Looks like this Warbonnet has been the victim of a bit of radiator burn! GE engines have, in the past, been referred to as toasters. And this is an example of why that is sometimes the case!
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A northbound BNSF manifest rolls through the middle of downtown Louisville, CO. Louisville is a relatively small town in between Broomfield and Boulder as this train makes its way.
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This Warbonnet has seen better days! When the paint on a Warbonnet has gotten this bad, the unit is sometimes then referred to as a "Pinkbonnet" due to the faded paint. Still, it's 2018 and it's been 20+ years since there was a freshly painted Warbonnet, so I'll take what I can get.
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A pair of C44-9Ws lead a northbound manifest out of the siding at Broomfield on a snowy February morning. In addition to the power here on the point, one more C44-9W is DPU'd on the rear as well.
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With the north switch of Broomfield aligned for the siding, this northbound manifest is able to start pulling again. They have a track warrant that goes from the north switch of Broomfield to the north switch of Longs Peak.
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The conductor of this northbound manifest works to throw the switch from the main to the siding so this manifest can continue north. The dispatcher gave them a "Box 13" that will allow them to leave the switch reversed.
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A northbound manifest stops at the north end of Broomfield in order to throw the switch. However, before that can happen, the conductor must use a broom to sweep the snow out of the switch points so the switch can be successfully thrown.
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A northbound manifest rolls through the siding at Broomfield amidst a February blizzard. In the distance, you might be able to just see the tail end of the southbound that they met on the main. The northbound already has a warrant to continue north, but they will first have to throw the switch at the north end of the siding.
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A trio of EMD power (SD70ACe, SD70MAC, SD70ACe) leads this westbound loaded sand train past the old Mesa Oil plant located between Leyden and Rocky.
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It seems that oil traffic is picking up a bit in Utah lately. BNSF has sent several loaded sand trains (for fracking) west and several loaded oil trains have rolled east. Another sand train went west on this day, headed for Wellington, UT.
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A loaded BNSF sand train approaches the grade crossing at 80th Avenue and a clear signal at the east switch of Leyden.
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These CitiRail ES44ACs were fairly common to see a few years ago when BNSF was experiencing some power shortages. They don't show up too often anymore, so it was pretty great catching two of them on the Provo-Lincoln.
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Quite a variety of power on this eastbound Provo-Lincoln manifest. The second unit is a (fairly new) ET44C4. The third and fourth units are CREX ES44ACs. BNSF leased a lot of these CREX units back in 2015 as there was a boom in traffic and a shortage of power. These units are now far less common to come across.
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After meeting its counterpart at Cliff, this eastbound Provo-Lincoln is out of Leyden. The five GEs on the point are setup elephant style for the trip east.
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There is a short section of Barbara's Gulch that is viewable from CO-72. A westbound Denver-Provo is making its way west through the gulch here, running on clear signals. All the houses on the other side of the tracks are part of the relatively new neighborhood of Leyden Rock.
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