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7/5/2025
 
 
 
 
 
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Four pack
Title:  Four pack
Description:  Four GEs lead a train into Northtown, however, only the first two GEs were online. The 7215 used to be an SD40-2 on the BNSF roster.
Photo Date:  9/14/2009  Upload Date: 9/14/2009 10:23:30 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7693(ES44DC) BNSF 7215(ES44DC)
Views:  896   Comments: 0
Morning Departure
Title:  Morning Departure
Description:  Two GEs depart from Northtown yard in the morning light, it was nice to see the former Santa Fe unit trailing.
Photo Date:  4/21/2010  Upload Date: 5/22/2010 11:42:36 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 629(C44-9W) BNSF 7217(ES44DC)
Views:  869   Comments: 1
BNSF 7218
Title:  BNSF 7218
Description:  Stored in the T yard until its turbo will get replaced.
Photo Date:  7/27/2009  Upload Date: 7/28/2009 10:31:58 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7218(ES44DC)
Views:  598   Comments: 0
Z train
Title:  Z train
Description:  A Z train makes its way past Saint Paul with a new Gevo leading.
Photo Date:  2/14/2009  Upload Date: 2/14/2009 8:30:41 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7232(ES44DC)
Views:  671   Comments: 1
BNSF 7234
Title:  BNSF 7234
Description:  An issue with this units turbo has put it in the storage lines for the time being.
Photo Date:  7/27/2009  Upload Date: 7/28/2009 10:25:30 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7234(ES44DC)
Views:  513   Comments: 0
Lined Up Gevos
Title:  Lined Up Gevos
Description:  Thanks to the gevos having turbo problems, more and more of them have been popping up at Northtown. Here an entire lineup of them is seen in the T yard. I bet no one was expecting to see this in 2009.
Photo Date:  7/27/2009  Upload Date: 7/28/2009 10:24:21 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7615(ES44DC) BNSF 7234(ES44DC)
Views:  841   Comments: 1
H3 Gevo
Title:  H3 Gevo
Description:  Three GEs throttle up at Park Jct with a fairly new GE in the lead. Right about when I took this shot, this train got the green and put it into high gear.
Photo Date:  5/2/2009  Upload Date: 5/2/2009 8:59:21 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7238(ES44DC)
Views:  622   Comments: 1
Snaking under the hump
Title:  Snaking under the hump
Description:  BNSF 7254 brings a short autorack train under the hump as it snakes into the R yard.
Photo Date:  10/28/2009  Upload Date: 11/18/2009 4:17:35 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7254(ES44DC)
Views:  612   Comments: 0
Grain Loads
Title:  Grain Loads
Description:  The entire time we were out, this was the only GE lead train that we ran into. It helped that it was on a curve and a worm train a well!
Photo Date:  12/4/2011  Upload Date: 12/25/2011 9:25:44 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7261(ES44DC)
Views:  660   Comments: 2
A Modern Mixed Bag
Title:  A Modern Mixed Bag
Description:  A modern form of a mixed bag of power comes through University Ave while the sun sets. (icture taken from HD video.
Photo Date:  11/28/2009  Upload Date: 11/28/2009 10:50:33 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7293(ES44DC) NS 6592(SD60) NS 6693(SD60)
Views:  914   Comments: 0
CP 695
Title:  CP 695
Description:  CP 695 gets on the move after getting the light at Hastings with three BNSF units for power. Sure was different from the normal CP red!
Photo Date:  7/25/2011  Upload Date: 7/29/2011 3:22:12 PM
Location:  Hastings, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7319(ES44DC)
Views:  595   Comments: 0
Mainline and local power
Title:  Mainline and local power
Description:  Two different types of power sit in the La Crosse yard before getting on the move again.
Photo Date:  8/1/2010  Upload Date: 8/4/2010 12:39:30 AM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7368(ES44DC) BNSF 2377(GP38-2) BNSF 2028(GP38-2)
Views:  1172   Comments: 0
Roaring past Union Jct
Title:  Roaring past Union Jct
Description:  A high priority TOFC and stack train roars past Union Jct with a Gevo in the lead.
Photo Date:  2/19/2011  Upload Date: 2/27/2011 3:00:19 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7379(ES44DC)
Views:  565   Comments: 0
Gevo with a stack train
Title:  Gevo with a stack train
Description:  A very mundane and common sight of the modern era, a Gevo leading a stack train at 44th.
Photo Date:  6/27/2009  Upload Date: 6/30/2009 1:40:23 AM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7398(ES44DC)
Views:  573   Comments: 0
Z Train
Title:  Z Train
Description:  A Z train rolls by 35th Ave with four GEs for power. At least a newer Gevo was leading compared to a Dash 9.
Photo Date:  5/13/2009  Upload Date: 5/14/2009 12:30:32 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7406(ES44DC)
Views:  485   Comments: 0
Four GEs qn a Z train
Title:  Four GEs qn a Z train
Description:  Four GEs lead a Z train past 35th Ave and up to 44th where it will get a crew change and be on its way again.
Photo Date:  3/18/2012  Upload Date: 5/2/2012 2:41:10 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildeb|andt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7408(ES44DC)
Views:  537   Comments: 0
BNSF 4890
Title:  BNSF 4890
Description:  After the CSX Pasco departed, the Dilworth-Lincoln came in. I wish that the Gevo was leading, I hate the nose font on the lead unit.
Photo Date:  2/16/2009  Upload Date: 2/16/2009 8:39:39 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 4890(C44-9W) BNSF 7409(ES44DC)
Views:  737   Comments: 0
Gevo
Title:  Gevo
Description:  Trailing unit on the Dilworth-Lincoln.
Photo Date:  2/16/2009  Upload Date: 2/16/2009 8:40:34 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7409(ES44DC)
Views:  487   Comments: 0
BNSF 7428
Title:  BNSF 7428
Description:  Two Erie products rumble past University on a dreary March morning.
Photo Date:  3/9/2009  Upload Date: 3/13/2009 12:51:11 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7428(ES44DC)
Views:  634   Comments: 0
Two Gevos switching out Northtown
Title:  Two Gevos switching out Northtown
Description:  A set of Gevos pull a small cut of cars out into the T yard to begin doing some switching.
Photo Date:  9/11/2009  Upload Date: 9/11/2009 10:13:37 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7434(ES44DC) BNSF 5942(ES44AC)
Views:  1234   Comments: 0
BNSF 7435
Title:  BNSF 7435
Description:  BNSF 7435 runs past St. Paul and towards Chicago with an SD60M trailing.
Photo Date:  11/17/2008  Upload Date: 11/18/2008 11:23:05 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7435(ES44DC) BNSF 8134(SD60M)
Views:  941   Comments: 1
Light Power move
Title:  Light Power move
Description:  A clean Gevo makes a light power move at University. Just about a year ago, I saw a light power move with FURX 7219 and a UP SD70M here. How fast things have changed...
Photo Date:  2/27/2009  Upload Date: 2/27/2009 7:02:59 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7455(ES44DC)
Views:  679   Comments: 0
BNSF 7469
Title:  BNSF 7469
Description:  One of many sidelined BNSF Gevos at 44th, these are all here due to turbo failures.
Photo Date:  7/17/2009  Upload Date: 7/20/2009 12:44:26 AM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7469(ES44DC)
Views:  514   Comments: 0
Z train
Title:  Z train
Description:  A Z train rolls past Northtown Yard with a Gevo leading plenty of power. It tells you something when its hard to find Z trains with Dash 9s leading anymore, the Gevos are taking over... It looks like I'm the first person to have this unit on RRPA!
Photo Date:  12/27/2008  Upload Date: 12/27/2008 2:34:15 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7473(ES44DC)
Views:  691   Comments: 1
CSX Pasco
Title:  CSX Pasco
Description:  The CSX Pasco departs Northtown with no CSXT units, and the clouds had to break just before I took this too.
Photo Date:  2/16/2009  Upload Date: 2/16/2009 8:37:10 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7482(ES44DC) BNSF 8277(SD75I)
Views:  901   Comments: 0
BNSF 7498
Title:  BNSF 7498
Description:  Second out as it departs today, at least it wasn't leading. :-)
Photo Date:  4/27/2011  Upload Date: 5/16/2011 4:49:11 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7498(ES44DC)
Views:  594   Comments: 0
Warbonnet in the Lead
Title:  Warbonnet in the Lead
Description:  A nice looking Warbonnet leads the way out of Northtown today as it heads out of town.
Photo Date:  4/27/2011  Upload Date: 5/16/2011 4:46:50 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 8202(SD75M) BNSF 7498(ES44DC) BNSF 8166(SD60M)
Views:  836   Comments: 0
BNSF 7502
Title:  BNSF 7502
Description:  Here's something I wasn't expecting to see for many years, Gevos sidelined at Northtown. These units are hnving their turbos replaced due the turbos having failures.
Photo Date:  7/17/2009  Upload Date: 7/20/2009 12:42:05 AM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7502(ES44DC)
Views:  539   Comments: 0
Gevo
Title:  Gevo
Description:  A new Gevo leads a stack/autorack train past University.
Photo Date:  1/22/2009  Upload Date: 1/23/2009 1:26:53 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7503(ES44DC)
Views:  602   Comments: 0
Gevo on the runner
Title:  Gevo on the runner
Description:  A stack train departs Northtown on the north runner with a Gevo leading. I like the number series on those Gevos, brings back memories of the WC SD45s.
Photo Date:  2/14/2009  Upload Date: 2/14/2009 8:33:30 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7512(ES44DC)
Views:  553   Comments: 0
BNSF 7521
Title:  BNSF 7521
Description:  Two GEs bring a manifest in on the North Runner under cloudy skies.
Photo Date:  10/5/2009  Upload Date: 10/5/2009 9:41:23 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7521(ES44DC)
Views:  526   Comments: 1
Gevo Trio
Title:  Gevo Trio
Description:  After shooting the Soo caboose on display across the street, the 7526 came blowing arou`d the corner with three other units. Thankfully, we were able to get across the road fast enough, and fire off some good shots.
Photo Date:  8/1/2009  Upload Date: 8/1/2009 9:57:05 PM
Location:  Bay City, WI
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7526(ES44DC)
Views:  618   Comments: 1
Suprise meet
Title:  Suprise meet
Description:  After racing up from Bay City in hqpes of getting the 7526 at Diamond Bluff, we got even a better suprise, a nice meet between the 7622 and the 7526.
Photo Date:  8/1/2009  Upload Date: 8/1/2009 10:00:23 PM
Location:  Diamond Bluff, WI
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7526(ES44DC) BNSF 7622(ES44DC)
Views:  745   Comments: 0
Coming up the the St. Croix
Title:  Coming up the the St. Croix
Description:  After chasing this train up from Bay City, we run into it again at Prescott as its about to cross the St. Croix river.
Photo Date:  8/1/2009  Upload Date: 8/1/2009 10:01:22 PM
Location:  Prescott, WI
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7526(ES44DC)
Views:  527   Comments: 0
Harrison St.
Title:  Harrison St.
Description:  Three GE units lug a freight towards Saint Paul after coving through downtown Minneapolis.
Photo Date:  7/7/2009  Upload Date: 7/7/2009 11:08:55 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 4113(C44-9W) BNSF 7550(ES44DC)
Views:  757   Comments: 0
BNSF 7550
Title:  BNSF 7550
Description:  A Gevo is sandwhiched in between two Dash 9s as it takes the wye at Minneapolis Jct.
Photo Date:  7/7/2009  Upload Date: 7/7/2009 11:09:42 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebranht
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7550(ES44DC)
Views:  486   Comments: 0
Heavy snowfall
Title:  Heavy snowfall
Description:  BNSF 7553 departs Northtown Yard with near whiteout conditions going on. It only made the picture conditions better if you ask me!
Photo Date:  12/20/2008  Upload Date: 12/20/2008 10:54:57 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7553(ES44DC) BNSF 6965(SD40-2) BNSF 2734(GP39-2)
Views:  1136   Comments: 1
BNSF 7597
Title:  BNSF 7597
Description:  As I waited in the hole on the 261, the freight came by. The engineer blew the horn for us a few times as he went by.
Photo Date:  10/7/2007  Upload Date: 2/1/2009 11:12:04 PM
Location:  Newport, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7597(ES44DC)
Views:  634   Comments: 0
BNSF 7602
Title:  BNSF 7602
Description:  Due to the gates at Osborne having problems, this stack train had to creep by until the gates tripped. Once they were down, the engineer put the Gevos into notch eight, and wasted no time getting going.
Photo Date:  7/22/2009  Upload Date: 7/23/2009 5:53:10 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7602(ES44DC)
Views:  538   Comments: 0
Z Train crusing by 44th
Title:  Z Train crusing by 44th
Description:  A Z train comes into Northtown Yard with four GEs for power. Some older stored/reti{ed power can be seen on the right hand side of the picture.
Photo Date:  8/3/2008  Upload Date: 6/14/4162 3:13:37 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7614(ES44DC)
Views:  491   Comments: 0
BNSF 7622
Title:  BNSF 7622
Description:  While waiting `or the 7526 to come on by, the 7622 snuck up behind me, but I was able to get off this shot.
Photo Date:  8/1/2009  Upload Date: 8/1/2009 9:59:11 PM
Location:  Diamond Bluff, WI
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7622(ES44DC)
Views:  509   Comments: 0
Heavy ore train
Title:  Heavy ore train
Description:  A very heavy tack train departs Northtown Yard. Those two GEs were working hard.
Photo Date:  8/2/2006  Upload Date: 8/31/2006 11:23:30 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7637(ES44DC) BNSF 5019(C44-9W)
Views:  965   Comments: 0
Crusing by
Title:  Crusing by
Description:  After the detector rang out over the scanner, it was only a matter of minutes before this Z train came blasting by.
Photo Date:  8/1/2009  Upload Date: 8/1/2009 9:46:30 PM
Location:  Nelson, WI
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7682(ES44DC)
Views:  535   Comments: 1
Gevo
Title:  Gevo
Description:  A rear end elevated shot of a somewhat rare H2 gevo. I wish more Gevos got the H2 scheme, looks great on 'em.
Photo Date:  2/16/2009  Upload Date: 2/16/2009 8:47:41 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7693(ES44DC) BNSF 3452(SW1500) BNSF 1718(SD9) BNSF 3638(SW1000)
Views:  1422   Comments: 0
In on the north runner
Title:  In on the north runner
Description:  A quartet of GEs coming in on the north runner with the last two Gevos DIT.
Photo Date:  9/14/2009  Upload Date: 9/14/2009 10:22:02 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7693(ES44DC)
Views:  674   Comments: 1
BNSF 7732 with a Z train
Title:  BNSF 7732 with a Z train
Description:  BNSF 7732 runs by with a "Z" train headed for Seattle. The horn on the ES44 was really nice!
Photo Date:  5/27/2006  Upload Date: 6/27/2006 10:20:36 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7732(ES44DC)
Views:  644   Comments: 0
BNSF 7741
Title:  BNSF 7741
Description:  BNSF 7741 leads a general freight out of Northtown Yard on the north runner in the early morning sun.
Photo Date:  10/13/2007  Upload Date: 1/27/2008 11:48:18 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7741(ES44DC)
Views:  684   Comments: 0
BNSF 7748
Title:  BNSF 7748
Description:  Another Z train heads through Northtown yard with a nice looking ES44 leading.
Photo Date:  8/2/2006  Upload Date: 8/31/2006 11:29:12 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7748(ES44DC) BNSF 532(B40-8W)
Views:  999   Comments: 0
Early Morning Z Train
Title:  Early Morning Z Train
Description:  A Z train rolls through Northtown Yard at 8:06 AM on a cold Sunday morning.
Photo Date:  10/29/2006  Upload Date: 10/29/2006 4:15:23 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7778(ES44DC) BNSF 4995(C44-9W)
Views:  914   Comments: 0
Putting cars away
Title:  Putting cars away
Description:  BNSF 7898 pulls ahead on a cut before shoving back again to put its train away in the R Yard.
Photo Date:  10/29/2011  Upload Date: 11/12/2011 1:17:39 AM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7898(ES44DC) BNSF 8114(SD60M)
Views:  748   Comments: 0


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