Photo ID: 102488 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 9, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 14 Broomfield, CO 1943 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A pair of Dash-9s, one wearing a very nice H1 scheme, lead up the daily HLAUDEN that runs from Laurel, MT to Denver, CO. In the distance, Longs Peak is sticking up above the surrounding clouds. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102487 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 9, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 14 Broomfield, CO 1700 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Clouds cling to the mountains along the Front Range as BNSF's daily Laurel-Denver manifest means south on the main line at Broomfield. It just met its counterpart (the Denver-Laurel); you can still see the DENLAU on the siding in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102486 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 9, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 14 Broomfield, CO 2194 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF You just can't beat a clear, sunny day with blue skies right after a major snow storm! Freshly fallen snow (no, I won't break into song) covers the ground as the Denver-Laurel slowly moves through the siding at Broomfield. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102485 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 9, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 14 Broomfield, CO 1892 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Next to Rio Grande's fly letters, I think the Warbonnet scheme is about the best one out there! Here, an SD75M passes the station sign of Broomfield, the third of three units headed for Laurel, MT. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102484 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 9, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 14 Westminster, CO 1774 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF When I first started taking pictures when I was a teenager, it was all black and white (film) to save on money. When digital came out and it was free to take color pictures, it was all color, all the time! Now, a few years later, I like including black and white in the mix again. Here, the Denver-Laurel pulls into the siding at Broomfield, fresh snow on the ground. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102483 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 9, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 13 Westminster, CO 1669 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF It is nearing 1 o'clock in the afternoon and the HDENLAU is on the approach to the south siding switch of Broomfield. There, it will take the siding to meet its counterpart, the HLAUDEN. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102425 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 6, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 15 Broomfield, CO 1780 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) Kansas City Southern I have always been a fan of Kansas City Southern. Probably because the railroad was very similar in size to the Rio Grande and yet it has survived and even grown into the 21st Century Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102424 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 6, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 15 Broomfield, CO 1765 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A pair of BNSF C44-9Ws and a KCS AC4400CW make up the power on this days Denver to Laurel manifest. On this day, the train got a track warrant from Denver all the way to Boulder. This is rather rare as nearly every train has to at least stop in Broomfield to throw a switch! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102423 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, November 6, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 15 Broomfield, CO 1613 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Moving along the lower grade at Broomfield (the mainline), a northbound HDENLAU (Denver, CO to Laurel, MT) manifest makes its way toward Burns Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102422 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 13 Broomfield, CO 1790 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) CSX A standard cab GE unit straight out of the 1980's! GE's C40-8 competed with EMD's SD60s about 25 years ago. Here, a CSX-painted C40-8 helps out the HLAUDEN as it prepares to depart the Broomfield siding south toward Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102421 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 13 Broomfield, CO 1687 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF On the siding at Broomfield, the crew of this HLAUDEN (Laurel, MT to Denver, CO) is working to reassemble the train. The train is over 7,000 feet long and does not fit in the siding at Broomfield without cutting Nickel Street. Now that both trains it was meeting have passed, its time to rebuild and head to town. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102420 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 18 Broomfield, CO 1665 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF October is nearing its end, but there are still some fall colors evident on trees in the area. Case in point are the trees near the Front Range Sub around MP 18. This HDENLAU (Denver, CO to Laurel, MT) is climbing Burke Hill, getting ready to pass underneath the Northwest Parkway. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102415 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 18, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 15 Broomfield, CO 1782 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF, Canadian National After stopping at the north end of Broomfield, the conductor from the DENLAU has thrown the switch from the main to the siding. The train has a track warrant all the way to North Yard (in Fort Collins) and it is getting ready to roll in that direction! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102414 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 18, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 15 (Burns Junction) Broomfield, CO 1933 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF, Canadian National A rare treat on this Denver to Laurel, MT freight as a Canadian National cowl SD60F joins the lead power. Internally, the unit is just an EMD SD60. However, there are no external walkways. You can walk alongside the prime mover inside the shell of the unit to get to the next unit. Canadian National has 86 such units on their roster. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102413 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 18, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 15 Broomfield, CO 2432 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Nearing the north end of Broomfield, BNSF's Denver to Laurel, MT manifest runs through the siding (on the left) while the Pasco, WA to Saginaw, TX manifest hold the main on the right. Note the lead unit on the DENLAU seems to be missing some decals from its nose! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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