Photo ID: 108708 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 10, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Atwood Street Longmont, CO 1013 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF One of the more interesting places to check out trains along the Front Range, in my opinion, is in Longmont on Atwood Street. BNSF's Front Range Sub runs right down the middle of the street! This is a residential street that is lined with houses and a park. Several times a day, the silence in the neighborhood is shattered by the sound of a train, such as this one, running down the middle of the street. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108707 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 10, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South Longs Peak Larimer County, CO 947 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The conductor on this southbound wind blade train has aligned the south switch at Longs Peak for the main after meeting a northbound manifest. The crew is now waiting to receive a track warrant from the Front Range Sub dispatcher so they can continue south toward Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108706 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 10, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Longs Peak Larimer County, CO 876 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF Have you ever wondered just how long one of those blades in a power-generating wind mill? Turns out, one blade is nearly as long as three GE units! The Denver-Laurel moves north (right-to-left) while a wind blade train waits to proceed south (left-to-right). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108705 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 10, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Longs Peak Larimer County, CO 996 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The northbound Denver-Laurel, with a BNSF "sticker unit" - the nickname given to the 25th Anniversary units BNSF has released that have stickers of logos of previous railroads - rolls in to the siding at the south end of Longs Peak to meet a southbound wind (blade) train. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108704 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 10, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed South Longs Peak Larimer County, CO 912 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF As a wind train sits on the main at Longs Peak, you can see that the south siding switch has been "bent" (aligned) for the siding. The Denver-Laurel will be coming up and entering the siding in just a few minutes. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108703 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 10, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Longs Peak Larimer County, CO 1031 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF A southbound "blade train", loaded with wind generator blades, sits on the main at Longs Peak with a single unit on the point. The train is waiting for the Denver-Laurel manifest to get in to the siding. Once that happens, the blade train can get a warrant south. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108702 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 10, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Highland Larimer County, CO 940 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF The conductor on the Denver-Laurel is on the ground and has just thrown the switch at North Highland to align for the main. The power will make a reverse move to back on to the train after dropping off a few cars in the siding at Highland. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108701 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 10, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed North Highland Larimer County, CO 919 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Front Range (BNSF) BNSF At the north switch of Highland, BNSF's Denver-Laurel manifest drops a few cars off at the north end of Highland. These cars will be picked up later on by the Longmont Switch, a local train that runs out of Longmont. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108683 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 4, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 821 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF BNSF's daily westbound manifest out of Denver, destined for Pueblo, slowly makes its way through the narrowest part of Barbara's Gulch, just east of Rocky. The train is slowing as it had an Approach (yellow) signal at the last intermediate. However, upon getting around the bend, they will find a Clear (green) signal waiting for them. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108682 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 4, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Barbara's Gulch (MP 15.9 to MP 17.2) Arvada, CO 758 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Running on some Approach (yellow) signals, BNSF 4245 and two fellow BNSF GEs keep pulling the Denver-Provo west through Barbara's Gulch. The signal at east Rocky is currently red as the dispatcher is working to clear up some maintenance. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108675 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 4, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 791 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A Ferromex SD70ACe is sandwiched in between two BNSF C44-9Ws, both still sporting the Heritage 2 paint scheme. The train is slowing to a stop on the siding at Leyden. It will wait for a UP coal empty to come out of town and meet it here. The wait will not be long as the empty is leaving Arvada, a few miles to the east, at this time. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108674 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 4, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 783 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF An up close and personal look at the Microsoft Train Simulator decal that was applied to the nose of BNSF 4723 over 20 years ago. Somewhat amazingly, the sticker has withstood the test of time, still clearly visible and with a pretty darn good color match as well. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108673 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 4, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 866 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF 20 years ago, in May 2001, Microsoft released Microsoft Train Simulator. It was a great game for its time, and it feature BNSF's High Line over Marias Pass. On the cover of the box was BNSF 4723. BNSF actually added a decal to the cab to advertise the game. That sticker has persisted for 20 years. This is actually the first time I've been able to get a shot of it! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108672 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 4, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Leyden (7,020ft) Arvada, CO 807 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF Hot on the heals of UP's Grand Junction to North Yard manifest, which rolled through a few minutes earlier, is BNSF's Provo-Denver. Unlike the MGJNY, which had greens down the main, the Provo-Denver is slowing in the siding. It will be meeting a westbound UP coal empty, getting ready to come out of Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 108668 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 4, 2021 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS013 (West Leyden) Arvada, CO 797 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) BNSF A pair of ES44ACs bring up the tail end of the first of two BNSF Provo-Denver manifests that would end up running east on the Moffat today. This one has a straight shot down to C&S Junction. There, it will hold for the westbound Zephyr, which is ready to depart Union Station right on time at 8:05am. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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