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7/4/2025
 
 
 
 
 
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CP 8505
Title:  CP 8505
Description:  Four AC4400s bring a train into Humoldt Yard. It was cool to see four AC44s in the front-back-front-back arrangement.
Photo Date:  2/24/2009  Upload Date: 2/26/2009 5:19:25 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 8505(AC44CW)
Views:  529   Comments: 1
Past the Bluffs
Title:  Past the Bluffs
Description:  CP 199 rolls out and past the bluffs near downtown Saint Paul.
Photo Date:  8/14/2011  Upload Date: 8/17/2011 12:09:28 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 8505(AC44CW)
Views:  598   Comments: 0
CP AC44s
Title:  CP AC44s
Description:  A pair of CP AC44s cruise past the Hastings depot on a semi cloudy day.
Photo Date:  6/19/2009  Upload Date: 6/19/2009 9:12:17 PM
Location:  Hastings, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 8517(AC44CW)
Views:  606   Comments: 0
CP 291
Title:  CP 291
Description:  About 10 minutes before 491 came by, 291 came by with a pair of plane jane AC44s.
Photo Date:  5/28/2011  Upload Date: 6/1/2011 2:22:29 AM
Location:  Brooten, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 8519(AC44CW)
Views:  492   Comments: 1
CP 8857
Title:  CP 8857
Description:  Train 496 comes through Shoreham with an AC44 and Soo SD60 trailing.
Photo Date:  2/22/2009  Upload Date: 2/26/2009 5:39:49 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 8857(ES44AC) CP 8520(AC44CW) SOO 6055(SD60)
Views:  764   Comments: 0
CP 8524
Title:  CP 8524
Description:  Two CP AC4400s lug a freight up and over Shoreham Hill, it was great seeing mainline traffic on this line again.
Photo Date:  10/21/2006  Upload Date: 1/14/2009 7:54:43 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 8524(AC44CW) CP 9774(AC44CW)
Views:  725   Comments: 0
CP on Shoreham Hill
Title:  CP on Shoreham Hill
Description:  For a brief time in Oct 2006, Shoreham Hill was once again a mainline. This was one of two CP trains I caught on the#hill this day. This one didn't have a helper, but 292 did.
Photo Date:  10/22/2006  Upload Date: 1/14/2009 7:54:10 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 8524(AC44CW) CP 9774(AC44CW)
Views:  653   Comments: 0
Humboldt Yard
Title:  Humboldt Yard
Description:  Two Soo SD60s wait to go on a yard track, while CP 8527 pulls up to the crossing before heading to St. Paul. The 8527 is waiting for CP 8832 to come by on the passing track.
Photo Date:  1/22/2009  Upload Date: 1/22/2009 6:11:28 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 8527(AC44CW) SOO 6049(SD60)
Views:  709   Comments: 0
CP University
Title:  CP University
Description:  Two CP AC44s team up to bring a manifest west as it comes past CP University on a cloudy July evening.
Photo Date:  7/31/2009  Upload Date: 8/1/2009 9:42:35 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 8527(AC44CW)
Views:  474   Comments: 0
CP at BN University
Title:  CP at BN University
Description:  CP 8527 teams up with the 6061 to take a mixed freight towards Humboldt Yard.
Photo Date:  11/28/2009  Upload Date: 12/2/2009 1:35:31 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 8527(AC44CW) CP 6061(SD40-2)
Views:  827   Comments: 0
493 Departing
Title:  493 Departing
Description:  CP 8531 will lead 493 today. The best part about this lashup was the CP 5939 trailing. I wonder why all that steam is coming off the 8531.
Photo Date:  6/8/2009  Upload Date: 6/9/2009 11:50:19 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 8531(AC44CW)
Views:  581   Comments: 0
Crossing the Mississippi
Title:  Crossing the Mississippi
Description:  On an overcast day, two CP units bring 493 across the Mississippi River and towards Humboldt Yard.
Photo Date:  6/8/2009  Upload Date: 6/8/2009 5:11:31 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 8531(AC44CW) CP 5939(SD40-2)
Views:  903   Comments: 3
Pair of Beavers
Title:  Pair of Beavers
Description:  Two AC44s in the Beaver Scheme come off the old east main and onto the BN at University.
Photo Date:  4/5/2010  Upload Date: 5/21/2010 9:41:18 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 8539(AC44CW)
Views:  601   Comments: 0
CP 8541
Title:  CP 8541
Description:  Someday when these AC44s are really beat up, I'll be happy I got a shot of this guy.
Photo Date:  10/11/2011  Upload Date: 10/19/2011 5:10:22 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 8541(AC44CW)
Views:  475   Comments: 0
Four Pack
Title:  Four Pack
Description:  Four CP units get rolling out of Humboldt Yard; nice to see the SD40-2 tucked in third out.
Photo Date:  10/11/2011  Upload Date: 10/19/2011 5:08:39 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 8735(ES44AC) CP 5908(SD40-2) CP 8541(AC44CW)
Views:  747   Comments: 2
A ?47
Title:  A ?47
Description:  Yep, the question mark in the title is correct. The scanner said something about a something 47 getting a route on the west runner at Shoreham. Regardless of ID, this CP train had a nice trailing class unit, the 5900.
Photo Date:  7/3/2010  Upload Date: 7/8/2010 12:19:11 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 8547(AC44CW) CP 5900(SD40-2)
Views:  748   Comments: 0
CP 8558
Title:  CP 8558
Description:  Trailing on a detour as it rolls under Raymond Ave.
Photo Date:  10/17/2011  Upload Date: 10/31/2011 1:16:17 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 8548(AC44CW)
Views:  403   Comments: 0
Into the sunset
Title:  Into the sunset
Description:  Two CP AC44s bring a train on the newly realigned track at Main St. as it heads off into the sunset.
Photo Date:  8/22/2007  Upload Date: 5/7/2009 5:56:44 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 8550(AC44CW)
Views:  546   Comments: 0
Six GEs
Title:  Six GEs
Description:  Six GE units, Five CP and one CSXT, roll through Camden on a cloudy day"
Photo Date:  3/19/2010  Upload Date: 3/29/2010 12:45:10 AM
Location:  Miloma, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 8555(AC44CW) CSX 5336(ES44DC) CP 8710(ES44AC) CP 9594(AC44CW)
Views:  859   Comments: 1
493
Title:  493
Description:  Todays 493 rolls under Saint Anthony Parkway with two SD40-2s trailing.
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 6/25/2010 11:58:47 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Dougmas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 8564(AC44CW) CP 6016(SD40-2)
Views:  722   Comments: 0
Coming up to Main St.
Title:  Coming up to Main St.
Description:  An AC44 leads a lease unit up to Main St. on a cold Jan day. Seeing that lease unit was really cool.
Photo Date:  1/30/2009  Upload Date: 1/31/2009 12:21:18 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 8566(AC44CW) CITX 3089(SD40-2)
Views:  762   Comments: 0
CP past the Park
Title:  CP past the Park
Description:  Two CP burners work hard to keep the train moving as the head past Park Jct. While the train is in Minneapolis right now, the photographer is in Saint Paul taking the picture.
Photo Date:  8/6/2009  Upload Date: 8/19/2009 12:58:20 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 8568(AC44CW)
Views:  573   Comments: 1
Recrewed and waiting to go
Title:  Recrewed and waiting to go
Description:  This manifest has just got a new crew, and is waiting to depart Humboldt Yard. Soo 4512 is the bandit trailing.
Photo Date:  1/8/2009  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 6:05:34 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 8578(AC44CW) SOO 4512(GP38-2)
Views:  950   Comments: 2
Parking lot
Title:  Parking lot
Description:  Looking like shot from the Soo Line photo archive, the same scene is repeated nearly 20 years later with a AC44 and a Gevo.
Photo Date:  8/30/2008  Upload Date: 2/18/2009 5:28:08 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 8605(AC44CW) CP 8777(ES44AC)
Views:  719   Comments: 0
CP 496
Title:  CP 496
Description:  Dean heads onto the main with CP 8610 leading todays 496.
Photo Date:  1/2/2011  Upload Date: 1/12/2011 1:40:04 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 8610(AC44CW) CP 6025(SD40-2)
Views:  687   Comments: 1
Lite power move
Title:  Lite power move
Description:  A nice looking Soo unit backs into Humboldt Yard to pick up some cars. Looks like CP 8618 could use some new paint after getting some burn damage.
Photo Date:  1/8/2009  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 6:01:47 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  SOO 4506(GP38-2) CP 8618(AC44CW)
Views:  901   Comments: 0
CP 8622
Title:  CP 8622
Description:  This CP train that came around Foley had a really crappy leader, but at least the trailing unit was excellent! Why couldn't the 2806 lead?
Photo Date:  8/15/2005  Upload Date: 1/14/2009 2:06:36 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 8622(AC44CW) CEFX 2806(SD40-2)
Views:  747   Comments: 0
Mixed Freight
Title:  Mixed Freight
Description:  Three CP ACs lead a mixed freight thats headed towards St.Paul
Photo Date:  3/28/2006  Upload Date: 4/18/2006 5:42:20 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 9558(AC44CW) CP 8622(AC44CW) CP 9549(AC44CW)
Views:  942   Comments: 0
Auto Train
Title:  Auto Train
Description:  Two CP AC44s go past Shoreham on there way towards Canada
Photo Date:  1/28/2006  Upload Date: 4/18/2006 5:35:29 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 8627(AC44CW)
Views:  492   Comments: 0
Rolling past Shoreham
Title:  Rolling past Shoreham
Description:  CP 8627 comes past Shoreham with the 5743 trailing on a cloudy July afternoon. Its nice to still be able to see SD40-2s going out on the road.
Photo Date:  7/25/2009  Upload Date: 7/25/2009 11:14:03 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 8627(AC44CW) CP 5743(SD40-2)
Views:  490   Comments: 1
After the storm
Title:  After the storm
Description:  After a small rain storm, this CP freight heads west into the sun which is just breaking through the clouds at Azelia Ave.
Photo Date:  5/15/2009  Upload Date: 5/15/2009 9:26:25 PM
Location:  Brooklyn Center, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 8628(AC44CW)
Views:  902   Comments: 11
Waiting to leave
Title:  Waiting to leave
Description:  CP 8636 is waiting for a CP freight to pass before it can depart Humboldt Yard. Soo 6039 is waiting for a crew before it can leave.
Photo Date:  10/28/2007  Upload Date: 10/28/2007 11:52:33 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 8636(AC44CW) SOO 6039(SD60)
Views:  569   Comments: 0
Onto the main
Title:  Onto the main
Description:  An interesting lashup comes onto the main at Shoreham as the 8640 as two geeps trailing. Picture taken from video.
Photo Date:  7/1/2009  Upload Date: 7/2/2009 12:25:25 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 8640(AC44CW)
Views:  515   Comments: 0
St. Paul Roundhouse
Title:  St. Paul Roundhouse
Description:  The Soos former Milwaukee Shops still use the old turntable. The Soo engine on the left is one of my favorites, I was able to climb up and into it about three years ago.
Photo Date:  12/29/2005  Upload Date: 1/3/2006 2:28:10 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  SOO 6027(SD60) CP 8653(AC44CW) CP 1512(GP9u)
Views:  1454   Comments: 0
CP stack train
Title:  CP stack train
Description:  Two GE burners bring a train up the hill and t`wards Shoreham on a nice July afternoon.
Photo Date:  7/31/2009  Upload Date: 8/1/2009 9:43:03 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 9514(AC44CW) CEFX 1057(AC44CW)
Views:  691   Comments: 0
CP 292
Title:  CP 292
Description:  CP 292 comes into Buffalo with a run of the mill AC44 leading a Soo SD60. The train is 37 miles from CP University.
Photo Date:  11/25/2011  Upload Date: 12/21/2011 1:21:39 AM
Location:  Buffalo, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 9514(AC44CW)
Views:  449   Comments: 2
CP coming by the Park
Title:  CP coming by the Park
Description:  Two dual flags AC44s bring a mixed train of stacks and autoracks past Park Jct.
Photo Date:  6/14/2009  Upload Date: 6/15/2009 12:48:24 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 9519(AC44CW)
Views:  523   Comments: 0
High Horsepower
Title:  High Horsepower
Description:  Two CPs round Foley Wye with a loaded grain train. I like seeing AC44s in the DF scheme.
Photo Date:  6/14/2006  Upload Date: 8/6/2006 11:15:57 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 9520(AC44CW)
Views:  556   Comments: 0
CP 199
Title:  CP 199
Description:  CP 199 rolls up to CP University and into the evening sun as it continues its trip out to Glenwood. At the controls is none other then Dean who is doing a great job at keeping the train in control, and running on time
Photo Date:  8/22/2010  Upload Date: 10/7/2010 12:11:09 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 9537(AC44CW)
Views:  523   Comments: 0
No light left
Title:  No light left
Description:  Thirty minutes after I caught 199 at CP University, I shot it again at Azelia Ave in Brooklyn Center with literally no light left. How did I pull this one off? Taken at 1/160th, ISO at 800, Aperture at 6.3 and some pure dumb luck too!
Photo Date:  8/22/2010  Upload Date: 10/7/2010 12:14:42 AM
Location:  Brooklyn Center, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 9537(AC44CW)
Views:  547   Comments: 0
Creeping by
Title:  Creeping by
Description:  CP 9559 creeps by on the CP main as it slowly negotiates the curves at University.
Photo Date:  3/29/2010  Upload Date: 3/30/2010 12:23:28 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 9559(AC44CW) SOO 6038(SD60)
Views:  514   Comments: 0
Stacks at last light
Title:  Stacks at last light
Description:  CP 182 does 30 mph past the Amtrak depot in the last light of the day as passengers wait for a delayed Amtrak to show up.
Photo Date:  7/6/2010  Upload Date: 7/8/2010 1:07:09 AM
Location:  Winona, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 9564(AC44CW)
Views:  467   Comments: 1
Past Park
Title:  Past Park
Description:  CP 183 continues its treak towards Shoreham as it rolls up to Park Jct in nearly perfect light. Get this stuff while you can, once the new ES44s get to the CP, the lease power will be done for.
Photo Date:  8/8/2011  Upload Date: 8/14/2011 1:16:47 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  HLCX 7003(SD40-2) CP 9567(AC44CW)
Views:  814   Comments: 0
199
Title:  199
Description:  CP 199 comes into Shoreham with the moon rising in the background and the sun setting behind me. Todays 199 also had a very friendly conductor too!
Photo Date:  6/24/2010  Upload Date: 7/4/2010 2:47:46 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 9574(AC44CW)
Views:  404   Comments: 0
CP 9586
Title:  CP 9586
Description:  After making a run to Target, I decided to swing by Park Jct to see if anything was coming my way. Thankfully, a CP train came by and I was able to fire off this shot. The reason the area to the right looks so flat is because a yard used to be there many years ago.
Photo Date:  7/22/2009  Upload Date: 7/24/2009 1:37:45 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 9586(AC44CW)
Views:  432   Comments: 0
Last of Six
Title:  Last of Six
Description:  The sixth and final CP unit as it came through Camden.
Photo Date:  3/19/2010  Upload Date: 3/29/2010 12:48:46 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 9594(AC44CW)
Views:  443   Comments: 0
CP running on the Midway
Title:  CP running on the Midway
Description:  Two CP GEs make a rare apperance as the run down the Midway Sub. This probably happened due to track work going on at the Saint Paul Sub.
Photo Date:  7/29/2009  Upload Date: 7/29/2009 4:12:08 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 9595(AC44CW)
Views:  506   Comments: 2
CP 182
Title:  CP 182
Description:  CP Train 182 works hard to get its train moving as it heads by Park Jct with a pair of AC44s. The lead unit was having problems with its front ditch lights, they kept going out when the units notched up. I guess it was blowing a fuse, thats a GE for you!
Photo Date:  2/13/2010  Upload Date: 2/13/2010 11:35:15 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 9596(AC44CW) CP 9661(AC44CW)
Views:  676   Comments: 1
Chugging on by
Title:  Chugging on by
Description:  After clearing the diamond, the engineer notches the power up and the AC44s make the normal chugging sound as the prime movers load up.
Photo Date:  2/13/2010  Upload Date: 2/13/2010 11:35:55 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 9661(AC44CW) CP 9596(AC44CW)
Views:  672   Comments: 0
CP 9608
Title:  CP 9608
Description:  An AC44s headlights break through the morning haze as it prepares to negotiate the switches at University so it can head west.
Photo Date:  2/9/2009  Upload Date: 2/10/2009 12:12:04 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 9608(AC44CW) CP 6007(SD40-2)
Views:  899   Comments: 0


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