Photo ID: 105230 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 26, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 1659 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A string of BNSF rock cars (maintenance of way) are waiting at the north end of the siding of Broomfield to be picked up. This GP39-3 (a BNSF rebuild from a GP35) is headed north on the main, ready to pick the cars up. A prefabricated switch sits along the right of way...most likely this will be moved to the (new) north end of Broomfield siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105229 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 26, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 1680 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A close look at the new (south) switch at Broomfield. Obviously not nearly complete yet, once this switch is moved, the siding of Broomfield will no longer have any grade crossing. This is part of a project that will connect 120th Avenue and CO-128 in Broomfield. In order for the two roads to be connected, they must run underneath BNSF's Front Range Sub. That underpass does not exist today and has not yet been started. But the underpass would pass underneath both the main and the siding. With the relocation of the south switch (shifting the siding north), the tracks can switch from the main line alignment to the siding alignment and back during construction of the the underpass, while still maintaining the use of the Broomfield siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105228 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 26, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 1702 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The south end of Broomfield is moving! Crews have already cut in the new switch, just north (geographically west) of Nickel Street. This switch is roughly 4,000 feet north of the old south switch. To make up the difference, BNSF is extending the siding to the north by roughly 3,800 feet. When all is said and done, Broomfield should be about 8,700 feet long and will no longer have any grade crossing! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105227 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 26, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 1595 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF This is where Brainard Drive used to connect in with Industrial Lane. However, the grade crossing has been moved roughly 2,000 feet (in the direction the arrow is pointing) in order to accommodate the extension of the Broomfield siding to the north. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105226 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 26, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 1625 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The grade crossing for Brainard Drive in Broomfield has been moved about 2,000 feet to accommodate BNSF lengthening the siding at Broomfield. Here, you can see where the road used to go (to the left) and where it now goes. The new grade crossing is in the distance on the newly paved road. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105225 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 26, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 1697 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF BNSF is getting ready to extend the siding at Broomfield by moving the north switch roughly 3,800 feet beyond where it is today. As you can see here, a lot of the initial grading has been completed. The grade crossing in the distance is Brainard Drive. Or at least, it used to be! The grade crossing has been moved (the photographer is standing at the new grade crossing) to allow the old crossing to be closed so the siding can be extended. At the same time, the south end of the siding is being moved north too. The new south switch will lay just north of Nickel Street. This means the siding of Broomfield will no longer have any grade crossings for trains to contend with! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105182 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 17, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS036 (East Cliff) Pinecliff, CO 2041 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This shot at the east end of Cliff is something of a classic in my opinion. It offers a great telephoto view of westbound coming around the curve on the approach to the grade crossing. Due to the blind curve, the crossing gates come down several seconds before the train is even visible. The grade crossing is for CO-72, which you can actually see above the train in the distance, headed east toward the Plains. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105181 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 17, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Boulder County, CO 2264 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF I am very blessed in that both my daughters still enjoy coming with me to chase trains and get some pictures every now and then! My youngest daughter (9) is using my old Canon Rebel XT body to get a few shots of a passing westbound BNSF manifest as the sun just barely breaks through overcast skies. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105180 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 17, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Boulder County, CO 1657 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Plenty of evidence of recent heavy rains are visible in this shot. Muddy water has pooled alongside the track as this west BNSF manifest works hard at the grade crossing at Crescent. Overcast skies suggest more rain is on the way. Note that you can just see the Front Range off in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105179 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 17, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Crescent (5,550 ft) Boulder County, CO 1639 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Roughly halfway through the Tunnel District, this Provo, UT-bound BNSF manifest pulls hard as it approaches the grade crossing at Crescent. The sun is trying to break through the cloudy skies that have dominated the Front Range of Colorado for much of the month of May. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105178 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 17, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 1549 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF 30 years ago, this shot would have had an all-DRGW consist, likely including at least a few SD40T-2s. BNSF had never been heard of and nobody had regular trackage rights on Rio Grande. Looking at the scene now, I cannot help but wonder what it is likely to look like in another 30 years. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105177 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 17, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Plain (6,530 ft) Arvada, CO 1615 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An under-powered westbound BNSF manifest pulls slowly down the main at Plainview toward the grade crossing. The train was only make about 12 MPH at this point! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105176 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 31st Street Yard Denver, CO 1590 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF It appears as though BNSF may have recently replaced a bridge, most likely the one over the South Platte River between the engine house and the yard. Multiple seconds were in a row along the passenger lead. Meanwhile, hostlers work to re-position BNSF 5603. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105175 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 1588 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF In order to make room for newly arriving units, BNSF has moved its SD60Ms to a new spot on the roster. BNSF usually does a pretty good job of patching units to match their present paint scheme. A bit of an exception would be the "1448" patch, seemingly done quite hastily here (in black) on the cab of this SD60M. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105171 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, May 3, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 1398 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF Nothing too special here. Just a sharp looking ES44AC that seemed to merit a nice roster shot. While I love action shots, I also enjoy collected roster shots of an many units as I can. 30 years from now, this will be a classic shot of a unit that likely will either have been retired, or is being used on locals and in switching! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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