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| Title: |
SOO 6053 |
| Description: |
Paying back horse power hours on BNSF. |
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6/13/2008 Upload Date: 7/4/2008 11:04:52 PM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
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SOO 6053(SD60) |
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114 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NS 9452 |
| Description: |
Roster shot |
| Photo Date: |
6/13/2008 Upload Date: 12/13/2008 12:56:23 AM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
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NS 9452(C40-9W) |
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102 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CSX 350 |
| Description: |
Some nice east coast power makes an apperance at the diesel shops. |
| Photo Date: |
6/13/2008 Upload Date: 12/13/2008 12:55:20 AM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
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CSX 350(AC44CW) |
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274 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Grove Job power |
| Description: |
Usually this engine is stuck on the Grove job, but it seems like BNSF 2716 is going out on a road train for the first time in about two years. |
| Photo Date: |
6/13/2008 Upload Date: 7/4/2008 11:05:28 PM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
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BNSF 2716(GP39-2) |
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354 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SD40u in 2008 |
| Description: |
This was a great find in the diesel shops, an ex Santa Fe SD40!! |
| Photo Date: |
6/13/2008 Upload Date: 7/4/2008 11:03:49 PM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 6316(SD40u) |
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334 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
EMDX 9046 |
| Description: |
An Oakway SD60 comes out from underneath 44th Ave. Bridge just long enough to get a picture. |
| Photo Date: |
6/13/2008 Upload Date: 7/4/2008 10:59:40 PM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
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| Locomotives: |
EMDX 9046(SD60) |
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274 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Worm train |
| Description: |
A BNSF grain train, AKA a"Worm Train", waits for a crew before departing. |
| Photo Date: |
6/14/2008 Upload Date: 7/4/2008 11:19:42 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 5472(C44-9W) |
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278 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
44th at midnight |
| Description: |
A view from 44th Ave looking south showing the diesel shops and part of the hump at night. |
| Photo Date: |
6/27/2008 Upload Date: 7/4/2008 11:26:00 PM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
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62 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Diesel Shops at night |
| Description: |
A night shot of the sanding towers by the diesel shops at Northtown. This was a 1/15 of a second exposure taken with a tripod. |
| Photo Date: |
6/27/2008 Upload Date: 7/4/2008 11:26:30 PM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
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BNSF 6349(SD40-2) NS 9697(C40-9W) |
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453 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Oakway |
| Description: |
Some nice power gets some work done at the shops today. It sure was nice seeing an Oakway down there. |
| Photo Date: |
6/28/2008 Upload Date: 12/13/2008 1:03:58 AM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
EMDX 9018(SD60) |
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281 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Northern Illinois & Wisconsin |
| Description: |
This neat looking unit was sitting at Northtown diesel shops, and I really like how the paint scheme looks like the the C&NWs. |
| Photo Date: |
6/28/2008 Upload Date: 12/13/2008 1:03:23 AM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
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NIWX 9251(NW2) |
| Views: |
382 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Still BN! |
| Description: |
Its 14 years after the BN merger, and its still a BN unit! Withing about six months, all the 70MACs would be patched over. |
| Photo Date: |
6/29/2008 Upload Date: 3/15/2009 2:54:33 PM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BN 9556(SD70MAC) BNSF 6199(ES44AC) |
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410 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BN Geeps |
| Description: |
This was cool to see, a bunch of of geeps all idling at 44th. |
| Photo Date: |
6/29/2008 Upload Date: 3/15/2009 10:42:43 PM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 1522(GP28M) BNSF 1531(GP28M) BNSF 1590(GP28P) |
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534 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Coal Emptys |
| Description: |
A coal empty makes its way through Northtown Yard as it heads west to get reloaded. |
| Photo Date: |
6/29/2008 Upload Date: 3/15/2009 2:56:35 PM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 6199(ES44AC) BN 9556(SD70MAC) |
| Views: |
374 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Three SD40-2s |
| Description: |
Three SD40-2s depart on the NTW-BRC early in the morning. |
| Photo Date: |
6/29/2008 Upload Date: 3/15/2009 10:47:27 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 6884(SD40-2) BNSF 6996(SD40-2) BNSF 6999(SD40-2) |
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458 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Off to the BRC |
| Description: |
The NTW-BRC pulls ahead and out of Northtown with a great lashup. Within six months of this picture, most BNSF SD40-2s would be stored or retired. |
| Photo Date: |
6/29/2008 Upload Date: 3/15/2009 10:45:39 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 6884(SD40-2) BNSF 6999(SD40-2) BNSF 6996(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
387 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
BNSF 7024 |
| Description: |
A nice looking white face SD40-2 moves light at 44th with the every so ugly 6748. Poor thing got attacked by vandals. |
| Photo Date: |
6/29/2008 Upload Date: 3/15/2009 10:44:12 PM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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BNSF 7024(SD40-2) BNSF 6748(SD40-2) |
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276 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Hiding in the diesel shops |
| Description: |
Tucked away in the diesel shops. |
| Photo Date: |
6/29/2008 Upload Date: 7/4/2008 11:34:49 PM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
EMDX 9018(SD60) |
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302 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Cascade green |
| Description: |
An old BNSF SD40-2 waits for its next assignment while resting at the backshops. |
| Photo Date: |
6/29/2008 Upload Date: 7/4/2008 11:35:40 PM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 6826(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
159 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Sweet rebuild |
| Description: |
This unit used to be an SD45-2, but has a new lease on life as this rebuilt unit. This was the first time I saw one like this. |
| Photo Date: |
7/5/2008 Upload Date: 3/15/2009 10:38:10 PM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 7952(SD40-2R) BNSF 3638(SW1000) BNSF 3408(SW1500) |
| Views: |
616 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Former GM&O |
| Description: |
This ex GM&O Geep is still hard at work on the BNSF with the 2374. |
| Photo Date: |
7/19/2008 Upload Date: 12/21/2008 9:27:19 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 2977(GP39V) BNSF 2374(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
358 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Route Rock |
| Description: |
This former Rock Island boxcar still roams the rails, but with a new owner. I bet this car has seen a lot in its lifetime. |
| Photo Date: |
7/19/2008 Upload Date: 12/21/2008 9:29:10 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
RollingStock |
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224 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Up & Over |
| Description: |
A CP manifest crosses over an inbound BNSF train. |
| Photo Date: |
7/19/2008 Upload Date: 8/2/2008 10:25:21 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CP 8629(AC44CW) BNSF 4317(C44-9W) CP 8715(ES44AC) |
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422 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Hump power |
| Description: |
BNSF 1914 lets off some some as its throttles up though Northtown Yard as cars roll down and into the bowl. The hump tower is the building in the background. |
| Photo Date: |
7/19/2008 Upload Date: 8/2/2008 10:24:07 PM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 1914(SD39) |
| Views: |
531 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
EMD 9085 |
| Description: |
I know its not the best picture, but I've never seen an Oakway SD60 with an EMD logo on the nose before. Anybody know why? |
| Photo Date: |
7/19/2008 Upload Date: 8/2/2008 10:27:35 PM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
EMDX 9085(SD60) |
| Views: |
419 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
BNSF 1525 |
| Description: |
BNSF 1525 rests in a sea of other locomotives. |
| Photo Date: |
7/19/2008 Upload Date: 8/2/2008 10:26:32 PM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 1525(GP28M) BNSF 7821(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
549 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Green Machine |
| Description: |
An old SD40-2 looks like it has seen its last days running on the BNSF. It now has a tarp over its exhaust stack. |
| Photo Date: |
8/1/2008 Upload Date: 12/13/2008 1:20:47 AM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 8084(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
228 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
End of the line |
| Description: |
Another dead unit at Northtown. These lease units used to be very popular on the BNSF, now almost all of them are gone. |
| Photo Date: |
8/1/2008 Upload Date: 12/13/2008 1:21:47 AM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
FURX 7254(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
234 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
OHCR 4202 |
| Description: |
This was a unique catch at Northtown Yard, it looks like it is part of the Ohio Central due to the initails under the cab. I never knew they had any of these. |
| Photo Date: |
8/1/2008 Upload Date: 12/13/2008 1:17:10 AM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
OHCR 4202(B23-7) |
| Views: |
297 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Old, retired units... |
| Description: |
Old EMD SD9s, a GP10, and a switcher wait for their fate at Northtown Yard |
| Photo Date: |
8/2/2008 Upload Date: 8/2/2008 10:42:30 PM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 1722(SD9) BNSF 1721(SD9) BNSF 1411(GP10) |
| Views: |
855 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
BNSF 1722 |
| Description: |
BNSF 1722 rest at Northtown Yard, and waits for its fate. |
| Photo Date: |
8/2/2008 Upload Date: 8/2/2008 10:37:36 PM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 1722(SD9) |
| Views: |
291 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BNSF 2019 |
| Description: |
Third unit on a power move. |
| Photo Date: |
8/3/2008 Upload Date: 10/17/2008 10:47:12 PM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 2019(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
309 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BNSF 2026 |
| Description: |
Trailing unit on a power move. |
| Photo Date: |
8/3/2008 Upload Date: 10/17/2008 10:47:31 PM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 2026(GP38-2) |
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340 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Workhorse |
| Description: |
This old workhorse is being put onto a road train that is probably going to Wilmar. Its amazing how long these units have hung around, most of the SW1500s are getting close to 40 or more years old. |
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8/3/2008 Upload Date: 2/11/2009 11:52:42 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 3460(SW1500) |
| Views: |
266 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Inbound on the North Runner |
| Description: |
BNSF 4998 brings a snoot and standard cab NS dash 9 into Northtown Yard. |
| Photo Date: |
8/3/2008 Upload Date: 2/11/2009 11:52:14 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 6340(SD40-2) NS 8804(C40-9) BNSF 4998(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
379 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
BNSF 6116 |
| Description: |
Two AC traction power units lift a coal load out of Northtown. |
| Photo Date: |
8/3/2008 Upload Date: 2/11/2009 11:53:12 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 6116(ES44AC) BNSF 8885(SD70MAC) |
| Views: |
317 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Snoot! |
| Description: |
A nice looking snoot nose makes an apperance at Northtown. I think these engines look great in the H1 scheme, it would be cool to see one in the H3 though too. |
| Photo Date: |
8/3/2008 Upload Date: 2/11/2009 11:54:39 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 6340(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
687 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Z Train crusing by 44th |
| Description: |
A Z train comes into Northtown Yard with four GEs for power. Some older stored/retired power can be seen on the right hand side of the picture. |
| Photo Date: |
8/3/2008 Upload Date: 4/10/2009 3:13:37 PM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 7614(ES44DC) |
| Views: |
161 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Pull out power |
| Description: |
The 7821 has been a pull out locomotive at Northtown for at least five years now, and its still at work. |
| Photo Date: |
8/3/2008 Upload Date: 12/13/2008 1:40:11 AM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 7821(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
275 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Classic EMD |
| Description: |
Two SD40-2s and an SD60 wait for their turn in the diesel shops. |
| Photo Date: |
8/3/2008 Upload Date: 12/13/2008 1:34:41 AM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 8082(SD40-2) EMDX 9008(SD60) |
| Views: |
436 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Lite power move |
| Description: |
BNSF 8256 leads three other units through Northtown Yard and towards the sanding towers. |
| Photo Date: |
8/3/2008 Upload Date: 10/17/2008 10:46:52 PM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 8256(SD75M) BNSF 2019(GP38-2) BNSF 2026(GP38-2) |
| Views: |
597 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
H2 MAC |
| Description: |
Trailing unit on the coal loads. |
| Photo Date: |
8/3/2008 Upload Date: 2/11/2009 11:54:01 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 8885(SD70MAC) |
| Views: |
235 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Coal Loads |
| Description: |
BNSF 9370 leads a coal load through Northtown Yard with an SD70MAC trailing as a DPU. |
| Photo Date: |
8/3/2008 Upload Date: 10/17/2008 10:46:31 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 9370(SD70ACe) |
| Views: |
322 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
DPU |
| Description: |
DPU on the coal loads |
| Photo Date: |
8/3/2008 Upload Date: 2/11/2009 11:55:03 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 9808(SD70MAC) |
| Views: |
152 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
EMDX 9008 |
| Description: |
A good old Oakway rests at the diesel shops. |
| Photo Date: |
8/3/2008 Upload Date: 12/13/2008 1:58:31 AM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
EMDX 9008(SD60) |
| Views: |
301 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Standard Cab C40-9 |
| Description: |
The best type looking dash 9, in my opinion, trails as it comes into Northtown Yard. If only more roads got this type. |
| Photo Date: |
8/3/2008 Upload Date: 2/11/2009 11:55:26 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 8804(C40-9) |
| Views: |
177 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Northtown Yard |
| Description: |
This is how Northtown Yard looks from 44th Ave looking south. On the left are the diesel shops, in the center is the hump and bowl tracks, and on the right are the departure tracks/mainline. |
| Photo Date: |
8/9/2008 Upload Date: 12/13/2008 2:15:46 AM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
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118 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Slug Set |
| Description: |
One of the two slug sets that work at Northtown move light to tie onto another set of cars to be humped. |
| Photo Date: |
8/11/2008 Upload Date: 4/10/2009 5:07:27 PM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 1917(SD39) BNSF 3973(Yard Slug) BNSF 3972(Yard Slug) |
| Views: |
771 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
GP35 in 2008!! |
| Description: |
Am excellent catch for 2008, a GP35 still running. This unit was built back in the 60s, and still earns her keep in 2008. |
| Photo Date: |
8/11/2008 Upload Date: 10/17/2008 11:03:39 PM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 2606(GP35u) |
| Views: |
220 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BNSF 6986 |
| Description: |
Power move at the diesel shops with an ex CN SD40 and an SW1500. |
| Photo Date: |
8/11/2008 Upload Date: 10/17/2008 11:04:20 PM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 6986(SD40-2) BNSF 3447(SW1500) |
| Views: |
513 Comments: 0 |
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