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Photo ID: 102371
Date Shot
Photo By
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 16
Broomfield, CO
2633
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Subdivision
Railroad
Front Range (BNSF) BNSF
After meeting a southbound at Broomfield (and stopping to restore the switch at the north end), this DEN-TAC (QDENTAC, Denver to Tacoma) is on the move again with a long train of double stacks behind it!
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Photo ID: 102370
Date Shot
Photo By
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 13
Broomfield, CO
1702
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Railroad
Front Range (BNSF) BNSF
Not far from the east switch of Broomfield, a southbound manifest holds in the siding for a couple northbounds coming out of Denver. The southbound is long enough that the crew has had to cut the grade crossing at Nickel Street. Note the standard cab CSX C40-8 in the lineup!
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Photo ID: 102351
Date Shot
Photo By
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 12
Westminster, CO
2030
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Front Range (BNSF) BNSF
A northbound BNSF manifest sits on the main track near MP 12 on the Front Range Sub in the rapidly-fading light at the end of the day. A flock of birds makes its way west toward Church Range Lake.
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Photo ID: 102350
Date Shot
Photo By
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 12
Westminster, CO
2564
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Subdivision
Railroad
Front Range (BNSF) BNSF
About a mile and a half south of Broomfield, BNSF's Brownville, TX to Laurel, MT manifest is stopped on the main track and waiting. They are going to meet a southbound at Broomfield which is still nearly two hours away! So, to avoid blocking any crossing, the crew sits and patiently waits. This is a good place to stop as it is close to a new Super Target! Crew can go an get some shopping out of the way while waiting.
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Photo ID: 102349
Date Shot
Photo By
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 17
Broomfield, CO
1776
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Railroad
Front Range (BNSF) BNSF
A BNSF coal empty (rerouted from the Brush Sub due to maintenance) in the foreground, the soon-to-be-demolished Storage Tek complex a bit further back, and Longs Peak standing tall over it all in the distance. Two new [isolated cab] SD70ACes push on the rear of the train as it starts the climb on the south face of Burke Hill.
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Photo ID: 102348
Date Shot
Photo By
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 16
Broomfield, CO
2278
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Subdivision
Railroad
Front Range (BNSF) BNSF
More and more these days, it seems that the last DPU unit on trains is facing toward the front of the train. I don't know if I just pay more attention when they face this way (since it is very annoying), but I guess you have to make the most outta what you get! Here, two SD70ACes bring up the tail end of a Powder River Basin reroute just north of Broomfield.
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Photo ID: 102347
Date Shot
Photo By
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 16
Broomfield, CO
1882
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Front Range (BNSF) BNSF
After meeting a southbound manifest at Broomfield, this coal empty received a track warrant to continue north toward Wyoming. Due to maintenance on the Brush Sub, BNSF has been routing several coal empties up the Front Range Sub.
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Photo ID: 102346
Date Shot
Photo By
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Broomfield
Broomfield, CO
1889
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Railroad
Front Range (BNSF) BNSF
The Front Range Sub has been the subject of several coal empty reroutes the last few days. One such reroute - headed for the Coal Creek Mine in Wyoming - passes by the station sign at Broomfield on the main track. Of course, the grungy SD70MAC with no nose herald was leading and the nice SD70ACe was second out!
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Photo ID: 102201
Date Shot
Photo By
Tuesday, July 8, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Broomfield
Broomfield, CO
1777
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Railroad
Front Range (BNSF) BNSF
Two C44-9Ws on the point of the QTACDEN prepare to shove backward to reconnect their train across Nickel Street in Broomfield. In the distance, the SD60M that was on the lead of the Longmont Turn that derailed back on June 10th still sits in the house track at Broomfield.
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Photo ID: 102200
Date Shot
Photo By
Tuesday, July 8, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Broomfield
Broomfield, CO
1710
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Railroad
Front Range (BNSF) BNSF
It's never fun when multiple trains have to been at Broomfield, especially when those train are excessively long! It is all because of Nickel Street, which connects two parts of Broomfield together. Here, a Brownville, TX to Laurel, MT manifest has the crossing cut on the main track on the left and the Tacoma, WA to Denver, CO Q-train has the crossing cut on the siding.
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Photo ID: 102155
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, June 13, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Broomfield
Broomfield, CO
2497
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Subdivision
Railroad
Front Range (BNSF) BNSF
After being rerailed, the lead unit from the Longmont Turn derailment was taken up to Broomfield by some light power. It was set out on the house track near the east end. This is a look at the front of the unit. The coupler looks a bit banged up and the plow is definitely bent up.
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Photo ID: 102154
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, June 13, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Broomfield
Broomfield, CO
2656
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Railroad
Front Range (BNSF) BNSF
The lead unit involved in the derailment of the Longmont Turn. The ditch lights appear to be broken out and the plow took a beating. No doubt there is additional damage not readily visible, but it looks pretty good.
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Photo ID: 102153
Date Shot
Photo By
Friday, June 13, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
Broomfield
Broomfield, CO
2160
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Railroad
Front Range (BNSF) BNSF
This Friday the Thirteenth finds the northbound Longmont Turn tied down on the main track at Broomfield. BNSF found some nice replacement power for the Longmont Turn after the derailment earlier in the week.
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Photo ID: 102152
Date Shot
Photo By
Thursday, June 12, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 10.5
Westminster, CO
2852
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Subdivision
Railroad
Front Range (BNSF) BNSF
It is getting late in the afternoon as a southbound HLAUDEN moves past the site of the Longmont Turn derailment three days earlier. Cars that could not be rerailed were pushed to the sides of the track. BNSF then laid "panel" track and got the line reopened. At this point, there is a 25 MPH slow order through the derailment site. The mountain in the distance is Longs Peak.
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Photo ID: 102151
Date Shot
Photo By
Thursday, June 12, 2008 Kevin Morgan
Location
Times Viewed
MP 10
Westminster, CO
2332
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Railroad
Front Range (BNSF) BNSF 143
A look down the sides of BNSF 143 and BNSF 9801. Both units fell on their sides (the side shown here) when the Longmont Turn derailed three days earlier. In addition to being covered in dirt, it looks like both units have suffered some bent metal and some cracked windows. Seems like both units should return to service though.
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