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7/16/2025
 
 
 
 
 
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Bandits at Shoreham
Title:  Bandits at Shoreham
Description:  SOO Bandit 2008 is at Shoreham Yard MN. Soo 1512 is also in the background, I believe that it was later sold to the UP.
Photo Date:  8/20/1994  Upload Date: 7/16/2004 12:22:06 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  SOO 2008(GP40) SOO 1512(MP15AC)
Views:  1683   Comments: 0
Heritage is evident
Title:  Heritage is evident
Description:  The heritage is clear on the 2010, you can even make out the Milwaukee Road lettering on the long hood.
Photo Date:  10/16/2004  Upload Date: 2/28/2009 12:29:05 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  SOO 2010(GP40) SOO 4446(GP38-2) SOO 1555(MP15AC)
Views:  1593   Comments: 0
Getting ready to go
Title:  Getting ready to go
Description:  A Soo Bandit gets ready to bring a Transfer out of Saint Paul Yard as a top end job pulls a cut of cars. Bandits are getting rarer by the year, so seeing this one lead in 2011 was a treat.
Photo Date:  1/17/2011  Upload Date: 2/26/2011 7:07:57 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  SOO 2010(GP40)
Views:  820   Comments: 0
Blacked out Bandit
Title:  Blacked out Bandit
Description:  The Soo really went to work on this poor guy! All of the long hood is blacked out. I think this unit used to wear the Hiawatha Scheme.
Photo Date:  10/16/2004  Upload Date: 2/28/2009 12:29:19 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  SOO 2016(GP40)
Views:  978   Comments: 0
Transfer 1
Title:  Transfer 1
Description:  Soo 4450 comes around the curve at Cardigan Jct as it starts to head back down to Saint Paul Yard with Transfer One. For you Bandit Fans out there, the trailing unit is the 2016.
Photo Date:  3/10/2011  Upload Date: 3/22/2011 8:49:18 PM
Location:  Shoreview, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  SOO 4450(GP38-2) SOO 2016(GP40)
Views:  548   Comments: 0
Dresser Turn
Title:  Dresser Turn
Description:  The Dresser Turn rolls up to Cardigan West with Soo 2016 leading the way. The crew will die on hours here after being on duty for nearly 12 hours. Notice how you can see "Milwaukee Road" bleeding though on the nose.
Photo Date:  4/12/2011  Upload Date: 4/21/2011 1:20:13 AM
Location:  Shoreview, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  SOO 2016(GP40) SOO 4450(GP38-2)
Views:  655   Comments: 1
Rolling towards Cardigan
Title:  Rolling towards Cardigan
Description:  A short, but fast moving. Dresser Turn rolls through a swamp as it heads towards Cardigan Jct in perfect afternoon light.
Photo Date:  4/12/2011  Upload Date: 4/21/2011 1:18:54 AM
Location:  Vadnais Heights, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  SOO 2016(GP40) SOO 4450(GP38-2)
Views:  650   Comments: 1
How Shoreham used to be
Title:  How Shoreham used to be
Description:  This how Shoreham used to be, full of engines! Shortly after this picture was taken, the CP transfered all Shoreham operations to the St.Paul yards. When that happened, that ended over 100 years of railroad work at Shoreham Yard. Photo is a low res photo scan.
Photo Date:  8/20/1994  Upload Date: 12/17/2005 10:11:05 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  SOO 2035(GP40) SOO 2032(GP40)
Views:  1306   Comments: 0
Bandit Leading
Title:  Bandit Leading
Description:  A Soo Bandit GP40 leads a CP SD40-2 over the Mississippi River in the early morning light.
Photo Date:  8/10/2007  Upload Date: 5/7/2009 6:48:57 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  SOO 2032(GP40) CP 6021(SD40-2)
Views:  746   Comments: 1
SOO 2041
Title:  SOO 2041
Description:  This old bandit sits outside of the diesel shops. The 2041 has seen better days.
Photo Date:  2/14/2009  Upload Date: 2/14/2009 8:18:48 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  SOO 2041(GP40)
Views:  587   Comments: 0
Transfer 1
Title:  Transfer 1
Description:  The crew of transfer one is getting ready to perform a drop of the three cars so the conductor won't have to ride the shove back to Lexington Ave. Turns out that the drop didn't work, and they did have to have the conductor ride the shove back.
Photo Date:  2/24/2009  Upload Date: 2/26/2009 5:37:46 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  SOO 4512(GP38-2) SOO 2041(GP40)
Views:  773   Comments: 0
Good old Bandits
Title:  Good old Bandits
Description:  Is this a final good bye? With all the bandits getting repainted, it was great to see two bandits at New Brighton and on transfer one too! This is one for the books.
Photo Date:  2/24/2009  Upload Date: 2/26/2009 5:26:12 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  SOO 4512(GP38-2) SOO 2041(GP40)
Views:  737   Comments: 0
Passin' 580
Title:  Passin' 580
Description:  While we were getting ahead of 170, we came up to 580 as passed it coming into Lake City. Here we see it at Frontenac with its conductor smiling, the crew wa very friendly!
Photo Date:  7/7/2011  Upload Date: 7/9/2011 2:48:39 AM
Location:  Frontenac, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  SOO 2041(GP40)
Views:  477   Comments: 0
Trains and open plains
Title:  Trains and open plains
Description:  Train 580 continues making its way down the River Sub as it comes though Kellogg MN. I love how open this area is, really nice area.
Photo Date:  7/7/2011  Upload Date: 7/9/2011 3:08:00 AM
Location:  Kellogg, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  SOO 2041(GP40) SOO 4405(GP38-2)
Views:  312   Comments: 0
Off to Wabasha
Title:  Off to Wabasha
Description:  After finishing their work in Lake City, 580 takes off for Wabasha with 170 right behind it.
Photo Date:  7/7/2011  Upload Date: 7/9/2011 2:53:43 AM
Location:  Lake City, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  SOO 2041(GP40) SOO 4405(GP38-2)
Views:  309   Comments: 0
Great lashup
Title:  Great lashup
Description:  Soo 2057 leads one hell of a lashup at Humboldt Yard. This was on one of those rolls that didn't expose right (only 4 of 36 came out), and to this day I still wonder what that CSXT units number is. Date Approx.
Photo Date:  4/15/2005  Upload Date: 1/14/2009 2:24:31 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  SOO 2057(GP40)
Views:  765   Comments: 1
SOO 2057
Title:  SOO 2057
Description:  Two sets of of geeps idle away at Humboldt Yard on a great May day. Seeing the 2057 was nice, however it was very sad to see that the 4525 had gotten tagged.
Photo Date:  5/30/2009  Upload Date: 5/30/2009 2:26:10 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  SOO 2057(GP40) CP 4525(GP38-2) CP 4513(GP38-2)
Views:  1168   Comments: 1
581
Title:  581
Description:  In a rare move, 581 came all the way up to Humboldt before moving lite powered back to Saint Paul Yard.
Photo Date:  7/24/2010  Upload Date: 7/25/2010 11:28:20 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  SOO 2057(GP40) SOO 4436(GP38-2)
Views:  567   Comments: 2
Notching it up
Title:  Notching it up
Description:  The trio of geeps notch it up as they are about to get to the top of Shoreham Hill with a Dresser Turn. This was a really cool lashup.
Photo Date:  4/12/2009  Upload Date: 4/12/2009 6:17:28 PM
Location:  Saint Anthony, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 4609(GP40) SOO 2064(GP40) CP 3015(GP38AC)
Views:  1246   Comments: 1
Milwaukee Heritage
Title:  Milwaukee Heritage
Description:  Two former Milwaukee Road units team up with a CP SD40-2 by the yard office at Humboldt.
Photo Date:  7/17/2009  Upload Date: 7/17/2009 3:38:19 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 4617(GP40) SOO 2066(GP40)
Views:  737   Comments: 0
SOO 2066
Title:  SOO 2066
Description:  A very faded bandit is seen at Humboldt Yard with two other units. As much as I love these units, its only a mater of time before this one gets some CP paint.
Photo Date:  7/17/2009  Upload Date: 7/17/2009 3:39:25 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  SOO 2066(GP40)
Views:  600   Comments: 0
Sprint Unit
Title:  Sprint Unit
Description:  The 2066 is a LONG way from its glory days on the sprint trains, but is still on the former Milwaukee mainline. Here its seen on G80 getting ready to move some cars around.
Photo Date:  7/7/2011  Upload Date: 7/11/2011 1:05:20 AM
Location:  Winona, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  SOO 2066(GP40)
Views:  248   Comments: 0
G80 with 40s
Title:  G80 with 40s
Description:  Tonights G80 sports a pair of old school GP40s. To top it all off, the 4601 is one of the original Soo GP40s as well!
Photo Date:  7/7/2011  Upload Date: 7/11/2011 1:04:02 AM
Location:  Winona, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  SOO 4601(GP40) SOO 2066(GP40)
Views:  322   Comments: 0
Big, Heavy, and Loud Dresser
Title:  Big, Heavy, and Loud Dresser
Description:  A very long and heavy Dresser Turn roars up to the diamond at New Brighton with one of the longer Dresser Turns I've ever seen. The three geeps and SD40-2 were really working to keep this guy moving. The SD40-2 was the CITX 3112.
Photo Date:  10/26/2011  Upload Date: 11/5/2011 1:25:18 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 4617(GP40) SOO 2066(GP40) CP 4615(GP40)
Views:  495   Comments: 0
SOO 2066
Title:  SOO 2066
Description:  One of the former shuttle train units is still alive and well as it gets a good workout on todays Dresser Turn.
Photo Date:  10/26/2011  Upload Date: 11/5/2011 1:26:32 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  SOO 2066(GP40)
Views:  246   Comments: 0
Original Paint Scheme
Title:  Original Paint Scheme
Description:  The 4601 is one of two Soo units still in the original style paint scheme as it rests at Saint Paul with other Soo units.
Photo Date:  10/16/2004  Upload Date: 2/28/2009 12:30:12 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  SOO 4601(GP40) SOO 6041(SD60)
Views:  1171   Comments: 0
Soo GP40s
Title:  Soo GP40s
Description:  Transfer One heads back to Saint Paul Yard after finishing its work in Arden Hills. It was great to see the two Soo GP40s together.
Photo Date:  2/3/2011  Upload Date: 2/3/2011 11:17:00 PM
Location:  Shoreview, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  SOO 4601(GP40) SOO 4603(GP40)
Views:  584   Comments: 0
Classic Soo
Title:  Classic Soo
Description:  The last two Soo Line units in the swoosh scheme are seen at Lexington Industrial Park before picking up some cars. To top it off, there's even a caboose!
Photo Date:  3/2/2011  Upload Date: 2/3/2011 11:20:54 PM
Location:  Arden Hills, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  SOO 4601(GP40) SOO 4603(GP40)
Views:  582   Comments: 0
G80 and Number 7 meet
Title:  G80 and Number 7 meet
Description:  The crew of G80 waits to get going as Amtrak slides into the depot at Winona to let off its passengers.
Photo Date:  7/7/2011  Upload Date: 7/11/2011 1:07:21 AM
Location:  Winona, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  AMTK 127(P42DC) SOO 4601(GP40)
Views:  300   Comments: 0
Lots of geeps
Title:  Lots of geeps
Description:  Four geeps, all of which are Soo or were former Soo, are seen at the Ford Plant on a cloudy day.
Photo Date:  8/27/2011  Upload Date: 9/17/2011 1:31:33 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  SOO 4414(GP38-2) SOO 4443(GP38-2) SOO 4601(GP40)
Views:  946   Comments: 0
At the Ford Plant
Title:  At the Ford Plant
Description:  After getting up to the plant, the crew gets ready to cut the power off, and run around their train so they can shove the loads into the plant.
Photo Date:  8/27/2011  Upload Date: 9/17/2011 1:28:46 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  SOO 4601(GP40)
Views:  449   Comments: 0
Tied down at Madison
Title:  Tied down at Madison
Description:  The Hauler waits for its crew at Madison Ave before heading all the way to the Ford Plant. Quite the lead unit!
Photo Date:  8/27/2011  Upload Date: 9/17/2011 1:26:52 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  SOO 4601(GP40)
Views:  381   Comments: 0
Some of the last
Title:  Some of the last
Description:  Dean brings up today's Ford hauler consisting of 37 empty auto racks bound for the Ford Plant. These racks will ship out some of the last Ford Rangers built at the Twin Cities Assembly Plant.
Photo Date:  12/3/2011  Upload Date: 12/21/2011 1:45:52 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  CP 4403(GP38-2) SOO 4601(GP40)
Views:  724   Comments: 0
Faded, but still here!
Title:  Faded, but still here!
Description:  The faded lettering on the side of the 4601 might not be what it used to be, but it still proudly displays the 'Soo' name on its long hood.
Photo Date:  12/3/2011  Upload Date: 12/21/2011 1:48:01 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  SOO 4601(GP40)
Views:  393   Comments: 0
SOO 4603
Title:  SOO 4603
Description:  One of the two remaing Soo GP40s trails its brother as it heads back to Saint Paul Yard. It was great to see these units on Transfer 1!
Photo Date:  2/3/2011  Upload Date: 2/3/2011 11:13:07 PM
Location:  Shoreview, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  SOO 4603(GP40)
Views:  438   Comments: 0


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