Photo ID: 105394 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 4, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 16 Broomfield, CO 1502 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) CREX, BNSF This southbound coal empty has just crossed over what used to be Brainard Drive. the asphalt is now gone and the remnants of the road are barricaded, but the crossing is still active the train still had to use its horn at the crossing. You can see the northbound that it is meeting in the siding at Broomfield in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105393 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 4, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 16 Broomfield, CO 1588 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) CREX, BNSF There has been a bit of a downturn in rail traffic in the last couple of months, but you can definitely still find leasers around, particularly on BNSF. These interesting (not necessarily colorful, as they are mainly gray) units, leased from CitiRail, are always fun to find on a train. Not sure how much longer their lease will last! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105392 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 4, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 16 Broomfield, CO 1596 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The southbound Valmont coal empty heads south alongside Midway Blvd on the approach to the north siding switch of Broomfield. It is a beautiful (and hot) August afternoon as Longs Peak stands tall in the distance. The Valmont train has already received a warrant from the Front Range Sub dispatcher to proceed south to Denver (after stopping to align the south siding switch at Broomfield for the main track). You might think something about this SD70MAC looks a bit strange. I thought so too. The nose looked too orange somehow. Then it hit me...the headlight is above the cab! On every BNSF SD70MAC that I remember seeing (prior to this one), the headlight is on the nose. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105390 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 4, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 16 Broomfield, CO 1519 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF With the extension of the Broomfield siding to the north, Brainard Drive has been relocated about a quarter mile west. This is what is left of the original Brainard Drive grade crossing! The asphalt is gone, but the concrete crossing around the rails is still present. As are the crossing lights and gates which, incidentally, are still fully functional! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103887 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 7, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 16 Broomfield, CO 2324 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Although there have been a lot of rerouted coal trains on the Front Range Sub this summer, this empty with a colorful consist is not one of them! This is in fact the Valmont coal train, returning to Denver from Boulder. If nothing changes with Xcel Energy's plans, this train will cease by the end of 2017 as Valmont plans to shut down its coal-fired generator. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103649 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, January 12, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 16 Broomfield, CO 2219 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's Longmont Switch has just crossed over US-287 in Broomfield and is backing down the Lafayette branch. This local used to run at night, but has been running in the daylight for nearly a year. While I had caught it a few times in the Summer, this is the first time I've seen it on the branch in Winter! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103407 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Broomfield, CO 1935 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The Buck Local is on the Lafayette branch and the Front Range Sub mainline is in the foreground. The two converge at Burns Junction about a half mile to the east. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103406 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Broomfield, CO 1762 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Peak-a-boo! With the five mile journey from the end of the line to Burns Junction nearly complete (at 10 MPH), the Buck Local will join up with the siding at Burns Junction. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103139 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 30, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 16 Broomfield, CO 1750 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Under flat, gray skies, this 6,700-foot QDENTAC is rolling north after meeting a train at Broomfield. The crew on the train have received a "Box 13" on their track warrant, indicating that they can leave the north switch of the siding in the reverse position. The next train will receive a "Box 12", instructing them to realign the switch for the main track. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103043 Date Shot Photo By Monday, August 10, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 16 Broomfield, CO 1535 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Pulling out of the siding at Broomfield, the northbound "Stinky Slinky" (which carries molten sulfur) is starting to pick up a little speed. The train is empty, headed for Bonneville, WY. Considering the high (backlit) summer sun, black and white seemed like a good choice for this shot! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103041 Date Shot Photo By Monday, August 10, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 16 Broomfield, CO 1802 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A slightly different perspective of a southbound manifest approaching the north siding switch of Broomfield. At this time of year, the train was running directly into the sun! When you combine that along with the fact that the sun was nearly directly above the train, there wasn't really a sunny side of the train... Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102540 Date Shot Photo By Friday, January 2, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 16 Broomfield, CO 2151 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Construction is continuing like there is no tomorrow along the tracks just north (geographically west) of the siding of Broomfield. The southbound HLAUDEN (Laurel, MT to Denver, CO) has a colorful consist! It'll enter the siding at Broomfield to meet a loaded Valmont train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102371 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, October 7, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 16 Broomfield, CO 2291 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF After meeting a southbound at Broomfield (and stopping to restore the switch at the north end), this DEN-TAC (QDENTAC, Denver to Tacoma) is on the move again with a long train of double stacks behind it! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102348 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 16 Broomfield, CO 1968 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF More and more these days, it seems that the last DPU unit on trains is facing toward the front of the train. I don't know if I just pay more attention when they face this way (since it is very annoying), but I guess you have to make the most outta what you get! Here, two SD70ACes bring up the tail end of a Powder River Basin reroute just north of Broomfield. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102347 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 16 Broomfield, CO 1721 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF After meeting a southbound manifest at Broomfield, this coal empty received a track warrant to continue north toward Wyoming. Due to maintenance on the Brush Sub, BNSF has been routing several coal empties up the Front Range Sub. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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