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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This Vestas Blade train is moving at 30 MPH as it climbs toward the north siding switch of Longs Peak, just south of Berthoud.
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You can really appreciate the size of these wind mill blades when they roll past you on a train. Each blade is roughly 100 feet long. These blades were constructed at the Vestas plant in Fort Lupton, CO and are headed for a wind farm in Texas.
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Other than the unit blade train rolling down the middle of the street, life on Mason Street is pretty normal, right down to the CSU student riding his bike northbound. The train is limited to 10 MPH for safety on Mason Street.
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This picture could be on Sesame Street under the headline "one of things does not belong"! The Front Range Sub runs right down the middle of Mason Street in Fort Collins. When trains aren't present, cars can change lanes across the tracks. A southbound "blade train" is approaching, changing the tops lights to flashing yellow.
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Does this even qualify as a train? A great looking Warbonnet leads a box car and a ballast washer through Fort Collins toward the south siding switch of North Yard.
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It's great having Longs Peak, one of Colorado's numerous 14ers, right on the Front Range. From Littleton to La Salle, it's always fun to try to get a picture with Longs Peak in the frame! Here, the "stinky slinky" is crossing Old Wadsworth Blvd in Westminster with Longs Peak standing tall in the background.
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Got sulfur? If not, this train is for you! The "stinky slinky" carries molten sulfur from Bonneville, WY to Galveston, TX. After meeting two northbounds, and now with a fresh warrant, the train is continuing on toward Denver for a crew change.
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Occasionally, BNSF will send a coal empty north to the Powder River Basin in Wyoming on the Front Range Sub instead of the Brush Sub. Such was the case on this morning. This coal empty is following another northbound and already has a warrant to continue north out of the siding.
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The siding at the main are on very different grades near the west end of Broomfield. This is because, once upon a time, the two lines belonged to separate railroads. In this shot, the train on the right (the "Stinky Slinky") is holding while the train on the left (a coal empty) pulls north through the siding.
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A pair of Warbonnets, both sporting a couple of orange components (unfortunately), leads a southbound baretable just south of Broomfield. The train is about to pass underneath US-36 near Church Ranch Lake.
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