Photo ID: 102351 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 12 Westminster, CO 1991 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A northbound BNSF manifest sits on the main track near MP 12 on the Front Range Sub in the rapidly-fading light at the end of the day. A flock of birds makes its way west toward Church Range Lake. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102350 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 12 Westminster, CO 2521 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF About a mile and a half south of Broomfield, BNSF's Brownville, TX to Laurel, MT manifest is stopped on the main track and waiting. They are going to meet a southbound at Broomfield which is still nearly two hours away! So, to avoid blocking any crossing, the crew sits and patiently waits. This is a good place to stop as it is close to a new Super Target! Crew can go an get some shopping out of the way while waiting. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102152 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 12, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10.5 Westminster, CO 2804 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF It is getting late in the afternoon as a southbound HLAUDEN moves past the site of the Longmont Turn derailment three days earlier. Cars that could not be rerailed were pushed to the sides of the track. BNSF then laid "panel" track and got the line reopened. At this point, there is a 25 MPH slow order through the derailment site. The mountain in the distance is Longs Peak. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102151 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 12, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10 Westminster, CO 2293 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF 143 A look down the sides of BNSF 143 and BNSF 9801. Both units fell on their sides (the side shown here) when the Longmont Turn derailed three days earlier. In addition to being covered in dirt, it looks like both units have suffered some bent metal and some cracked windows. Seems like both units should return to service though. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102150 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 12, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10 Westminster, CO 2529 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A look up at the radiator on the right (rear) side of BNSF 143. Note that the hole for class lights (which is usually plugged) has popped out! The grab irons along the walk way have been badly bent. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102149 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 12, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10 Westminster, CO 2526 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A closer look at the front end of BNSF 143, the GP60M involved in the Longmont Turn derailment. A bit of mud on its face, but not too bad considering the severity of the derailment. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102148 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 12, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10 Westminster, CO 2924 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A roster shot of BNSF 143, which was damaged after falling on its side in a derailment three days earlier. A few side panels are missing and the grab irons are pretty mangled. There also appears to be quite a bit of damage to the trucks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102147 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 12, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10 Westminster, CO 2558 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A look at the sides of the units involved in the Longmont Turn derailment three days earlier. Both units fell over on their sides (the side shown here) in the dirt. All-in-all, they appear to be in reasonably good shape. The building in the background was Homestead House Furniture, now American Furniture Warehouse. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102146 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 11, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10 Westminster, CO 2439 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A look at the back end of BNSF 143, which was involved in the derailment of the Longmont Turn. The unit fell over onto the engineers side (right side in this shot). This is a look from the end of the stub track that once served Homestead House. The stub track is looking a bit dilapidated now! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102145 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 11, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10 Westminster, CO 2502 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF An elevated roster shot of BNSF 9801, involved in the Longmont Turn derailment two days earlier. The unit appeared to be in pretty good shape, all things considered. The Front Range Sub mainline is just visible in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102144 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, June 11, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10 Westminster, CO 2410 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A few days earlier, these units were both involved in a derailment. Both units fell over (opposite sides from the picture). BNSF rerailed the units and temporarily stored them in the stub track that served Homestead House. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102143 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10.5 Westminster, CO 3944 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A look at the under belly of an SD70MAC as well as the cities of Westminster and Broomfield in the distance. The Westin hotel (on the left) stands close to Church Ranch Lake and the Front Range Sub after the tracks wrap around to the northeast. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102142 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10.5 Westminster, CO 2449 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Earlier in the morning, crews worked to vacuum up the grain from the covered hoppers and place it on tarps along the shoulder of Wadsworth Blvd. The top of a box car is just barely visible in this shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102141 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10.5 Westminster, CO 3417 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The derailment of the Longmont Turn could have been quite a bit worse. This is a look at the fill just north of the derailment site. Had the train made it onto this fill, cars could have rolled a lot further! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102140 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10.5 Westminster, CO 3141 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) OMLX A dozen crew members meet to discuss how they are going to start on the next phase of the cleanup. A pile of lumber that has already been cleaned up rests in the foreground on the shoulder of Wadsworth. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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