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Photo ID: 101878
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, March 1, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Longmont
Longmont, CO
1948
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Front Range (BNSF) BNSF
If you've ever wondered why BNSF doesn't run coal trains from the Power River Basin down to the Joint Line via the Front Range Sub, this is without a doubt just one of many reasons why. This is the mainline through Longmont. Trains roll through here very slowly, blocking traffic at nearly 20 crossing as they go through. The Longmont Depot - still used by BNSF - is seen on the right.
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Photo ID: 101877
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, March 1, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Longmont
Longmont, CO
1709
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Railroad
Front Range (BNSF) BNSF
One of my favorite four axle units on the rails today is certainly the GP60. I particularly like the unique and distinctive dynamic brake intakes. BNSF 8700 is shown here serving on the Longmont Switch, which runs north out of Longmont to Cheyenne. On this Saturday, the power was tied down (along with B40-8W #506) in Longmont.
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Photo ID: 101823
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, January 12, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Longmont
Longmont, CO
1539
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Front Range (BNSF) BNSF
BNSF and UP share the responsibility for getting coal from the Rockies to the Valmont power plant in Boulder. The train runs with UP power from the mines to Denver. Then, BNSF adds a unit and the train runs to Boulder. The power the sits in Longmont until the train has been emptied and it's ready to return to town. In this shot, the power sits idling in Longmont, waiting to return to town.
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