Photo ID: 105639 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 22, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South Boulder Boulder, CO 2082 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A northbound Denver, CO to Laurel, MT manifest, with a trio of elephant-style GEs for power, crosses the South Siding Switch of Boulder. I had originally wanted to get this shot more toward the middle of the siding, but a string of empty hoppers (that delivered coal to the Valmont Power Plant) blocked that plan. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105638 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 22, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Broomfield Broomfield, CO 2011 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF My daughter Jaina came with me on this particular afternoon to check out action on the Front Range Sub. The conductor saw her with a camera and gave a friendly wave. You may notice the second unit has a bit of a different look to it. This is the first production ET44C4 I've seen! The ET44C4 is GE's Tier 4 compliant engine and, at the time of this photo, the only (new) locomotive legal to sell in the United States. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105637 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, December 22, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Broomfield Broomfield, CO 2256 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's daily Denver, CO to Laurel, MT mixed freight crosses (the new) Brainard Drive just north (geographically west) of the new North Siding Switch of Broomfield. The new extension to the siding is now complete and fully in service. There are no grade crossing anywhere along the siding at Broomfield now. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105631 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 7, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Broomfield Broomfield, CO 2146 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's Buck Local sports some nice power as its proceeds north back toward Longmont. The local has completed switching on the Lafayette Branch. The empty centerbeam flats at the back of the train were switched out from Universal Forest Products and Lafayette Lumber Company. Both B40-8Ws were originally delivered to Santa Fe in Warbonnet colors. One was repainted to Heritage 2, the other had a very interesting "BNSF" patch job on the long hood! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105630 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 7, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North of Broomfield Broomfield, CO 2064 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF With its train reassembled, the Buck Local departs from Broomfield northbound heading back toward Longmont. Traffic is light on the Front Range Sub on this day. The local has a "Box 4" to work between MP 13 and MP 45. Basically, the train can move in either direction anywhere over that 32 mile stretch of track! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105629 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 7, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 2059 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF In addition to the Buck Local, this picture also does a nice job of capturing the configuration of trackwork at Broomfield. The train is running through a switch that exists from the Lafayette Branch on to the siding. The new siding extension, which has just been ballasted, can be seen on the left side of the picture. It continue on for another 3,800 feet or so to the north. The track in the foreground is the main. In the distance, you can see the brakeman from the Buck Local preparing to align the north switch of Broomfield for the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105628 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 7, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 2058 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A pair of (ex-Santa Fe) B40-8Ws escort the Buck Local toward the end of the Lafayette Branch. In the foreground, you can see the Front Range Sub mainline, and the freshly-ballasted Broomfield siding. This is an extension of the siding to the north, not yet in service. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105627 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, October 7, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 2079 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF After switching at a handful of industries on the (roughly) 4 1/2 mile long Lafayette Branch, the Buck Local is coming around the bend back toward the siding of Broomfield. The pair of B40-8Ws are huffing out a bit of exhaust! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105607 Date Shot Photo By Friday, October 2, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Simms Street Arvada, CO 1842 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A seven car eastbound BNSF Officer's Special crossing Simms Street in Arvada. A number of people are visible sitting in the stadium-style seating in the picture window at the back of the train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105606 Date Shot Photo By Friday, October 2, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Simms Street Arvada, CO 1560 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF Officer's Special, with a single ES44DC for power, approaches the Simms Street grade crossing. In the last 36 hours, the train traversed the entire Rio Grande main line between Salt Lake City and Denver! The train tied up for the night in Grand Junction the night prior to this picture. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105605 Date Shot Photo By Friday, October 2, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Simms Street Arvada, CO 1586 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF From time to time, both Union Pacific and BNSF will run an Officer's Special train. Sometimes, management is checking out specific projects or railroad infrastructure. Sometimes, they are simply headed to meetings and are taking a train instead of a plane. Sometimes they are even shmoozing with large customers. I'm not sure which is correct on this day, but a BNSF Officer's Special came over the Moffat, arriving in Denver shortly before 5pm. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105604 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 30, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Louisville Louisville, CO 2107 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF After a day of overcast skies and generally lousy lighting, the best shot of the day turned out to be the last shot of the day. The sun finally broke through the clouds to offer up some excellent light of this southbound BNSF ballast train as it comes through Louisville. The train is headed for Broomfield where it will dump ballast on the new siding extension at the north end. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105603 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 30, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Valmont Boulder, CO 2095 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A southbound ballast train with a single ES44C4 rolls south along Hillcrest Reservoir. The Valmont power plant, which is the primary power provider for Boulder, stands on the other side of the reservoir. The power plant is currently coal-powered, but that is expected to change in 2017 when it switches to natural gas. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105602 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 30, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Valmont Boulder, CO 1986 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A classic shot taken from Legion Park in Boulder, BNSF's Buck Local passes Hillcrest Reservoir (one of three reservoirs all right next to one another) on its journey toward Broomfield. Upon arriving in Broomfield, the local will make a trip on the Lafayette Branch to switch out the center beams loaded with lumber. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105601 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 30, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Valmont Boulder, CO 2060 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF With a track warrant to proceed south to Broomfield, the Buck Local enters the main track near Valmont. Here, the train had been switch some industries. With switching complete, the pair of B40-8Ws are ready to make the 10 mile journey. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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