Photo ID: 103652 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 12, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 22 Lafayette, CO 2007 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A pair of geeps (a GP38-2 and a GP60) sit on a bridge over Coal Creek in Lafayette. The Longmont Switch is stopped while the brakeman aligns a switch behind the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103651 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 12, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 22 Lafayette, CO 1816 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A brakeman working on the Longmont Switch is on the ground standing by at a switch. The caboose (now referred to as "shoving platform") is on the branch while the Switch picks up a few cars. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103650 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 12, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 22 Lafayette, CO 1999 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The Longmont Switch back over none other than Coal Creek as it switches out some cars at the north end of the Lafayette branch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103405 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Lafayette, CO 1672 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF It is a beautiful, 70°F Spring day in Colorado as the Buck Local heads back toward Burns Junction. The Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center, which opened in December 2004, is behind the train. Longs Peak is towering over them all. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103404 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Lafayette, CO 1693 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The Buck Local has to back up the Lafayette branch from Burns Junction all the way to the end of the line, which is about 5 miles. This ex-BN caboose (or shoving platform) helps to keep the crew a bit more comfortable when making the reverse move! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103403 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Lafayette, CO 1792 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF After switching out cars near the end of the Lafayette branch, the Buck Local is now ready to head back toward Burns Junction at the main at Broomfield. The train is coming across the Coal Creek trestle. The stickers on GP40M #3005 indicate the unit is equipped with "Smart Start". If the unit idles for a long enough period, it will shut down to conserve fuel and reduce emissions, then auto-start again when it is moved out of idle. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103402 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Lafayette, CO 2008 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The Buck Local, with a pair of classic EMD Geeps, back over the Coal Creek trestle in Lafayette. There is a lumber company here that receives bulk head flats and the crew on the train is working to spot the cars. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103401 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 13, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Lafayette, CO 1911 (3 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Proof-positive that the Lafayette Branch is not at any risk of getting abandoned anytime in the immediate future! A tamper is working to do whatever it is that tampers do (see the comments with regards to this statement - hopefully you'll get a laugh) just past the highway 287 grade crossing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102837 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 17 Lafayette, CO 1725 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF After switching several industries in Lafayette, the Longmont Switch returns toward Broomfield with seven cars in tow (and a caboose!). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102835 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 18 Lafayette, CO 2406 (4 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF With the rather dull lighting of the day, black and white seemed appropriate for this shot. But it also seemed a shame to lose the bright orange of the GP60M. So I decided to compromise! A line of cars headed south on US-287 wait at a red traffic signal while the Longmont Switch slowly makes its way through the "intersection". Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102834 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 18 Lafayette, CO 1545 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's Longmont Switch typically runs on the Lafayette spur at night. But on this Tuesday, the local ran up the line in the day. Here, the train is heading back down the spur toward Broomfield. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102047 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 8, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Lafayette Lafayette, CO 1521 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Buck Lead (BNSF) BNSF After picking up five bulkhead flats from the Lafayette Lumber Company, the Longmont Switch is headed back down the branch line to the main line in Broomfield. The train is about to pass the new Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center just off to the left in this shot. The Northwest Parkway can be seen in the foreground. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102046 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 8, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Lafayette Lafayette, CO 1757 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Buck Lead (BNSF) BNSF Near the north end of the Lafayette Industrial Lead, the BNSF tracks cross over Coal Creek. Yup, the same Coal Creek found near Blue Mountain along the Moffat! Here, the Buck Local pull forward across the wooden trestle, getting ready to head back to the main line. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.