Photo ID: 104148 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 14, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield (8,976ft) Broomfield, CO 2309 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF 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. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104147 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 14, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Broomfield Broomfield, CO 1894 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF 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. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104146 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, March 14, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield, CO 2415 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) GBNVGAT4-12T 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. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104074 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, February 23, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Church Ranch Lake Westminster, CO 2500 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF 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. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104071 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, February 8, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 17 Broomfield,CO 1955 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The Denver area got hit by two snow storms over the course of four days. The first one left 15-24 inches of snow behind and the second added another 2-3 on top. This was the first (nearly) cloud-free morning in about five days. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104070 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, February 8, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 17 Broomfield, CO 2160 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Tried my best to get a rural looking shot despite the fact this area is anything but rural anymore! The Flat Iron Crossing mall is behind the train to the left and a relatively new condo complex is to the right. However, the Rockies look fantastic on a sunny February morning. Interestingly, you can actually see UP's Moffat Tunnel Sub on the mountains in the distance! Plainview is roughly above the double stacks (with Rainbow Cut above the first car) and tunnels 3 and 4 are above the lead unit. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104069 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, February 8, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 14 Broomfield,CO 1757 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF It is 15°F outside but the sun is shining brightly on the stinky slinky as it pulls south on the main at Broomfield. You can just see the end DPU in the distance and you can also see Longs Peak on the right side of the picture, trying to break through some morning fog. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104068 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, February 8, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 14 Broomfield, CO 2348 (3 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Who will reach the grade crossing first? The double stack is pulling in to the clear on the siding as a southbound molten sulfur train (called the "stinky slinky") starts pulling on the main. Both trains are blowing their horns as they approach Nickel Street. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104067 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, February 8, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 14 Broomfield, CO 1733 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF It would seem that the siding at Broomfield hasn't been used in a day or two! The rail head is completely covered by snow even though there hasn't really been any snow fall in 24 hours. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104066 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, February 8, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Church Ranch Lake Westminster, CO 2002 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF It is a bit of a brisk morning out as this BNSF double stack starts pulling north along Church Ranch Lake. The train had been waiting here so as not to block any grade crossing until the southbound they were going to meet reached Broomfield. Now that said southbound had reached Broomfield, it is time to go! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103998 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 29, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10 Westminster, CO 2555 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF As a blade train wraps around the fill in Westminster, commuters work to get through the construction on Wadsworth Blvd. The road has been under construction for a couple months as CDOT works to repave the road, changing it from asphalt to concrete in the process. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103997 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, September 29, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10 Westminster, CO 2544 (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 2415 (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: 103889 Date Shot Photo By Wednesday, September 7, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 15 (North Broomfield) Broomfield, CO 1904 (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 2643 (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.

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