Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
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.
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Location Information

City or County and State
Boulder County, CO

Subdivision
Front Range (BNSF)

Milepost or Control Point
Longs Peak (7,685ft)




Train Information
Railroad
BNSF
Model
C44-9W
Primary Unit Number
BNSF 5263

Paint Scheme
BNSF Heritage 2
Symbol
UGFDAMA1-07A
Train Type
Wind (Blades)


Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
DJI / Mavic 3 Pro [FC4370]
ISO
100
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
166 mm
Shutter
1/1000 seconds
Aperture
f/3.4