It is not too often the opportunity comes up to get shots of Amtrak P42DCs and/or Amtrak Superliners passing by the Valmont power plant in Boulder on BNSF's Front Range Sub! Here, AMTK 169 is leading a special move from Longmont back to Denver.
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A southbound ballast train with a single ES44C4 rolls south along Hillcrest Reservoir. The Valmont power plant, which is the primary power provider for Boulder, stands on the other side of the reservoir. The power plant is currently coal-powered, but that is expected to change in 2017 when it switches to natural gas.
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A classic shot taken from Legion Park in Boulder, BNSF's Buck Local passes Hillcrest Reservoir (one of three reservoirs all right next to one another) on its journey toward Broomfield. Upon arriving in Broomfield, the local will make a trip on the Lafayette Branch to switch out the center beams loaded with lumber.
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This is interesting. Blades for a wind farm...which of course generates electricity, passes in front of the Valmont power plant...which of course generates electricity!
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