Photo ID: 106007 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 3, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Church Ranch Lake Westminster, CO 1682 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) High Iron Travels This is a rare train running on rare miles. The train is part of a special charter by High Rail Travels. The special, called the Front Range Explorer, left Denver just after 7am and was headed for Gillette, WY to tie up for the night. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106008 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 3, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Church Ranch Lake Westminster, CO 1872 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) High Iron Travels High Iron Travels Front Range Explorer passenger train, a specially chartered excursion, heads north around Church Ranch Lake in Westminster. This pair of Amtrak P42s were leased, as were two Amtrak crews. There is a BNSF pilot in the cab to assist with the rules of the route, track warrants, etc. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106009 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 3, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Boulder Boulder, CO 1761 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) Amtrak In between Jay Road and 55th Street, the Front Range Explorer excursion train is on the roll north of Boulder. The tracks here parallel the Diagonal Highway, connecting Boulder and Longmont. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106010 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 3, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Boulder Boulder, CO 1776 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) High Iron Travels The Flat Iron are just barely visible to the left as a very unique train makes an appearance on the BNSF Front Range Sub. This entire train is specially chartered for a trip from Dallas, TX to Chicago, IL via Denver, CO and Minot, ND. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106011 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 3, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Longmont Longmont, CO 1734 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) High Iron Travels Just north of Longmont finds a pair of Amtrak P42s on the point of the Front Range Explorer excursion train. 14,259-foot Longs Peak, one of the 53 "14ers" in Colorado, stands tall in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106012 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 3, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Longmont Longmont, CO 1720 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) High Iron Travels Just south of Vermillion Road on the north edge of Longmont, a special passenger excursion rolls north in front of Longs Peak. The train largely consists of passenger cars painted to resemble the scheme used by the Great Northern Railroad. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106013 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 3, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Highland (1,920ft) Boulder County, CO 1817 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) High Iron Travels The Front Range Explorer rolls past a BNSF local sitting in the (short) siding of Highland not too far north of Longmont, The train is slowing because it is approaching the siding of Longs Peak. There, it will hold the main and meet a pair of southbound manifests. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106014 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 3, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Longs Peak (7,685ft) Larimer County, CO 1648 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF This southbound manifest is pulling into the clear in the siding at Longs Peak. The train is the Cheyenne, WY to Denver, CO local manifest. It is following hot on the heels of the Laurel, MT to Denver, CO manifest. Those of you familiar with the latest power will recognize the lead unit as a (brand new) ET44AC. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106015 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 3, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Longs Peak (7,685ft) Larimer County, CO 1801 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The High Iron Travels special excursion train, the Front Range Explorer, brought out a lot of railfans on this particular Friday! Two of them are seen here, getting a low shot as this southbound BNSF manifest rolls across East County Line Road at Longs Peak. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106016 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 3, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Longs Peak (7,685ft) Larimer County, CO 1833 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) High Iron Travels 3-way meets are not a particularly common thing on BNSF's Front Range Sub. Largely because the line has no signals and trains operate using track warrants. In this shot, the Front Range Explorer holds on the main at Longs Peak. The Laurel, MT to Denver, CO manifest just started pulling out of the siding south with a new warrant. A second manifest, the Cheyenne, WT to Denver, CO manifest, is slowly following the first manifest through the siding. In track warrant territories, sidings are typically "uncontrolled", meaning multiple trains can move on them, so long as they move slow enough to stop within 1/2 the distance they can see. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106017 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 3, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Berthoud Berthoud, CO 1675 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) High Iron Travels After meeting two southbounds at Longs Peak, this special passenger train is now on the move again on the south edge of Berthoud, CO. Notice the three cars headed the same direction as the train to the left...and three are fellow railfans, giving chase to this unique move. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106018 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 3, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Berthoud Berthoud, CO 1707 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) High Iron Travels Six of the seven cars on this passenger special wear a paint scheme that represents the Great Northern Railroad. The one "misfit" is the sixth car, which has a Frisco-inspired paint scheme. The train is rolling north toward the small town of Berthoud. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106019 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 3, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Mason Street Fort Collins, CO 1791 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) High Iron Travels In Fort Collins, BNSF's Front Range Sub runs right down the middle of Mason Street. Unit a few years ago, the tracks were right in the middle of the asphalt, allowing trains to change lines across the track! A project to put the trains within a median took place, however, and now the tracks and Mason Street are separated. Here, the Front Range Explorer runs down Mason Street. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106020 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 3, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Mason Street Fort Collins, CO 1632 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) High Iron Travels A Pullman-built passenger car rolls north in a Great North Railroad-inspired paint scheme. Passengers on the specially-chartered train just got a good view of the campus of the Colorado State University a few minutes prior. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 106021 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 3, 2016 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Mason Street Fort Collins, CO 1691 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) High Iron Travels This would have been one heck of a ride! Sitting in this dome car, passengers are able to enjoy views not only off to the side, but ahead of and behind the Front Range Explorer special. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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