Photo ID: 102135 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10.5 Westminster, CO 2568 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A couple of covered hoppers "accordioned" next to each other when the Longmont Turn stuck a tree stump in the tracks. Note a few hatches opened on top of the hoppers, spilling some grain. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102134 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10.5 Westminster, CO 3077 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Once the lead units of the Longmont Turn derailed, the cars behind the units didn't have a chance! They piled up as best they could in the middle of a cut. Here is the front of the dog pile along with Omnitrax switcher OMLX 1451. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102133 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10.5 Westminster, CO 2685 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF BNSF drained the diesel fuel from all four units that derailed when the Longmont Turn struck a tree stump in the tracks. The hoses are now detached as the draining is complete. Note a few wheel sets laying around. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102132 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10.5 Westminster, CO 3412 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) OMLX OMLX 1451, an SW14, was being used at Coors to perform switching duties after a Coors switcher went into the shops for repair. The switcher was on its way back to Loveland on the Longmont Turn when the Turn derailed after striking an tree stump in the tracks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102131 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10.5 Westminster, CO 3428 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A Heritage 2 GP60M, BNSF 143, rests on its side (still apparently coupled to the SD70MAC ahead of it) after the Longmont Turn struck a tree stump the night before. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102130 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10.5 Westminster, CO 3012 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF BNSF 9801 rests completely on its side after a major derailment on the Front Range Sub. The Longmont Turn struck a tree stump that was believed to be put on the tracks intentionally. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102129 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10.5 Westminster, CO 3313 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF An SD60M (still in cascade green) and an SD70MAC are derailed after the Longmont Turn struck a tree stump in the tracks the night before. Amazing that the SD60M did not fall completely on its side! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102128 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10.5 Westminster, CO 3271 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A look at the back end of BNSF 8105. The unit - along with half the train - derailed after striking a tree stump in the tracks. It is believed that it was deliberately placed there. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102127 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, June 10, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 10.5 Westminster, CO 4456 (3 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF BNSF 8105 sits at a 45 degree angle after derailing the night before. Apparently a tree stump was in the middle of the tracks, causing the Longmont Turn to derail. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102092 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, May 24, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 16 Broomfield, CO 2658 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF After dumping quarter-mile strips of ribbon rail in the Longmont to Loveland area, this rail train is now empty and heading back to Denver. Once arriving in Denver, the train will tie down on a Rennicks yard track and wait for a new crew. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102072 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 16, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Broomfield, CO 1972 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The siding of Broomfield is the only siding between Denver and Longs Peak (just north of Longmont) that is long enough to support a meet between most trains on the Front Range Sub. That's a distance of close to 50 miles. So, it is unusual when a train passes through Broomfield without having to stop to meet another train! However, such was the case on this afternoon as the HLAUDEN went through Broomfield at track speed. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102071 Date Shot Photo By Friday, May 16, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 16 Broomfield, CO 1913 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF While the power on the HLAUDEN is pretty typical, the dynamic clouds make the day anything but typical! Longs Peak scrapes the base of the clouds as the train approaches the north switch of Broomfield. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102052 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 8, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Broomfield, CO 1895 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF This rail train is sporting some nice power as the train holds just short of Nickel Street in Broomfield. The train would have to hold at Broomfield for about two hours to wait for a southbound to come to Broomfield. Once in the clear, the rail train will drop new welded rail along the tracks at milepost 17, about two miles (rail) north of Broomfield. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102051 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 8, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Broomfield Broomfield, CO 2380 (2 Comments Posted) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A nice surprise for a May afternoon! A rail train came north on the Front Range Sub to drop off some welded rail along the tracks near milepost 17. A blue and yellow GP30 was on the point of the northbound, seen here coming through Broomfield on the main track. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 102050 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, May 8, 2008 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Burns Junction Broomfield, CO 1857 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The Longmont Switch, after carrying out the duties normally handled by the Buck Local, just completed a rare daylight move up to Lafayette. The Longmont Switch has dropped off its cars and is now returning as light power north back toward Boulder. There, it will switch a recycling plant before returning north to Longmont. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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