A re-routed BNSF V-PTLDEN sits on the mainline just north of 63rd Avenue along the Diagonal near Boulder, CO. The train has a track warrant to MP 32, but is waiting near MP 33.5 due to a train working in Boulder.
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Union Pacific supplies coal to the Valmont power plant in Boulder. Two UP units remain on the coal train for power, and a BNSF unit (typically an SD70MAC) is added to the point for the trip from Denver to Boulder.
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The S-curve just north of Burns Jct in in the perfect place to setup for late afternoon shots. MRL 313, MRL 330, and MRL 309 (on their way to be leased to KCS) lead BNSF's P-TACKCM2-10 on a very cold January afternoon.
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Not quite "true" street running, the tracks still run down the middle of Atwood Street in Longmont, CO. A trio of SD45's lead a high priority BNSF train south.
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THREE Montana Rail Link SD45-2's (MRL 330 has the body of an SD45, but is rated as an SD45-2) lead a BNSF P-TACKCM2-10 south at Mason Street and Laurel Street in Fort Collins, CO.
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You can still find a few places where trains do "Street Running" in 2005! Such a place is Mason Street in Fort Collins, CO on BNSF's Front Range Sub. MRL 313 leads a train south down the middle of Mason Street.
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Early on a cold Colorado morning, the daily MDENLAU is approaching the station sign Boulder. The train has some colorful power today, with a warbonnet (BNSF 718), a Heritage-II, an Oakway SD60, and a green BN SD40-2.
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The only two regular freights on BNSF's Front Range Sub in the MDENLAU and MLAUDEN. On the first Monday of 2005, however, there was a VPTLDEN that was running south on the Front Range Sub. It was led by BNSF 4999. Here, the train is passed under Foothills Pkwy at MP 32.
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On a beautiful Friday afternoon, a southbound BNSF manifest works its way past milepost 25 and the Valmont Power Plant in Boulder. The train is led by a Dash 9-44CW and a former Santa Fe SD45. The SD45 is now listed as NREX 6410, and has quite possibly been rebuilt to SD40-2 specifications.
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BNSF's Front Range Sub does not see a ton of through freights, but on this Saturday this westbound is approaching the siding of Boulder after just crossing 55th Avenue in Boulder.
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When EMD first released the SD60, they were given numbers with an "EMD" prefix. EMD 3 is one of the original SD60s that was first introduced in 1985. It was running as the last unit on the MDENLAU (Denver, CO to Laurel, MT) on BNSF's Front Range Subdivision.
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