Photo ID: 103149 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, September 1, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 15 (Burns Jct) Broomfield, CO 2494 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Sitting at Burns Junction near the north end of the siding of Broomfield, BNSF 5082 leads the daily Denver to Laurel, MT manifest. The train will hold for the Valmont coal empty and the Longmont Turn. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103141 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 30, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 9 Westminster, CO 2170 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF After crossing over Old Wadsworth Blvd in Westminster, this Laurel to Denver manifest continues on its journey into town. The train has three units on the point, a single DPU on the rear, and nearly 8,000 feet of train in between! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103140 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 30, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 9 Westminster, CO 2185 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF After waiting for about 30 minutes on the main track in Westminster, the extremely long HLAUDEN has finally received the okay from the yard in Denver to proceed into town. The yard had to make sure they had space for the train before allowing it to proceed on in. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103139 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 30, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 16 Broomfield, CO 1951 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Under flat, gray skies, this 6,700-foot QDENTAC is rolling north after meeting a train at Broomfield. The crew on the train have received a "Box 13" on their track warrant, indicating that they can leave the north switch of the siding in the reverse position. The next train will receive a "Box 12", instructing them to realign the switch for the main track. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103138 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 30, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 15 Broomfield, CO 2164 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF I always enjoy shooing meets between trains at Broomfield because the siding and the main are on completely different alignments throughout most of the siding. This is because the tracks used to be two different (main)lines, owned by different railroads. Here, the QDENTAC is on the siding, which is several feet higher than the HLAUDEN on the main. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103137 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 30, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 15 Broomfield, CO 2502 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF All three orange paint schemes that BNSF has had are represented in this picture! The QDENTAC is being led by a Heritage 2 C44-9W and a Heritage C44-9W. The single DPU on the HLAUDEN sports the New Image scheme. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103136 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 30, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 15 Broomfield, CO 2049 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF In the foreground, the HLAUDEN heads south on the main track while the QDENTAC is coming north on the siding above. The crews of both trains talked to each other to time the meet as well as they could. The QDENTAC is 6,700 feet long and the HLAUDEN is 7,700 feet long. This means car traffic at Nickel Street is going to be blocked for awhile! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103135 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 30, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 15 Broomfield, CO 2029 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The second northbound for the day, the QDENTAC, is pulling into the siding at Broomfield. This doublestack train is one of the longest that runs in the Denver-metro area. Originating at the Rennicks Intermodal Facility in Denver, the train is headed for Tacoma, WA. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103133 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 30, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 42 Longmont, CO 1945 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Just south of Longmont, BNSF's daily HDENLAU heads north near Ogallala Road. On a clear day, the Front Range of the Rockies would be visible in the distance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103132 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 30, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 23 Boulder, CO 2186 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The HDENLAU has a rather colorful consist on this morning as it passes through Boulder County Open Space about two miles east of the Valmont Power Plant. The second unit is a Canadian National SD50F. The third unit is a Norfolk Southern C40-9W. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103131 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 30, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 7 Westminster, CO 2567 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) Canadian National BNSF's HDENLAU had a rare treat on this particular morning. A Zebra-striped full body Canadian National SD60F was included in the consist. Canadian national is the only railroad that ordered several full body units from EMD and GE after 1970. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103130 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, August 30, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 7 Westminster, CO 2362 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF On a rather crummy weather morning, BNSF's daily HDENLAU (Denver, CO to Laurel, MT) freight has just left Denver and is approaching the 80th Avenue grade crossing in Westminster. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103124 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 29, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 24 Boulder, CO 1963 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) Canadian Pacific Running along the Valmont Reservoir has finally received a track warrant to proceed to Denver. The light Canadian Pacific power had to sit at MP 32 for two hours while waiting for the Valmont coal train to clear the main track. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103123 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 29, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Stazio Storage Boulder, CO 2098 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF After dropping off the loaded coal hoppers on the track to the right, the power for the Valmont coal train runs light back toward the mainline. The power will not actually enter the mainline, but will instead tie down on a stub track and the crew will return to Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103122 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, August 29, 2009 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 26 Boulder, CO 2036 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF After placing half its train at the Valmont power plant, the second half of the train must now be placed on the storage track along the Stazio ball fields. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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