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| Title: |
SOO 4441 |
| Description: |
From the F-Unit killing era, the 4441 is also nearing its golden years. |
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4/25/2010 Upload Date: 4/25/2010 4:32:42 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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SOO 4441(GP38-2) |
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| Title: |
SOO 4446 |
| Description: |
The last of the three GP38-2's in consist. |
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4/25/2010 Upload Date: 4/25/2010 4:33:23 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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SOO 4446(GP38-2) |
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123 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Returning early |
| Description: |
CP 6009 swings past Polk St. and towards Central Ave. with its loads in tow. Wanted a much better shot, but you must make do with what your given. |
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4/25/2010 Upload Date: 4/28/2010 11:26:30 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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CP 6009(SD40-2) |
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208 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CITX 2804 |
| Description: |
Its been awhile since I've bumped into this one, last time I saw it was in 2008 on 291 heading for storage. And before that, I saw it in the fall of 2005 under its CEFX markings. |
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4/28/2010 Upload Date: 4/28/2010 11:28:29 PM |
| Location: |
Dresser, WI |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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CITX 2804(SD40-2) |
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379 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Awaiting the relief |
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BAL-27 out of Pigs Eye was gifted with great power, and I would suppose the ballast is to be used on the DME/ICE. The first time there has ever been ICE power on a Dresser Turn. |
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4/28/2010 Upload Date: 4/28/2010 11:30:11 PM |
| Location: |
Dresser, WI |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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ICE 6424(SD40-2) |
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221 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CP 291 |
| Description: |
A nice consist handles 291 this morning as they head past CP University. Pardon the half-blown sky... |
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5/1/2010 Upload Date: 5/1/2010 11:30:43 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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CP 6007(SD40-2) |
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185 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CP 499 |
| Description: |
CP 499 waits for the favorable color before proceeding West, while the TCW waits for its own turn. |
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5/1/2010 Upload Date: 5/1/2010 11:31:36 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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CP 6060(SD40-2) TCWR 2300(GP39-2) |
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449 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CP 499 |
| Description: |
The pair of EMD's drift downgrade after a successful climb. Another good day on the CP. |
| Photo Date: |
5/1/2010 Upload Date: 5/1/2010 11:32:11 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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CP 6060(SD40-2) |
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107 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CP 183 |
| Description: |
Its definately been awhile since I've shot 183, but if power like this stays in the mix it would be a nice routine! |
| Photo Date: |
5/2/2010 Upload Date: 5/2/2010 5:23:34 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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SOO 6051(SD60) |
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180 Comments: 8 |
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| Title: |
This calls... |
| Description: |
..For black and white. Oh, and a chase out to Loretto! To think that this was a "boring" consist in 1997 is a travesty. |
| Photo Date: |
5/2/2010 Upload Date: 5/2/2010 5:24:09 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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CP 6047(SD40-2) |
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126 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CP 6047 West |
| Description: |
All shades of Red (DF,Multimark,Candy Apple,Action Red) blow through the crossing at Loretto with an outstanding lashup in Front-Front-Back-Back configuration! |
| Photo Date: |
5/2/2010 Upload Date: 5/2/2010 5:24:40 PM |
| Location: |
Loretto, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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| Locomotives: |
CP 6047(SD40-2) |
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149 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SOO 1555 |
| Description: |
Seemingly ignoring time, MP15AC's still shake the ground at Saint Paul like they have for the last 30 plus years. |
| Photo Date: |
5/3/2010 Upload Date: 5/4/2010 5:32:30 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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SOO 1555(MP15AC) |
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301 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CP 801 |
| Description: |
Killed me to add a widecab to the album after a few pages without them. Bear with me, look at the trailing unit! |
| Photo Date: |
5/3/2010 Upload Date: 5/4/2010 5:32:50 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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CP 9578(AC44CW) |
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202 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CSXT 8141 |
| Description: |
Too bad Bensonville screwed this all up. Supposed to have led out of Chicago...obviously not! |
| Photo Date: |
5/3/2010 Upload Date: 5/4/2010 5:33:08 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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99 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CP 800 |
| Description: |
The right one up front! |
| Photo Date: |
5/8/2010 Upload Date: 5/9/2010 7:10:20 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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| Locomotives: |
CSX 4742(SD70MAC) |
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112 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Fruit Basket |
| Description: |
Three SD40-2's of different varieties sit in the yard at Humboldt with a train of Herzog rock cars. |
| Photo Date: |
5/8/2010 Upload Date: 5/9/2010 7:10:58 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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| Locomotives: |
CITX 3065(SD40-2) |
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274 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CP 5941 |
| Description: |
The middle SD40-2. |
| Photo Date: |
5/8/2010 Upload Date: 5/9/2010 7:11:16 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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CP 5941(SD40-2) |
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82 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CITX 3065 |
| Description: |
The classic SD40 frame with Flexicoil trucks. To me the straight SD40 and the SD45 were the best looking EMD's ever built. |
| Photo Date: |
5/8/2010 Upload Date: 5/9/2010 7:11:32 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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| Locomotives: |
CITX 3065(SD40-2) |
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288 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CP 372 |
| Description: |
The "New" unofficial class unit for the SD60's leads 372 up to the signal at Loretto where it will meet 293. SOO 6022 and CP 5787 trail. |
| Photo Date: |
5/9/2010 Upload Date: 5/9/2010 7:43:38 PM |
| Location: |
Loretto, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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| Locomotives: |
SOO 6021(SD60) |
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182 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Seems to change every 5 minutes" |
| Description: |
Said the unhappy dispatcher about what the plan for the Dresser Turn was. The rattiest SD60 had the honors on this strange, weather wise, afternoon. |
| Photo Date: |
5/13/2010 Upload Date: 5/16/2010 2:51:03 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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| Locomotives: |
SOO 6040(SD60) |
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135 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CP-BN |
| Description: |
Ascending the grade at Mississippi, two SD40-2's have the transfer in hand. |
| Photo Date: |
5/15/2010 Upload Date: 5/16/2010 2:52:45 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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| Locomotives: |
CP 6053(SD40-2) |
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180 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
DME 6050 |
| Description: |
A nicely weathered SD40 frame (rebuilt to Dash 3 standards) sits tied down with another former SD40, and an ex Milwaukee Dash 2. 283 will soon show up and bring these into the consist for the short jaunt to Saint Paul. |
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5/15/2010 Upload Date: 5/16/2010 2:54:46 PM |
| Location: |
Vermillion, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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| Locomotives: |
DME 6050(SD40-3) |
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144 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
DME 6050 |
| Description: |
A roster shot of the former UP SD40. |
| Photo Date: |
5/15/2010 Upload Date: 5/16/2010 2:55:40 PM |
| Location: |
Vermillion, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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| Locomotives: |
DME 6050(SD40-3) |
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182 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CP 283 |
| Description: |
An amazing consist, with the former SD45 leading the charge, heads East once again after picking up three units. They have also been blessed enough to do work at Hastings, its going to be a while before they'll be going home. |
| Photo Date: |
5/15/2010 Upload Date: 5/16/2010 2:56:50 PM |
| Location: |
Vermillion, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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| Locomotives: |
CITX 2783(SD40M-2) |
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324 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CP 283 |
| Description: |
Thanks to the CP, one can still find some excitement along the river. 283 gets a roll on em in the siding at Vermillion with 6 standard cab EMD's, including three CITX's, as the sole power. |
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5/15/2010 Upload Date: 5/16/2010 2:57:23 PM |
| Location: |
Vermillion, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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| Locomotives: |
CITX 2783(SD40M-2) |
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394 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
CP 283 |
| Description: |
Making a pickup of one intermodal car off the lead, setout by 199 earlier. |
| Photo Date: |
5/15/2010 Upload Date: 5/16/2010 3:18:47 PM |
| Location: |
Hastings, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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| Locomotives: |
CITX 2783(SD40M-2) |
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362 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CP 290 |
| Description: |
Yes, this I like! A pair of non-multimark SD40-2's march out of Shoreham, brewing a mad dash to chase them back to Saint Paul. |
| Photo Date: |
5/16/2010 Upload Date: 5/17/2010 11:21:12 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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| Locomotives: |
CP 5937(SD40-2) |
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234 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CP 290 |
| Description: |
I can attest, and I believe in this 100 percent, that this is my best CP album thus far. These great consists just keep comin! |
| Photo Date: |
5/16/2010 Upload Date: 5/17/2010 11:21:34 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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| Locomotives: |
CP 5937(SD40-2) |
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224 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CP 290 |
| Description: |
Blown out sky, but I didn't have much time to mingle with the settings, CP 290 rolls by the bluffs and up to the crew change. |
| Photo Date: |
5/16/2010 Upload Date: 5/17/2010 11:28:58 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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| Locomotives: |
CP 5937(SD40-2) |
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216 Comments: 0 |
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