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Photo ID: 102834
Date Shot
Photo By
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Kevin Morgan
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MP 18
Lafayette, CO
1493
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Front Range (BNSF) BNSF
BNSF's Longmont Switch typically runs on the Lafayette spur at night. But on this Tuesday, the local ran up the line in the day. Here, the train is heading back down the spur toward Broomfield.
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Photo ID: 102835
Date Shot
Photo By
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Kevin Morgan
Location
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MP 18
Lafayette, CO
2286
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Railroad
Front Range (BNSF) BNSF
With the rather dull lighting of the day, black and white seemed appropriate for this shot. But it also seemed a shame to lose the bright orange of the GP60M. So I decided to compromise! A line of cars headed south on US-287 wait at a red traffic signal while the Longmont Switch slowly makes its way through the "intersection".
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Photo ID: 102836
Date Shot
Photo By
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Kevin Morgan
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MP 17
Broomfield, CO
1968
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Railroad
Front Range (BNSF) BNSF
In a rare daylight run, the Longmont Switch moves south down the Lafayette spur toward Broomfield. The engines will run around its train when it reaches Burns Junction. Longs Peak stands tall in the background.
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Photo ID: 102837
Date Shot
Photo By
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Kevin Morgan
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MP 17
Lafayette, CO
1612
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Front Range (BNSF) BNSF
After switching several industries in Lafayette, the Longmont Switch returns toward Broomfield with seven cars in tow (and a caboose!).
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Photo ID: 102838
Date Shot
Photo By
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Kevin Morgan
Location
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MP 15 (Burns Jct)
Broomfield, CO
1876
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Railroad
Front Range (BNSF) BNSF
This GP60M has quite a bit of patch work on it! Why? The unit number might sound familiar...this was one of the units on the northbound that derailed in June 2008 after hitting a tree stump in the tracks. Here is a shot of the unit sitting outside Homestead House after the derailment.
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Photo ID: 102839
Date Shot
Photo By
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 Kevin Morgan
Location
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MP 15
Broomfield, CO
1659
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Front Range (BNSF) BNSF
After cutting away from their train, these GP60Ms are heading south down the siding at Broomfield. The will return north on the main and then back into the siding and attach to their train. That will allow them to return to Longmont.
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