Photo ID: 103408 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Broomfield Broomfield, CO 2019 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The Buck Local brought cars along from Longmont when it arrived at Broomfield. Several cars did not need to go down the Lafayette branch, so the local got permission from the dispatcher to leave the cars sitting out on the main track. Fortunately, the dispatcher didn't have anything coming out of town immediately, so this did not cause any bottlenecks. Here, the train has dropped off its caboose on the Lafayette branch and is picking up its train on the main. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102346 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Broomfield, CO 1842 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The Front Range Sub has been the subject of several coal empty reroutes the last few days. One such reroute - headed for the Coal Creek Mine in Wyoming - passes by the station sign at Broomfield on the main track. Of course, the grungy SD70MAC with no nose herald was leading and the nice SD70ACe was second out! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102201 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, July 8, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Broomfield, CO 1734 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Two C44-9Ws on the point of the QTACDEN prepare to shove backward to reconnect their train across Nickel Street in Broomfield. In the distance, the SD60M that was on the lead of the Longmont Turn that derailed back on June 10th still sits in the house track at Broomfield. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102200 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, July 8, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Broomfield, CO 1667 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF It's never fun when multiple trains have to been at Broomfield, especially when those train are excessively long! It is all because of Nickel Street, which connects two parts of Broomfield together. Here, a Brownville, TX to Laurel, MT manifest has the crossing cut on the main track on the left and the Tacoma, WA to Denver, CO Q-train has the crossing cut on the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102155 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 13, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Broomfield, CO 2449 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF After being rerailed, the lead unit from the Longmont Turn derailment was taken up to Broomfield by some light power. It was set out on the house track near the east end. This is a look at the front of the unit. The coupler looks a bit banged up and the plow is definitely bent up. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102154 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 13, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Broomfield, CO 2608 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The lead unit involved in the derailment of the Longmont Turn. The ditch lights appear to be broken out and the plow took a beating. No doubt there is additional damage not readily visible, but it looks pretty good. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102153 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 13, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Broomfield, CO 2107 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF This Friday the Thirteenth finds the northbound Longmont Turn tied down on the main track at Broomfield. BNSF found some nice replacement power for the Longmont Turn after the derailment earlier in the week. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102072 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 16, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Broomfield, CO 1922 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The siding of Broomfield is the only siding between Denver and Longs Peak (just north of Longmont) that is long enough to support a meet between most trains on the Front Range Sub. That's a distance of close to 50 miles. So, it is unusual when a train passes through Broomfield without having to stop to meet another train! However, such was the case on this afternoon as the HLAUDEN went through Broomfield at track speed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102052 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 8, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Broomfield, CO 1850 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF This rail train is sporting some nice power as the train holds just short of Nickel Street in Broomfield. The train would have to hold at Broomfield for about two hours to wait for a southbound to come to Broomfield. Once in the clear, the rail train will drop new welded rail along the tracks at milepost 17, about two miles (rail) north of Broomfield. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102051 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 8, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Broomfield, CO 2323 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A nice surprise for a May afternoon! A rail train came north on the Front Range Sub to drop off some welded rail along the tracks near milepost 17. A blue and yellow GP30 was on the point of the northbound, seen here coming through Broomfield on the main track. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102042 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 5, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Broomfield, CO 1920 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF An Officers Special, train symbol O-LAUTOP1-04A, head south through the siding at Broomfield with Longs Peak standing tall in the background. The special came down the Front Range Sub from Laurel, MT and is ultimately headed back to Topeka, KS (where it originated a few days earlier). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102041 Date Shot Photo By Monday, May 5, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Broomfield, CO 1800 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF On Cinco de Mayo, this five-car BNSF Officers Special runs south through the siding at Broomfield, meeting a northbound coal load headed for the Valmont power plant in Boulder. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102034 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 3, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Broomfield, CO 2005 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) EMD Leasing I have heard the question come up in the railfan community how many siding there are that aren't quite parallel to the main. The siding of Broomfield is an excellent example of this! Not only are the tracks not quite parallel, but they actually lay on two different grades. The HPASSAG (in the foreground) heads south on the main while the HDENLAU (in the background) holds on the elevated siding. It will be interesting to see how much this changes with the introduction of commuter trains along here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102030 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 3, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Broomfield, CO 1874 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A few weeks ago, the Longmont Turn power consisted of two Cascade Green SD40-2s. Both of those units must have gone in for inspections because this Yellow-Bonnet SD40-2 and New Image ES44AC are in charge now! The light power is headed down the main at Broomfield. Once in town, it'll pick up cars to take back north to Longmont. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102020 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 2, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Broomfield, CO 2063 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A 7000-foot Pasco, WA to Saginaw, TX manifest just received a warrant from the Front Range dispatcher and is now pulling toward the south switch at Broomfield after meeting a northbound Denver, CO to Laurel, MT freight (still visible in the distance). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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