Photo ID: 105389 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 4, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Broomfield Broomfield, CO 1784 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Within the last week or so, the new north switch of Broomfield has been installed! As you can see, the diverging route leads to nowhere right now. But the grading for the siding is nearly complete! Rumor has it that BNSF track gangs will be showing up soon to get the new siding extension built. 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: 105391 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 4, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Broomfield Broomfield, CO 1585 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF This northbound has come to a stop at the north end of the siding of Broomfield. Soon, this will no longer be the north end of Broomfield! The track to the left leads to the Lafayette Branch. If you look closely, you'll see a new switch has been installed on the branch. The diverging route leads to the branch, and the straight route currently comes to a dead end. This will all be a part of the Broomfield siding as the siding is extended to the north. This train, the HDENLAU (Denver, CO to Laurel, MT) is waiting for the southbound Valmont coal empty. 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: 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: 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: 105395 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 4, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Broomfield Broomfield, CO 1792 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF BNSF runs a daily manifest (each way) between Denver, CO and Laurel, MT. On this particular July afternoon, a trio of GEs leads the northbound version of the train out of the siding at Broomfield. The train has a warrant as far as MP 38, south of Longmont. Before it gets there, however, maintenance (currently on the tracks) will clear up and the train will be able to continue north toward Cheyenne (its next crew change location). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.