Photo ID: 105411 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 9, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 1754 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF This is definitely a very interesting lashup of power. This train just came in off the Brush Sub with a pair of GP39Ms (rebuilt from GP35s) and a pair of CSX AC4400CWs. The cars were dropped in the yard and the power is now headed for the House for fuel. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105410 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 9, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 1865 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF The car on the left is part of a larger machine used in washing ballast. Not entirely sure why this piece was sitting near BNSF's Engine House. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105409 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 9, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed BNSF Engine House Denver, CO 1771 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Yard Shots BNSF Until recently, BNSF's GP60s were in the 8700 number range. They were moved in to the 159 number range in order to make room for new power. This new number range puts the GP60s adjacent to the (originally Warbonnet) GP60Ms. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105406 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 9, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 48th Avenue Denver, CO 2150 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF DPUs on a westbound coal load pass underneath a brand new signal bridge on the east edge of BNSF's Denver yard. The train is running on a new track just put in this year (2015) as part of a project to increase the length of BNSF's coal tracks. Another new track will be laid (to the left of these two in the shot) later this year. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105405 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 9, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 48th Avenue Denver, CO 2046 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) Kansas City Southern (ALL), BNSF A new signal that is not yet active as been installed at the east end of BNSF's Denver Yard. This signal, once put in service, will dictate train movement into the yard from the main track (or just continuing down the main track). I wasn't thrilled with the lighting in this shot, but decided it was worth it with the KCS Retro-Belle in the shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105404 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 9, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed 48th Avenue Denver, CO 2017 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF A BNSF SD70ACe and a KCS ES44AC lead a westbound coal load down the main just outside BNSF's Denver Yard. BNSF is sinking some money in the east end of the yard in 2015. The tracks called "Coal 1" and "Coal 2" (where westbound coal train will typically stop to recrew) are being extended. They will be long enough to support 140-car trains when construction is complete. As part of the construction, a new signal bridge has been installed! The signal on the left will be for the main and the other two signals for Coal 1 and Coal 2. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105403 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 9, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Lowell Blvd Denver, CO 1633 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF After meeting Amtrak at Leyden, DS-86 set up this BNSF manifest with a clear shot the rest of the way in to Denver. The train is on Main 2 and approaching a clear signal at C&S Junction. Although it will remain on the same physical train at C&S, it will switch from Main 2 to Main 3 and continue down to Prospect Jct where it will return to BNSF. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105401 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 9, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 1698 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF On a beautiful Sunday morning, an eastbound BNSF manifest descended the Moffat with a great looking BNSF Warbonnet on the point. Most of the Dash-9 Warbonnets are in the 600-700 series. However, roughly 20 wound up in the 4700 series (4700-4719). If you noticed only one ditch light lit up, that isn't because they are oscillating...the light on the left is burned out. The train is taking the siding to meet a (slightly late) California Zephyr. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105400 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 8, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 2090 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) Union Pacific, BNSF The loaded Valmont coal train sits (tied down) in the siding at Broomfield. The train has cut the grade crossing at Nickel Street, a process that soon will not be necessary once the siding of Broomfield shifts to the north side of Nickel Street. The Valmont train is loaded at Energy Mine (on the Craig Branch). UP brings the train to Denver and then turns it over to BNSF. Often times, the train will run to Valmont with the UP power still on the train! In fact, this is the exact same train that I shot a few days earlier with an unpatched Espee leader. Alas, the Espee unit was removed in Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105399 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, August 6, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 1822 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF On my lunch break, I ran up to Broomfield to see what progress was being made on the siding extension to the north. As you can see here, a gang is working at the (new) north end of the siding. Rumor has it a track gang is showing up to get to work on laying track. That makes sense as I saw two track tempers being unloaded from a flat bed truck as I was leaving to head back to the office. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105395 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 4, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Broomfield Broomfield, CO 2022 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF BNSF runs a daily manifest (each way) between Denver, CO and Laurel, MT. On this particular July afternoon, a trio of GEs leads the northbound version of the train out of the siding at Broomfield. The train has a warrant as far as MP 38, south of Longmont. Before it gets there, however, maintenance (currently on the tracks) will clear up and the train will be able to continue north toward Cheyenne (its next crew change location). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105394 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 4, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 16 Broomfield, CO 1684 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) CREX, BNSF This southbound coal empty has just crossed over what used to be Brainard Drive. the asphalt is now gone and the remnants of the road are barricaded, but the crossing is still active the train still had to use its horn at the crossing. You can see the northbound that it is meeting in the siding at Broomfield in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105393 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 4, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 16 Broomfield, CO 1767 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) CREX, BNSF There has been a bit of a downturn in rail traffic in the last couple of months, but you can definitely still find leasers around, particularly on BNSF. These interesting (not necessarily colorful, as they are mainly gray) units, leased from CitiRail, are always fun to find on a train. Not sure how much longer their lease will last! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105392 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 4, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 16 Broomfield, CO 1798 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The southbound Valmont coal empty heads south alongside Midway Blvd on the approach to the north siding switch of Broomfield. It is a beautiful (and hot) August afternoon as Longs Peak stands tall in the distance. The Valmont train has already received a warrant from the Front Range Sub dispatcher to proceed south to Denver (after stopping to align the south siding switch at Broomfield for the main track). You might think something about this SD70MAC looks a bit strange. I thought so too. The nose looked too orange somehow. Then it hit me...the headlight is above the cab! On every BNSF SD70MAC that I remember seeing (prior to this one), the headlight is on the nose. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 105391 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, August 4, 2015 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Broomfield Broomfield, CO 1797 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF This northbound has come to a stop at the north end of the siding of Broomfield. Soon, this will no longer be the north end of Broomfield! The track to the left leads to the Lafayette Branch. If you look closely, you'll see a new switch has been installed on the branch. The diverging route leads to the branch, and the straight route currently comes to a dead end. This will all be a part of the Broomfield siding as the siding is extended to the north. This train, the HDENLAU (Denver, CO to Laurel, MT) is waiting for the southbound Valmont coal empty. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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