Photo ID: 113677 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Clear Creek to Broomfield Westminster, CO 4 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Rocking it like it is 2000! BNSF's Denver-Laurel has a trio of C44-9Ws, all still wearing Heritage 2 paint. The train is passing by Lower Church Lake (which hasn't actually been a lake in a few years; it is all dried up) and approaching the US-36 underpass. It was right at this location when, in 1985, northbound and southbound Burlington Northern trains collided head on, melting the steel of the bridge. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 113676 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, April 12, 2026 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Clear Creek to Broomfield Westminster, CO 4 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF After UP's MNYGR departed North Yard for the Greeley Sub, it was finally BNSF's Denver-Laurel's turn to head north on the Front Range Sub. I was happy this worked out as it has been quite a while since I've done any chasing on the Front Range Sub. The sub tends to be fairly dead most of the time. It carries way less traffic than the Moffat does. Here, the 8,000+ foot long manifest is just a few miles south of the south switch of Broomfield in Westminster. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112778 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Wesminster Westminster, CO 430 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Some (fairly common) afternoon thunderstorms have spilled off the Colorado Rockies south of Denver and have now moved east onto the plains. As you can see, a fair amount of rain is falling with the storms, as a northbound Denver, CO to Laurel, MT manifest pulls north on the (un-signaled) Front Range Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 112777 Date Shot Photo By Monday, July 14, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Wesminster Westminster, CO 425 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF I managed to "dumb luck" into coming across the Denver-Laurel manifest as it was departing Denver. Here, the train passes by RTD's final B-Line commuter rail station. This is the line that, ostensibly, is supposed to eventually reach Boulder. But, after money ran out, the line never made it beyond Westminster. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111903 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Wesminster Westminster, CO 331 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The Front Range Sub is still run by track warrants in 2025 (meaning there are no signals), but BNSF has added PTC. This means track warrants are issued and acknowledged via computer. Consequently, there is very minimal radio traffic on the Front Range Sub. This northbound will not be meeting anything at Broomfield, which means it'll be another 40 miles before it might meet another train (at Longs Peak). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111902 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Wesminster Westminster, CO 302 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Two ES44DCs and a Tier-4 ET44C4 are the power on this northbound manifest headed for the yard in Laurel, MT. No DPUs on the tail end of the train this afternoon. The train is just rounding the bend from 88th Avenue, right around MP 9.5. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111901 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Wesminster Westminster, CO 335 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A northbound Denver-Laurel manifest approaches the 88th avenue grade crossing in Westminster. Cars and a single biker are stopped, waiting for the train to pass. In the distance, you can see Westminster Castle on the hill. Today, it contains Belleview College and Seminary. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109332 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 16, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Wesminster Westminster, CO 480 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A single ES44AC brings up the tail end of this northbound loaded sand train on the Front Range Sub. The train has a track warrant as far as MP 25 in Boulder. When in reaches there, the dispatcher told the crew he should be able to get them another warrant to continue north. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 109331 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 16, 2023 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Wesminster Westminster, CO 540 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A heavy northbound sand train slowly approaches the Sheridan Blvd underpass in Westminster. The Heritage 2 scheme is becoming less and less common on BNSF, but there are still quite a few units sporting the scheme. Mainly C44-9Ws, such as BNSF 5290. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108346 Date Shot Photo By Friday, July 10, 2020 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of 80th Avenue Westminster, CO 1110 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF It is not too terribly common to find a single unit leading any train. However, that was exactly the case today as an ES44AC leads a long baretable train down the Front Range Sub toward Denver. The train just got permission from the yard to continue past 80th Avenue, a common holding place if the yard cannot take trains. Interestingly, I happened to get a shot of this exact unit less than three weeks earlier, leading the Provo-Denver over the Moffat! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107300 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, February 24, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Church Ranch Lake Westminster, CO 1736 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF This B40-8W will likely be dropped off in Longmont to be used one of several locals that run out of Longmont each day. It probably had to be sent to Denver for a 92-day mechanical inspection. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107299 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, February 24, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Church Ranch Lake Westminster, CO 1720 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF For many, many years, it was very rare to find BNSF SD70MACs on anything other than coal trains. However, in 2018, it is becoming more common to find them in other service. Such is the case here as a 70MAC is helping out with this manifest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107298 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, February 24, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Church Ranch Lake Westminster, CO 1819 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's Denver-Cheyenne manifest has a very colorful consist on it today as it passes by a frozen Church Ranch Lake and great, snowy mountains in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 107297 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, February 24, 2018 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Church Ranch Lake Westminster, CO 1773 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's Denver to Cheyenne manifest approaches Church Ranch Lake with an SD70ACe on the point. This view, from right near the US-36 overpass, is a great spot to catch northbounds in the morning almost any time of year. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106392 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, January 26, 2017 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Wadsworth Blvd Westminster, CO 2058 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) Union Pacific Here is a shot that might make you do a double take! UP power on an intermodal train coming underneath 92nd Avenue on the BNSF Front Range Sub!? Yep! A derailment near Eaton, CO on the Greeley Sub resulted in UP running their daily Z-Train north via BNSF to Cheyenne. Two ES44ACs and two SD70Ms lead up the train on the approach to Wadsworth Blvd. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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