Photo ID: 103638 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 18, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10 Westminster, CO 2372 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF When I first went to Helper, UT in 1999, I saw nine Rio Grande SD40T-2's cut into the middle of a coal train as swing helpers for the climb up to Soldier Summit. The sound was amazing. It's great to see that 11 years later, the Dash-2 series is still in extremely wide use, even if it technically on a local (the Longmont Turn). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103637 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, December 18, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Westminster Fill Westminster, CO 1983 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF As much as I love Cascade Green, I almost wish the lead unit here had been in the Heritage scheme just so it matched the other three SD40-2's in the set. However, I'm not complaining as the sight and sound of four EMD 645 engines running was beautiful! If you'd like to hear, I recorded a brief clip and posted it along with this shot. Click the link above. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103596 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 11, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Westminster Fill Westminster, CO 2419 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF While a nice pair of E-units might look a bit better, this matching pair of ES44DC's look pretty good on the point of this Officer's Special coming around the Westminster Fill. After a crew change in Denver, the special will continue south to La Junta. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103141 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 30, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 9 Westminster, CO 1946 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF After crossing over Old Wadsworth Blvd in Westminster, this Laurel to Denver manifest continues on its journey into town. The train has three units on the point, a single DPU on the rear, and nearly 8,000 feet of train in between! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103140 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 30, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 9 Westminster, CO 1970 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF After waiting for about 30 minutes on the main track in Westminster, the extremely long HLAUDEN has finally received the okay from the yard in Denver to proceed into town. The yard had to make sure they had space for the train before allowing it to proceed on in. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103131 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 30, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 7 Westminster, CO 2201 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) Canadian National BNSF's HDENLAU had a rare treat on this particular morning. A Zebra-striped full body Canadian National SD60F was included in the consist. Canadian national is the only railroad that ordered several full body units from EMD and GE after 1970. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103130 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 30, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 7 Westminster, CO 2036 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF On a rather crummy weather morning, BNSF's daily HDENLAU (Denver, CO to Laurel, MT) freight has just left Denver and is approaching the 80th Avenue grade crossing in Westminster. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103117 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 29, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Church Ranch Lake Westminster, CO 2719 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF For a few months, the Valmont coal train loaded exclusively on BNSF in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming. That has changed, however, as the train is now loading in western Colorado (on UP) once again. As a result, the power on the Front Range Sub is once again mixed between BNSF and UP as the Valmont train wraps around Church Ranch Lake. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102957 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 28, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Church Ranch Lake Westminster, CO 1969 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's daily Laurel, MT to Denver, CO manifest wraps around the curve leading under the bridge of US-36, which I was standing on for the shot. This is almost the exact spot where two Burlington Northern trains hit head-on in a collision in 1985. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102922 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 11, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 9 Westminster, CO 1626 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Rails for Laurel! This rail train was loaded at Rocky Mountain Steel Mills (formerly CF&I) in Pueblo. The train is now headed for Laurel, MT (and points beyond). The never-ending task of railroad maintenance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102921 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 11, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 9 Westminster, CO 1907 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A northbound BNSF rail train crosses over Pierce Street in Westminster. Later in the day, this train and crew is involved in a horrific accident when it struck a woman lying on the tracks, attempting (and succeeding) at committing suicide. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102872 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 11 Westminster, CO 1698 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The ES44C4 (shown here) is something of joint venture between BNSF and GE. 25 units have been delivered to BNSF. They are A1A-A1A units, meaning the center axle on either truck is a dummy axle; it does not have a traction motor. The theory is that 4 AC traction motors provide roughly the same tractive effort (at track speed) as 6 DC traction motors. If the units pan out, BNSF plans to run them on intermodal trains on the Transcon to save on traction motor costs. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102871 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 11 Westminster, CO 1974 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Two ES44C4s lead BNSF's QTACDEN around the fill in Westminster. This is near the location of the derailment of the Longmont Local 10 months earlier when the train struck a deliberately-placed tree stump. The QTACDEN consists of unit auto racks on the first half of the train and double stack (COFC) cars on the second half of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102870 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 11 Westminster, CO 1634 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Not long before this shot, BNSF received 25 ES44C4s. Two of those units happened to appear on the QTACDEN, which came down the south end of the Front Range Sub in late afternoon light. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102496 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 16, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10 Westminster, CO 1952 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A scorched BNSF C44-9W and a UP C44-9W team up - elephant style - to lead the Pasco, WA to Saginaw, TX freight (HPASSAG) south well after sunset. The train is approaching the 92nd Avenue underpass. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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