Photo ID: 104434 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Longmont Longmont, CO 1566 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The BNSF Front Range Sub is washed out and covered in thick mud here in Longmont where flood water destroyed a lot. You can see the trailer in the distance, fallen at an angle after the ground beneath partially washed away. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104433 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Longmont Longmont, CO 1511 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A look at a stretch of track where the ties are merely dangling from the bottoms of the rails. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104432 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Longmont Longmont, CO 1512 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A stretch of tracks probably a quarter of a mile long got rocked by flood waters in Longmont. The track was either completely washed out, or stuck and twisted within thick mud. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104431 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Longmont Longmont, CO 1502 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF BNSF is totally prepared for the task of getting the tracks ready for trains once again. Here, a tamper sits on the rails, ready to work on the ballast and verify the gauge of the track. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104430 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Longmont Longmont, CO 1577 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The recent flooding wreaked havoc not only on the tracks, but on wayside equipment too, such as crossing signals. Here, a pair of BNSF workers (or, perhaps, contractors) wait to cross US-287 after working on the electronics in the crossing signal. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104429 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Longmont Longmont, CO 1654 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF An interesting mix of power, not the least of which is a badly faded Warbonnet, sits near the depot in Longmont. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104428 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Longmont Longmont, CO 1776 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A trio of SD40-2s sit quietly on the west end of the Great Western transfer track in Longmont. Due to the flooding and track damage, these guys likely will be sitting for at least the next few days. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104427 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Diagonal Boulder, CO 1651 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF It appears as though BNSF probably used some heavy rubber-tired equipment when making repairs to the track here. There is plenty of evidence of large machinery making its way around in the area. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104426 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Diagonal Boulder, CO 1632 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF There was some minor damage to the tracks not too far north of Jay Road along the diagonal highway. Fortunately, BNSF was able to implement repairs quickly to this one. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104425 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Boulder (3,948ft) Boulder, CO 1578 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF This pedestrian and bicycle underpass was constructed in 1987. The warning on the sign couldn't be more accurate! It read: "CAUTION - Area subject to flash flooding. Do not take shelter here." This tunnel under the tracks flooded along with everything else around Boulder creek when the water levels rose by six feet in just over 24 hours. Although still in this picture, at its peek, Boulder Creek was flowing with a current of over 5000 cubic feet per second. By comparison, the norm is around 20 cubic feet per second. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104424 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South Boulder Boulder, CO 1619 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF In the distance, beyond this washout, you can see some fresh ballast that BNSF has laid. You can also see the headlights of some MOW equipment as well. BNSF is working hard there to get the line open for the Valmont coal train so the Valmont Power Plant can continue to generate electricity. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104423 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South Boulder Boulder, CO 1617 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF You can see just how close the washed out portion of the Front Range Sub came to the south switch of the Boulder siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104422 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South Boulder Boulder, CO 1575 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF It is rather interesting looking down between the rails and, in the spots where the compacted ballast fell through, see rushing water! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104421 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South Boulder Boulder, CO 1885 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Water from Boulder creek quickly rushes underneath the new "underpass" along the BNSF Front Range Sub Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104420 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South Boulder Boulder, CO 1548 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF While the tie did not survive, I was rather amazed to find this tie plate dangling from the heads of the two spikes. Not sure how they managed to hang on! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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