Photo ID: 103402 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Lafayette, CO 1941 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The Buck Local, with a pair of classic EMD Geeps, back over the Coal Creek trestle in Lafayette. There is a lumber company here that receives bulk head flats and the crew on the train is working to spot the cars. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103403 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Lafayette, CO 1728 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF After switching out cars near the end of the Lafayette branch, the Buck Local is now ready to head back toward Burns Junction at the main at Broomfield. The train is coming across the Coal Creek trestle. The stickers on GP40M #3005 indicate the unit is equipped with "Smart Start". If the unit idles for a long enough period, it will shut down to conserve fuel and reduce emissions, then auto-start again when it is moved out of idle. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103404 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Lafayette, CO 1628 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The Buck Local has to back up the Lafayette branch from Burns Junction all the way to the end of the line, which is about 5 miles. This ex-BN caboose (or shoving platform) helps to keep the crew a bit more comfortable when making the reverse move! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103405 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Lafayette, CO 1616 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF It is a beautiful, 70°F Spring day in Colorado as the Buck Local heads back toward Burns Junction. The Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center, which opened in December 2004, is behind the train. Longs Peak is towering over them all. 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 1705 (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: 103407 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Broomfield, CO 1877 (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: 103408 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Broomfield Broomfield, CO 1798 (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: 103409 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 2143 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The DENTAC (Denver, CO to Tacoma, WA) is moving north at track speed on the main track as the Buck Local patiently waits in the siding. After reassembling their train on the main track, the local pulled into the clear to wait for the train to pass. After it cleared MP 16, the local got a warrant and backed out onto the main and proceeded into town. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.