Photo ID: 104862 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 30, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Wesminster Westminster, CO 1755 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) CSX, BNSF Far from home, this CSX C40-8W is putting in some power sharing miles as it heads north on BNSF's Front Range Sub. This is the first C40-8W that I've seen (well, at least shot) in nearly six years. Highlighting the fact that older power is being utilized as much as possible by railroads right now. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104861 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 30, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Wesminster Westminster, CO 1695 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF This northbound manifest sports a very colorful consist as it charges north at track speed through Westminster. The train is just about to pass underneath 92nd Avenue in Westminster. With no southbounds nearby, the train has a warrant to Longs Peak north of Longmont! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104860 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, November 30, 2014 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Utah Junction Denver, CO 1863 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF This northbound BNSF manifest is just starting its journey on recently laid tracks just north of Utah Junction. In the background, you can see a new commuter rail bridge which is nearing construction. The commuter rail will serve the "Gold Line", running from Union Station in Denver out to Arvada and Wheat Ridge northwest of Denver. The track is also passing underneath UP's North Yard Bypass tracks (primarily used by coal trains). Up and to the right, you can see UP's Moffat Tunnel Sub mainline and North Yard siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104447 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Longmont Longmont, CO 1878 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Other than the still-flowing Boulder creek washout in Boulder, this was the most severe example of a washout I found along the BNSF Front Range Sub after the recent flooding. (Granted, this is actually the Lyons branch near milepost 39). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104446 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Longmont Longmont, CO 1674 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The standard "W" sign, warning crews of the upcoming crossing at Sunset Street, has also fallen victim to severe flood erosion and fallen in to the newly-created pit beneath the BNSF Lyons branch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104445 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Longmont Longmont, CO 1849 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF For any storm Colorado would typically get, this culvert and cement pipe would be capable of handling the water. When a "once in 1000 years" storm hits, though, things change. With nowhere else to go, the water build up and eroded away the earth and the ballast beneath the BNSF Lyons branch. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104444 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Longmont Longmont, CO 1620 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Ballast that once extended out past the ends of these ties has now washed away. Plenty of new ballast is going to be needed to get this repaired. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104443 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Longmont Longmont, CO 1764 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Major washing out of the Lyons Branch can be see here right near milepost 39. For safety, a temporary fence has even been erected across the tracks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104442 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Longmont Longmont, CO 1585 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The BNSF Lyons Branch runs from the Front Range Sub in Longmont eight miles west to a cement plant in Lyons, CO. This branch only sees two or three trains per week, but it really suffered significant damage. Most estimates say at least three weeks before the line will be open again. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104441 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Longmont Longmont, CO 1692 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The tracks twist, curve and dive in to the mud at the south end of the Longmont washout. It appeared that crews were starting more or less in the middle of the washout and working north and south from the center. Obviously, they hadn't yet reached this stretch of track. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104440 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Longmont Longmont, CO 1677 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The tracks have been uncovered and, for the most part, leveled out along this stretch. Ballast will be the next thing laid, followed by the process of tamping and regulating. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104439 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Longmont Longmont, CO 1642 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF It is amazing how quickly crews work to get a rail line reopened. While there is still a long way to go, you can clearly see that crews have been working to reshape the fill - using mud - along the right-of-way here. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104438 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Longmont Longmont, CO 1704 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The tracks are nearly completely buried in the mud here in Longmont. You can clearly see some of the damage done to surrounding businesses too. The CAP trailer in the background collapsed (or rather, the ground beneath it). The garage door is also bent out and damaged. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104437 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Longmont Longmont, CO 1589 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The rails are almost difficult to find in this shot as they are largely buried and well-camouflaged in the still-very-wet mud. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104436 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 19, 2013 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Longmont Longmont, CO 1675 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A ballast regulator rests on a portion of the rails that are presently sticking out of the mud. You can see the earth sank a bit (or, perhaps more accurately, was washed away) here as the rails sink down a bit. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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