Buck Wheat in the Pastures

Slowly working up the Lafayette branch through the open pastures of rural Boulder County with the Lafayette switch affectionately called the Bu... (more)

Storm clouds are moving in as Canadian Pacific 7002 (SD70ACU) muscles a freight through Broomfield, Colorado.

BNSF 9042 (SD70ACe) holds on the Broomfield Siding for a southbound freight to pass. It will then head north on the Front Range Sub towards Fort Collins, Colorado.

BNSF ACe 9042 makes the turn on the Front Range Sub and heads towards Broomfield, Colorado.

BNSF 6264 (ES44AC) leads a group of auto racks around the elevated curve heading to Broomfield, Colorado on the Front Range Sub.

BNSF 9042 (SD70ACe) leads the DENLAU train onto the siding in Broomfield, Colorado, where it will meet a southbound freight.

BNSF 6264 (ES44AC) and Norfolk Southern partner meet a BNSF Ace and a Canadian National unit on the siding in Broomfield, Colorado.

Long's Peak looms large in the background as BNSF 9042 (SD70ACe) leads a freight up the siding in Broomfield, Colorado.

BNSF 7509 (ES44DC) takes the Broomfield siding to clear the track for a northbound freight.

BNSF 7509 (ES44DC) meets another BNSF freight at the siding in Broomfield, Colorado.

A fresh layer of snow from the night before has blanketed the Rocky Mountains and BNSF 2618 (GP39-3) leads the Buck Local towards Broomfield, Colorado.

A fresh looking BNSF 3686 (ET44C4) waits at the Broomfield, Colorado siding for orders to proceed to Denver.

A fresh looking BNSF 3686 (ET44C4) holds station on the Broomfield Siding with a stack train as the crew waits for a green signal to proceed to Denver.

The BNSF's Buck Local from Longmont, Colorado, with BNSF 2618 (GP39-3) on point rounds the corner and heads up the hill towards the Broomfield Siding.

A Seattle, WA to Omaha, NE stack train takes the siding at Broomfield for a northbound manifest on a warm, summer morning along Colorado's Front Range.