Photo ID: 111862 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed New Hillrose Morgan County, CO 69 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Brush (BNSF) BNSF A westbound loaded coal train is tied down in the siding at New Hillrose, waiting on a fresh crew to come untie it and continue the journey west to Denver and then south on the Joint Line. The train is sitting across the grade crossing at County Road X.5 about halfway through the siding. Fortunately, there is a detour for locals to get around the blocked crossing about a half mile away. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111861 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Highland (1,920ft) Boulder County, CO 90 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF An unexpected snow storm passed through the area the day before, leaving a couple of inches of fresh snow on the ground. A single C44-9W brings up the tail end of this southbound blade train, just south of Longs Peak. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111860 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Longs Peak (7,685ft) Boulder County, CO 67 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Around 20 years after BNSF first unveiled its "New Image" or "Swoosh" paint scheme, you can still find Heritage 2 units on the rails. Indeed, here are two such units, both rear DPUs on the trains heading away from each other at the south end of the siding of Longs Peak. The siding of Longs Peak was actually built around 2004. Prior to that, there was a 60-mile gap between the siding of Broomfield and North Yard (in Fort Collins). Most trains could not fit on the relatively short siding at Boulder, so the introduction of Longs Peak help move traffic on the line. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111859 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Longs Peak (7,685ft) Boulder County, CO 87 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The size of the wind mill blades that are transported by rail are actually quite massive. The engineering to transport them by rail is actually quite impressive. The infrastructure holding the blades is capable of shift on the flat cars to accommodate the train going through curves. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111858 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Highland (1,920ft) Boulder County, CO 63 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A southbound blade trade crosses over Upper Highland Ditch at the south end of Highland, right at milepost 49. For those that are fans of the Moffat, this location on the Front Range Sub is about the same distance from Denver as the east switch of East Portal. This spot on the Front Range Sub is just north of Longmont. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111857 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Highland (1,920ft) Boulder County, CO 73 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Just south of the siding of Longs Peak, a southbound blade train crosses over N 115th Street and runs by the north switch of the short siding of Highland. The siding is less than 2,000 feet long, and is only used for local switching, not for meets. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111856 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Longs Peak (7,685ft) Boulder County, CO 62 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF This southbound blade train has two units powering it, one on either end of the train. The train, which originated in Grand Forks, ND, is leaving the siding at Longs Peak on the Front Range Sub north of Longmont. The train is headed for Amarillo, TX. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111855 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Longs Peak (7,685ft) Boulder County, CO 62 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF After receiving a new track warrant (via PTC), BNSF 6212 is rolling toward the south siding switch of Longs Peak. The train will continue south to Broomfield where it will meet two northbounds. BNSF 5207 is the sole DPU on a northbound vehicle train currently tied down on the main at Longs Peak. The train hit a car the previous night and maintenance is working on the lead unit on the other end. Note the blue flag attached to the rail on the main. This provides "blue flag protection" for the maintenance crew, ensuring the train is not allowed to move. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111854 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Longs Peak (7,685ft) Boulder County, CO 74 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The huge blades that you see on the power-generating wind mills are typically transported from the manufacturing plant to (near) their destination via rail. The rails are generally not close enough to the final destination, so the blades are usually transferred to truck. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111853 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 16, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Longs Peak (7,685ft) Boulder County, CO 65 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF An sole ES44AC leads a southbound "blade train" through the siding at Longs Peak. The train is meeting a unit vehicle train that is currently sitting on the main track. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111845 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Rocky (7,330ft) Arvada, CO 84 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF This eastbound BNSF manifest has a pretty standard configuration with a trio of units on the head end and a pair of DPUs bringing up the rear. On this cold February morning, an SD70ACe and an ES44AC have the duty. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111843 Date Shot Photo By Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS019 (West Rocky) Arvada, CO 95 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An eastbound BNSF Provo-Denver just knocked down a clear (green) signal at the west end of Rocky. The engineer has dimmed the headlights on BNSF 9152 as there is a new crew on the UP oil train in the siding. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111841 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Acequia Douglas County, CO 79 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF This southbound grain train has had a short reprieve from the climb to Palmer Lake, but it is about to start up the 1.5% grade toward the top of the hill at Palmer Lake. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111840 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Acequia Douglas County, CO 120 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) BNSF, CPRR Bringing up the rear of this southbound unit grain train is a Canadian Pacific ES44AC and a BNSF AC4400CW. This same train has a Canadian National and CSX unit on the head end, making for a very colorful train overall. On this particular day, I saw the following railroads represented: Amtrak, Union Pacific, BNSF, Kansas City Southern, Ferromex, Canadian National, CSX, and Canadian Pacific! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 111839 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, February 9, 2025 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Acequia Douglas County, CO 90 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Colorado Springs (UP)/Pikes Peak (BNSF) CN, CSX, BNSF If you were unfamiliar with the terrain here, you might think this shot was taken somewhere east of the Mississippi! After all, a CN/CSX lash up is rare enough, but it is almost unheard of in Colorado. CN 3368, an AC44C6M, and CSX 3293, an ET44AH, lead the way south on Main 1 in perfect afternoon light on Super Bowl Sunday. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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