Photo ID: 103997 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 29, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10 Westminster, CO 2489 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF It about a quarter after eight in the morning and this pair of Warbonnets brings a "blade train" around the big fill in Westminster. The blades will be used on wind turbines at a wind farm. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103996 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 29, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South Broomfield (MP 13) Broomfield, CO 2350 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A pair of Warbonnet Dash-9's pull south through the siding at Broomfield. They just met a northbound and have received a track warrant to continue south to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103929 Date Shot Photo By Friday, September 16, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 7 Arvada, CO 2130 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF Okay, a BNSF C44-9W. So what, right? At first glance, there doesn't seem to be anything special about the unit. However, it is the first C44-9W that I have seen wearing the New Image scheme instead of the Heritage II scheme! On this Friday afternoon, the unit is sitting on BNSF's Golden Branch, shut down, on a work train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103890 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 7, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 11 Arvada, CO 1905 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Charging west through Arvada, BNSF's Denver-Provo manifest will be taking the siding at Leyden to wait for several eastbounds, including Amtrak. The fourth unit in the consist was a Santa Fe painted GP60 that will be used in Grand Junction as BNSF's local switcher. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103889 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 7, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 15 (North Broomfield) Broomfield, CO 1847 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The Valmont coal empty just received its final warrant of the day, taking it from MP 17 to the Restricted Limits at Clear Creek. Despite slippery rails (thanks to the late summer rain shower), it didn't take long for the train to reach track speed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103887 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 7, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 16 Broomfield, CO 2573 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Although there have been a lot of rerouted coal trains on the Front Range Sub this summer, this empty with a colorful consist is not one of them! This is in fact the Valmont coal train, returning to Denver from Boulder. If nothing changes with Xcel Energy's plans, this train will cease by the end of 2017 as Valmont plans to shut down its coal-fired generator. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103886 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 6, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Church Ranch Lake Westminster, CO 1853 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF BNSF has repaired the flooding damage done to the St Joseph Subdivision in the Omaha area. However, the Napier and Omaha Subdivisions are still out of service, so coal empties will likely continue on the Front Range Sub throughout September. Here, one such reroute is stopped near Church Ranch Lake waiting for a southbound at Broomfield. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103878 Date Shot Photo By Monday, September 5, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 9 Arvada, CO 1660 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Golden (BNSF) BNSF Of course, the sun that had been out all day went behind the single cloud in the sky just as this all-coal version of the Beer Run approached me at Garrison Street in Arvada. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103877 Date Shot Photo By Monday, September 5, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 7 Arvada, CO 1576 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF When I heard this train calling the dispatcher, they were using BNSF 697 to identify themselves. I immediately figure that meant a Warbonnet was leading. Alas, the Warbonnet led eastbound, but the crew kept the same number for the trip back west toward Golden. You can see the Warbonnet second out in this shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103876 Date Shot Photo By Monday, September 5, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 7 Arvada, CO 1657 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Once UP completes the addition of a second main track in Arvada, this shot will likely never happen again. BNSF's Golden Sub, which the Beer Run uses to reach Coors, is visible to the right. However, due to that track being out of service further east (and continuing the "reroute" theme from the day), the Beer Run is currently using the Arvada Siding and crossing over halfway through the siding to the Golden Sub. Here, an all-coal Beer Run is entering the Arvada Siding with the main to the left. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103857 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 19 Louisville, CO 2409 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF At the south edge of Louisville, 96th Street crosses over the Front Range Sub. This is a relatively new overpass, constructed to eliminate the need for cars to cross the tracks at a grade crossing. Here, the Longmont Turn is on the move with a GP39V on the point. The GP39V was rebuilt by VMV Paducahbilt from a GP35. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103856 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 25 Boulder, CO 1744 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Burlington Northern applied a unique paint scheme to their fleet of GP50s, adding a large BN herald and the name "Burlington Northern" to the long hood. That scheme is still very apparent on BNSF 3147 in this shot. The GP50 along with GP39V (rebuilt from a GP35) head south toward the Lafayette branch in Broomfield. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103855 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 25 Boulder, CO 2402 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF, Burlington Northern 2011 or 1991? If it wasn't for the badly faded paint and the clear "BNSF" on the cabs, it might not be quite so easy to answer that question! An interesting pair of Cascade Green geeps (a GP39V and a GP50) head south passed the Valmont Power Plant with six cars on the Longmont Turn. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103854 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 27 (South Boulder) Boulder, CO 2672 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A nice long double stack moves north on the main track in Boulder as (half) a Valmont empty sits in the siding at Boulder. The siding isn't long enough to accommodate the entire train. The remainder of the train is down on the storage track at Stazio. Upon receiving a crew, the train will be put back together and continue to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103853 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 27 (South Boulder) Boulder, CO 2727 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A northbound double stack passes north through Boulder at 30 MPH, meeting a Valmont coal train that sits in the siding. The coal train is empty and will be ready to head south toward Denver later in the day. For the time being, it is tied down in the siding with no crew on board. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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