Photo ID: 102132 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10.5 Westminster, CO 3151 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) OMLX OMLX 1451, an SW14, was being used at Coors to perform switching duties after a Coors switcher went into the shops for repair. The switcher was on its way back to Loveland on the Longmont Turn when the Turn derailed after striking an tree stump in the tracks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102131 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10.5 Westminster, CO 3143 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A Heritage 2 GP60M, BNSF 143, rests on its side (still apparently coupled to the SD70MAC ahead of it) after the Longmont Turn struck a tree stump the night before. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102130 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10.5 Westminster, CO 2770 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF BNSF 9801 rests completely on its side after a major derailment on the Front Range Sub. The Longmont Turn struck a tree stump that was believed to be put on the tracks intentionally. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102129 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10.5 Westminster, CO 3075 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF An SD60M (still in cascade green) and an SD70MAC are derailed after the Longmont Turn struck a tree stump in the tracks the night before. Amazing that the SD60M did not fall completely on its side! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102128 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10.5 Westminster, CO 3045 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A look at the back end of BNSF 8105. The unit - along with half the train - derailed after striking a tree stump in the tracks. It is believed that it was deliberately placed there. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102127 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10.5 Westminster, CO 4121 (3 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF BNSF 8105 sits at a 45 degree angle after derailing the night before. Apparently a tree stump was in the middle of the tracks, causing the Longmont Turn to derail. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101937 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 22, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Church Ranch Lake Westminster, CO 1812 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF In Westminster, the northbound Longmont Turns passes by Church Ranch Lake. The train is just about to pass under US-36. This was the exact site of a head-on collision that occurred in August 1985 between two BN trains. The fireball from that collision was so hot, the I-Beams for the overpass literally melted! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101931 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 15, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Church Ranch Lake Westminster, CO 2241 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) Alaska Railroad The southbound HPASSAG passes by Church Ranch Lake on a beautiful (albeit cold) morning. In tow are two DIC (Dead-In-Consist) Alaska Railroad GP49's. The units were built in May 1985 and were retired by Alaska in 2006. Now, they are headed for a very different climate in Houston, TX. There, they will work for Specialized Rail Transport. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101930 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 15, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 11 Westminster, CO 2745 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) Alaska Railroad This is one of only nine GP49's ever produced by EMD. It is very similar to a GP50, although it only has 12 cylinders and is rated at 2,800 HP. This unit hasn't been in the continental United States since May 1985 when it was delivered to the Alaska Railroad. The unit was retired in 2006 and is now headed to Texas for its "next life". This is also the very first picture I've ever taken of an Alaska Railroad unit! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101929 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, March 15, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 11 Westminster, CO 2088 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF This southbound HPASSAG (Pasco, WA to Saginaw, TX) definitely took its time coming down the Front Range Sub. Not as though the train or crew had a choice in the matter, but the train went through Ft Collins - about 60 miles north - nearly 24 hours earlier! Worked out well for me, as the last two units are Alaska Railroad GP49's, which have been sold to Specialized Rail Transport in Houston, TX. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101854 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 24, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Church Ranch Lake Westminster, CO 2141 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Power from the HPASSAG heads north by Church Ranch Lake, leaving the Valmont coal load behind after helping the train up Westminster Hill. The power will clear up on the main at Broomfield, allowing the coal train to get a warrant into the siding at Broomfield. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101853 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 24, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 11 Westminster, CO 1750 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Something of a unique view in this shot as two units pull away from the Valmont coal load to head back to Broomfield. The two units helped pull the coal load up Westminster Hill where it stalled out earlier in the day. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101852 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 24, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Church Ranch Lake Westminster, CO 1752 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF With a little help on the point, the Valmont coal train comes to a stop near Church Ranch Lake. Here, two units that helped pull the train up Westminster Hill will cut off the train and return to Broomfield. There, their train is waiting in the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101851 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 24, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 8.5 Westminster, CO 2021 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Near the Westminster Mall on the Front Range Subdivision, the Valmont coal train stalled out! After an hour of waiting, two units from the HPASSAG - which tied down in Broomfield - showed up and tied onto the front of the train. After another hour of working, the train was finally ready to pull. Five units on the point of the Valmont coal train on the Front Range Sub...not something you see very often! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101850 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 24, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10 Westminster, CO 1718 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Power from the HPASSAG heads south - light - at Olde Wadsworth Blvd. The power is headed toward MP 8.5 to save the Valmont coal load. The Valmont train lost a unit and stalled out on Westminster Hill, blocking 80th Avenue. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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