Photo ID: 110317 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Boulder Boulder, CO 98 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) Amtrak On the east edge of Boulder, a special Amtrak run heads east on BNSF's Front Range Subdivision. The train has a track warrant that will take it all the way back to Denver. A northbound BNSF Denver-Laurel manifest is in the siding at Broomfield, waiting for the special to arrive before continuing north. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 110316 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, March 7, 2024 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East of Boulder Boulder, CO 118 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) Amtrak A special Amtrak move crosses Arapahoe Road in eastern Boulder. The move is part of some early steps to try to bring Amtrak intercity trains along the Front Range in Colorado. There are two bridges that cross Arapahoe Road here, due to a widening of the road several years ago. Will the second, currently inactive bridge be used in the future if a second main is added to the line? Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108710 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 10, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Boulder Boulder, CO 743 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The sun moves to the western sky as a southbound BNSF wind blade train makes its way in to Boulder. The train is configured 1x1, meaning there is a single unit on the head end and, as seen here, a single DPU bringing up the rear of the train. As the work day comes to an end, traffic on the Diagonal Highway is starting to pick up. This highway connects the cities of Boulder and Longmont and sees a lot of traffic over the course of a day. The flatirons of the Rockies stand tall in the distance under summer clouds. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105599 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 30, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South Boulder Boulder, CO 1656 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's HDENLAU (High Priority Manifest, Denver, CO to Laurel, MT) crosses the south switch at Boulder. The large "D" sign to the right indicates that the derail is set on the Boulder siding. If you've followed my site for awhile, you know that I used to work in Boulder and would often get shots around the area. I haven't worked in Boulder for eight years now, so I it nice to get back there and get a few shots now and then. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105598 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 30, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South of Boulder Boulder, CO 1539 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A northbound BNSF manifest pulls toward the south switch of the siding of Boulder. This stretch of track had a lot of damage, a large portions of the ballast and ground beneath were washed away, during the flooding in September 2013. Two years later, there is little evidence is left of the event. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103854 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 27 (South Boulder) Boulder, CO 2307 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A nice long double stack moves north on the main track in Boulder as (half) a Valmont empty sits in the siding at Boulder. The siding isn't long enough to accommodate the entire train. The remainder of the train is down on the storage track at Stazio. Upon receiving a crew, the train will be put back together and continue to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103853 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 27 (South Boulder) Boulder, CO 2376 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A northbound double stack passes north through Boulder at 30 MPH, meeting a Valmont coal train that sits in the siding. The coal train is empty and will be ready to head south toward Denver later in the day. For the time being, it is tied down in the siding with no crew on board. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103852 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 27 (South Boulder) Boulder, CO 2341 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF This shot is somewhat deceiving in that it looks as though it could have been taken in the middle of nowhere. In fact, turning in either direction would reveal office buildings as we are right in the middle of Boulder! This northbound double stack is approaching the south end of the Boulder siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103851 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 27 (South Boulder) Boulder, CO 2539 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF After being held briefly for the Longmont Turn to clear up at Valmont, this Seattle-bound double stack is on the move again in Boulder. The train has just crossed over the 55th Street grade crossing. The switch in the foreground is the south end of the Boulder siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101688 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, November 13, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Boulder Boulder, CO 1788 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF As you are viewing the photo gallery, note this picture as it might be my last from the Boulder siding for quite some time! Six days after this shot was taken, my office (in Boulder) moved to a new office (in Westminster), taking away my need from being in Boulder on a daily basis. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101687 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, November 13, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Boulder Boulder, CO 1404 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Even though I was hunting trains, this buck came along and was leaving some deer tracks alongside the railroad tracks in Boulder! The buck was casually walking along the tracks westbound, indifferent to my presence. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101686 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, November 13, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Boulder Boulder, CO 1490 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF While waiting for the daily HLAUDEN (Laurel, MT to Denver) manifest in Boulder, I happened to see Bambi's dad come strolling along! The buck seemed indifferent to me - standing about 40 feet away - while munching on some grass. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101630 Date Shot Photo By Friday, October 12, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Boulder Boulder, CO 1643 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Light power came north out of Denver to Boulder to pick up a train that had been tied down on the siding. While the conductor is knocking off the hand brakes, the engineers prepares for the trip north. The lead unit (an ES44DC) sits almost on top of the north siding switch of Boulder. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101594 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 26, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Boulder Boulder, CO 1493 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF On a pleasant September morning, the southbound Laurel, MT to Denver manifest (HLAUDEN) makes its way south through Boulder. Although it was badly faded, it was still nice to see a warbonnet on the point. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101527 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, August 16, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Boulder Boulder, CO 1827 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF An ES44AC leads a coal empty north through Boulder on the mainline. Not too often on the Front Range Sub that you can get a shot of two coal trains meeting each other! Now granted, the train on the siding to the right has no power as the hoppers are loaded and waiting to head to Valmont. Close enough to a meet though. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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