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Photo ID: 104362
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, March 3, 2013 Kevin Morgan
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Church Ranch Lake
Westminster, CO
1823
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Front Range (BNSF) BNSF, Union Pacific
A northbound BNSF rail train has an unexpected leader! UP 7354 is leading the loaded train on this Sunday afternoon. At some point in the future - not entire clear on when that will be - there will be commuter rail tracks in this shot too.
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Photo ID: 104363
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, March 3, 2013 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Church Ranch Lake
Westminster, CO
1482
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Railroad
Front Range (BNSF) BNSF, Union Pacific
This northbound loaded rail train is passing Church Ranch ... errr ... Lake? Unfortunately, the lake is nothing more than an empty field at the moment!
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Photo ID: 104364
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, March 3, 2013 Kevin Morgan
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Broomfield (8,976ft)
Broomfield, CO
1513
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Front Range (BNSF) BNSF, Union Pacific
UP 7354 leads a BNSF rail train through the siding at Broomfield. They are meeting a southbound HLAUDEN which is already holding at the Nickel Street grade crossing.
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Photo ID: 104365
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, March 3, 2013 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Broomfield (8,976ft)
Broomfield, CO
1500
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Railroad
Front Range (BNSF) BNSF
A southbound manifest is holding short of the Nickel Street grade crossing on the main track in the distance. It is waiting for the rail train rolling down the siding to the right. The rail train just released its warrant. This will allow the manifest to copy a new warrant from the dispatcher to proceed from the south siding switch of Broomfield all the way in to town.
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Photo ID: 104366
Date Shot
Photo By
Sunday, March 3, 2013 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Church Ranch Lake
Westminster, CO
2099
(3 Comments Posted)
Subdivision
Railroad
Front Range (BNSF) BNSF
This southbound HLAUDEN (Laurel, MT to Denver, CO) is about to pass beneath US-36. The train has an ES44C4 on the point. Despite having six axles, only four of them are powered, making this unit an A1A-A1A unit (instead of a C-C unit). The center axles are not powered, but help to disperse the weight of the unit on the rails. So far, only BNSF has ordered these. What's more, EMD will be competing with the C4 by creating their own similar unit. EMDs unit will differ slightly in that their truck configuration will be B1-1B. The unit will be called an SD70ACe-P4 and should be arriving any time.

Note the conductor in the cab, giving a friendly wave!
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