The westbound MNYRO with a pretty standard consist knocks down the east signal at Leyden. The MNYRO is consistently called around 5:00am and departs between 7:30am and 8:30am daily except on weekends. On Sunday's, an MNYGJ runs instead, also being called around the same time. On Saturday's, there is no westbound manifest out of North Yard.
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The siding at the main are on very different grades near the west end of Broomfield. This is because, once upon a time, the two lines belonged to separate railroads. In this shot, the train on the right (the "Stinky Slinky") is holding while the train on the left (a coal empty) pulls north through the siding.
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Occasionally, BNSF will send a coal empty north to the Powder River Basin in Wyoming on the Front Range Sub instead of the Brush Sub. Such was the case on this morning. This coal empty is following another northbound and already has a warrant to continue north out of the siding.
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Got sulfur? If not, this train is for you! The "stinky slinky" carries molten sulfur from Bonneville, WY to Galveston, TX. After meeting two northbounds, and now with a fresh warrant, the train is continuing on toward Denver for a crew change.
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It's great having Longs Peak, one of Colorado's numerous 14ers, right on the Front Range. From Littleton to La Salle, it's always fun to try to get a picture with Longs Peak in the frame! Here, the "stinky slinky" is crossing Old Wadsworth Blvd in Westminster with Longs Peak standing tall in the background.
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