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  1. Northbound BNSF coal empty sitting on the big fill in Westminster right now. Must be waiting on a southbound...
  2. EC-4 (track inspection car) just went by me east on the Moffat at Carr Street! twitter.com/CORailfan/stat…
  3. @Amtrak AMTK 184 looked good on the Zephyr: coloradorailfan.com/gallery/photo.… Now, any chance of getting AMTK 156 on the Zephyr? That'd be excellent!
  4. BNSF 4019 leading loaded blade train (wind mill) south. Had a quick crew change in Denver and the train is now at South Denver!
  5. Blades leaving Longmont with a warrant from MP 45 to MP 21...
  6. Blades now at Longs Peak now. Longmont Local has a warrant MP 42 to RL Clear Creek ahead of the blades....
  7. Blade train SB on the FRS approaching Loveland. BNSF 4019 leading. Warrant to MP 45.
  8. NB coal empty just met SB stinky slinky at Broomfield. Empty has a warrant to MP 23. Slinky about to get a warrant in to Denver.
  9. Just saw UP's track inspection car "EC-4" southbound at Platteville on the Greeley Sub! Go get it!
  10. Catch pictures of six of the seven pictures on the Moffat this morning! Online now: coloradorailfan.com/gallery/galler…
  11. GREAT morning on the Moffat. QPVDVJ, MRONY, ballast train east. Four westbound including a 2 1/2 hour late Number 5!
  12. Three new chilly photo updates available on ColoradoRailfan.com: coloradorailfan.com/gallery/galler… coloradorailfan.com/gallery/galler… coloradorailfan.com/gallery/galler…
  13. BNSF 759 (Warbonnet) is a DPU on the Stinky Slinky!
  14. Double stack meeting the Stinky Slinky at Broomfield now. Double stack has a warrant to MP 43...
  15. BNSF 6039 leads a double stack north toward Broomfield for a meet right now! twitter.com/CORailfan/stat…
  16. Check out this last look at the Ski Train! 20 minute slideshow (get comfortable!): coloradorailfan.com/TrainLog/logs.…
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  18. Finally have shots of all four Amtrak "Heritage" units after shooting AMTK 145 (Phase III) on the Zephyr this morning. Pics pending...
  19. Empty UP rail train with a trio of SD70M's southbound at Orsa!
  20. UP's Nixon coal train just passed through Palmer Lake following a BNSF load. Three GE's elephant-style on the point.