Photo ID: 105426 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 1705 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF On Monday, August 10th, the track gangs showed up and got the ties and track down for the new north end of Broomfield. The track gang works here to check a few ties before heading to lunch. Ballast will come next along with tamping and regulating. Not long after, it should be ready for trains! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105427 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 1562 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A view looking north (geographically west) along the new north end of the siding of Broomfield. The track has been laid, although ballast has not yet be placed beneath it. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105428 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 1557 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Some earth-moving equipment sits along the tracks of the newly installed (although not yet complete) Broomfield siding. In the distance, note the tracks curving away. This is BNSF's Lafayette Branch, which is served by the Longmont Switch (local) a couple times each week. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105429 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 1603 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The crossing signals for what used to be Brainard Drive have been taken down and the tracks for the new north end of Broomfield siding are in place. Ballast will be coming next. I'm only guessing, but I'll bet the grade crossing on the main (where cars used to cross the tracks) will be kept. It should make for a nice place for hyrailers to set on and set off. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105430 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 1645 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF When laying new track, one of the things you need is ties! As BNSF has been working to extend the Broomfield siding to the north, this tie train was used to deliver ties as needed to the track gang. On this afternoon, the train was sitting in the siding, waiting to be needed. An SD70ACe is at one end and an ES44AC is at the other end, allowing the train to easily move either direction while working. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105431 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Broomfield Broomfield, CO 1675 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The extension of the siding of Broomfield to the north is proceeding nicely! As you can see, the (concrete) ties and rails have been placed up to the new north switch. That's about 3,000 feet of track. Up next will be ballast to raise the siding up and smooth out the grade. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105432 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Broomfield Broomfield, CO 1717 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The track gang working on building the Broomfield siding extension has gone to lunch, leaving a few pieces of track machinery sitting on the rails. After the ballast arrives, the siding here will be raised and connected to the (now-existing) switch. This will be the new north end of the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105433 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hudson Hudson, CO 1795 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF The Hudson Local sits in the siding at Hudson, patiently waiting to see what the Brush Sub dispatcher has in mind. It is a busy day on the Brush Sub with many siding plugged and both the ZCHCDEN (hottest BNSF train in to Denver) and Amtrak may be coming in the picture soon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105434 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hudson Hudson, CO 1991 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF A pair of SD70s (one an SD70MAC and one an SD70ACe) sit in the house track at Hudson. It was immediately obvious why they were there, although I assume it has to do with all the maintenance BNSF has been doing on the Brush Sub over the summer. In the distance, you can see the Hudson Local sitting on the siding, waiting to head back to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105435 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Hudson Hudson, CO 1897 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF BNSF is sinking some capital into the Brush Sub in 2015. Multiple sidings are being lengthened and the siding of Hudson is no exception! The siding will go from being roughly 6,200 feet long to over 15,000 feet long! There have been rumors that BNSF would like to (eventually) add a second main track along the entire Brush Sub. One wonders if there will be a crossover in the middle of the siding? Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105436 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed East Hudson Hudson, CO 1817 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF As you can see, BNSF is extending the siding of Hudson to the east. If you look closely, you can see a yellow-over-red signal in the distance. That is the current east end of the siding, some 9,300 feet away! Yep, the siding is about to grow by 9,300 feet. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105437 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Tonville Lochbuie, CO 1812 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF The westbound Hudson Turn heads for the siding at Irondale. There, it may or may not need to clear the siding (there are multiple tracks off the siding long enough to facilitate the local), depending on whether or not the Zephyr has departed Denver and needs to meet the Z-Train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105438 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Tonville Hudson, CO 2096 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF Got power? Despite the eight units on the point of this Chicago-Denver Z-Train, only the first four are online. All four blue units are DIC (Dead In Consist). They are General Electric test units. Specifically, they are ET44ACs, built to meet the EPA Tier 4 requirements for emissions. Rumor has it that they are going to be put in coal service for testing. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105439 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed West Tonville Hudson, CO 2016 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF, GE Leasing Got the blues? A quartet of ET44ACs are being moved to Denver on the ZCHCDEN. These Tier 4 emissions units, built by GE, are going to be tested in coal service. As of January 1, 2015, all locomotives sold in the United States are required to meet Tier 4 standards. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105440 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 11, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Irondale Commerce City, CO 1860 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF After running track speed (60 MPH) since Keensburg, the ZCHCDEN (Z-Train, Chicago to Denver) slows as it heads down the main at Irondale. Not much will slow this train down, as it is the hottest BNSF train that runs in to Denver. On this evening, the train includes a quartet of GE ET44ACs. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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