Photo ID: 106162 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 13, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Broomfield, CO 1935 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) High Iron Travels Now this is quite the eclectic collection of passenger cars! This is a special chartered passenger train, organized by High Iron Travels. The train is headed toward the AAPRCO (the American Association of Private Rail Car Owners) convention in Spokane, WA. The train will take about a week getting there, however, making a few layovers along the way. The train will traverse the Montana Rail Link, crossing Bozeman Pass and Mullan Pass. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104894 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, December 11, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Broomfield, CO 1519 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) Union Pacific As you may have read in some other captions, Class 1 railroads have been pulling out all the stops and activating older power in order to fill the increased demand in oil trains. The railroads are sharing a lot of power lately, too. Both of these facts are reflected here as a UP C41-8W helps out on this northbound BNSF manifest. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104893 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, December 11, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Broomfield, CO 1706 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Got power? Most trains in 2014 don't have more than three or four units on the point. So it was cool seeing seven on the head end of this manifest. Granted, as you can tell from the exhaust, only the first three units are actually online. The last four units are all DIC (Dead In Consist), probably headed for Cheyenne or possibly the Powder River Basin for coal service. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104889 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, December 11, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Broomfield, CO 1898 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) Norfolk Southern Here is an obligatory roster shot of Norfolk Southern's "Southern" Heritage Unit. I think this is one of the sharper looking heritage units that Norfolk Southern has. Note the "K" on the cab behind "8099". This is part of a number check system that Southern used. To find the letter, do the following: 1st digit + (2nd digit times 2) + 3rd digit + (4th digit times 2). If doubling a digit results in a two digit number (9 x 2 = 18), then add the two digits together to get a single digit. So 9 x 2 = 18, 1 + 8 = 9. So, using this formula, (8 + 0 + 9 + ((9x2=18), (1+8=9), so 9)) = 26. Subtract that number from the next even multiple of 10. So 30 - 26 = 4. Then, find the letter that corresponds to the calculated number: 0 = A, 1 = F, 2 = H, 2 = J, 4 = K, 5 = L, 6 = R, 7 = T, 8 = W, 9 = X From the calculation above, the single digit number we calculated was "4", and "4" matches "K", which is exactly the letter that is on the cab! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104888 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, December 11, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Broomfield, CO 1639 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) Norfolk Southern, BNSF A southbound Laurel, MT to Denver, CO manifest rounds the curve near MP 17 just north of Broomfield. Note the Hyatt off to the left. That Hyatt, as well as the apartment and condo complex, have all been built in the last seven years or so. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104887 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, December 11, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Broomfield, CO 1612 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) Norfolk Southern, BNSF A pair of Norfolk Southern units (plus a Heritage 2 unit obscured by the curve) lead a southbound Laurel, MT to Denver, CO manifest. The second unit out is one of Norfolk Southerns 20 heritage units. Specifically, it is the "Southern" heritage unit. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103407 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Broomfield, CO 1935 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The Buck Local is on the Lafayette branch and the Front Range Sub mainline is in the foreground. The two converge at Burns Junction about a half mile to the east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103406 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Broomfield, CO 1762 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Peak-a-boo! With the five mile journey from the end of the line to Burns Junction nearly complete (at 10 MPH), the Buck Local will join up with the siding at Burns Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103405 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Lafayette, CO 1671 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF It is a beautiful, 70°F Spring day in Colorado as the Buck Local heads back toward Burns Junction. The Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center, which opened in December 2004, is behind the train. Longs Peak is towering over them all. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103404 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Lafayette, CO 1693 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The Buck Local has to back up the Lafayette branch from Burns Junction all the way to the end of the line, which is about 5 miles. This ex-BN caboose (or shoving platform) helps to keep the crew a bit more comfortable when making the reverse move! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103403 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Lafayette, CO 1792 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF After switching out cars near the end of the Lafayette branch, the Buck Local is now ready to head back toward Burns Junction at the main at Broomfield. The train is coming across the Coal Creek trestle. The stickers on GP40M #3005 indicate the unit is equipped with "Smart Start". If the unit idles for a long enough period, it will shut down to conserve fuel and reduce emissions, then auto-start again when it is moved out of idle. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103402 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Lafayette, CO 2008 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The Buck Local, with a pair of classic EMD Geeps, back over the Coal Creek trestle in Lafayette. There is a lumber company here that receives bulk head flats and the crew on the train is working to spot the cars. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103401 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, April 13, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Lafayette, CO 1910 (3 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Proof-positive that the Lafayette Branch is not at any risk of getting abandoned anytime in the immediate future! A tamper is working to do whatever it is that tampers do (see the comments with regards to this statement - hopefully you'll get a laugh) just past the highway 287 grade crossing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.