Photo ID: 104915 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 9, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Church Ranch Lake Westminster, CO 1692 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A northbound Powder River Basin-bound coal empty sits stopped at milepost 12 alongside Church Ranch Lake. The train is waiting to meet a southbound at Broomfield. The coal train is too long, however, to fit in the siding without blocking any crossing. Once the southbound gets closer, the dispatcher will let this guy know that he can continue pulling in to the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104870 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, December 10, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Church Ranch Lake Westminster, CO 1706 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Just north of milepost 12, along Church Ranch Lake, a northbound coal empty picks up some speed as it approaches a work zone. The bridge that carries US-36 over the tracks in Westminster is being rebuilt, requiring a Form B to protect the construction workers. Everyone is in the clear here and the empty is now headed for Broomfield where it will run through the siding and meet a southbound. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104862 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 30, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Wesminster Westminster, CO 1722 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) CSX, BNSF Far from home, this CSX C40-8W is putting in some power sharing miles as it heads north on BNSF's Front Range Sub. This is the first C40-8W that I've seen (well, at least shot) in nearly six years. Highlighting the fact that older power is being utilized as much as possible by railroads right now. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104861 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 30, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Wesminster Westminster, CO 1649 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF This northbound manifest sports a very colorful consist as it charges north at track speed through Westminster. The train is just about to pass underneath 92nd Avenue in Westminster. With no southbounds nearby, the train has a warrant to Longs Peak north of Longmont! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104398 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 4, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Church Ranch Lake Westminster, CO 1738 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Unfortunately, I personally feel that EMD has gone from the masters of "aesthetically pleasing" engine design to "what were they thinking"? Particularly when it comes to the nose. Now, obviously the goal is to be functional, not pretty. I realize that...but EMD used to mix function and aesthetics. Something I think they have lost. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104397 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 4, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Church Ranch Lake Westminster, CO 1588 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF While I am (and have always been) an EMD fan at heart, I must admit I do like the look of the latest generation of engines to roll out off the General Electric assembly line. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104396 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 4, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Church Ranch Lake Westminster, CO 1763 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Due to the grade crossing at Broomfield, northbounds that are waiting to meet southbounds at Broomfield will typically hold on the main alongside Church Ranch Lake about a mile south of the siding. A 10,000-foot-long train could stop here without blocking any crossing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104395 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, April 4, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Church Ranch Lake Westminster, CO 1639 (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 2551 (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: 104363 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, March 3, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Church Ranch Lake Westminster, CO 1688 (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 2052 (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: 104210 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 24, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Westminster Fill Westminster, CO 1943 (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 2736 (Add a Comment) 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: 104149 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 14, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Wesminster Westminster, CO 2087 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF It's great having Longs Peak, one of Colorado's numerous 14ers, right on the Front Range. From Littleton to La Salle, it's always fun to try to get a picture with Longs Peak in the frame! Here, the "stinky slinky" is crossing Old Wadsworth Blvd in Westminster with Longs Peak standing tall in the background. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104074 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 23, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Church Ranch Lake Westminster, CO 2452 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A pair of Warbonnets, both sporting a couple of orange components (unfortunately), leads a southbound baretable just south of Broomfield. The train is about to pass underneath US-36 near Church Ranch Lake. 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