You can't go wrong with the Flat Irons shot from Plainview. An SD70MAC, an SD70ACe and an ES44DC lead BNSF's Provo-Denver manifest down the main at the grade crossing near the east end of the House Track.
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Coming through Rainbow Cut, this BNSF manifest is the only eastbound currently on the eastern slope of the Moffat and the only train at all between Plain and Denver. Clear signals ahead...at least until Leyden where the train would wait for about an hour due to the Been Train.
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Just a reminder of how insignificant trains are when compared to mother nature! BNSF's eastbound trackage rights manifest train (symboled QPVDVJ in UP's system or HPVODEN in BNSF's system) emerges from Tunnel 4.
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Just south of Mineral Avenue, this blade train is now in track warrant limits on Main 1 under the watchful eye of UP's DS-86. Another 39 miles to Palmer Lake and single track CTC.
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After a quick crew change at Fox Junction, the train was stopped for less than 15 minutes! Here, the train is rolling south on Main 2 about two miles south of the yard. In the distance, the tower at Elitch Gardens stands tall.
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At Fox Junction, there is a pedestrian bridge built over the tracks. On my way down off the bridge, this shot through the framework of the bridge caught my eye.
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Approaching Fox Junction, this blade train is slowly rolling down BNSF's New North Main at Rennicks. The track to the left of the blade train is UP's main line and the only track visible under CTC.
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The journey down the Front Range Sub is complete. The blade train is just about to pass the distant signal at the I-76 overpass. The distant signal is in advance of the diamond with the UP Belt Line. With UP's DS-86 clearing the train across the diamond, the distant signal is now showing a green.
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A wide angle shot of a blade train coming around the fill in Westminster. In the distance, you can see the tallest building in Westminster, the Westin hotel.
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A blade train comes around the curve on the fill at Westminster. About seven more miles and this crew will getting off the train, replaced by a new crew that will take the train to La Junta, CO.
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Just south of Louisville, this blade train is on the move with a warrant all the way in to Denver. Looks like the lead unit has undergone some repair work as most of the long hood on the right side is still in primer.
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This is interesting. Blades for a wind farm...which of course generates electricity, passes in front of the Valmont power plant...which of course generates electricity!
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In Longmont, this blade train has made the turn from the south to the west as it crosses US-287 near the Longmont depot. The depot is now used by BNSF as their "headquarters" for locals based out of Longmont.
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It's amazing how wide these wind mill blades actually are at their base. They are perfect circles at the base. Once attached, the blades will spin at 10-20 revolutions per minute. That can equate to over 200 MPH at the tips. Imagine that centripetal force!
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Near Vermillion Road north of Longmont, wind blades pass in front of Longs Peak.
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