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3/28/2024
 
 
 
 
  Viewing the last 200 photos I selected as my favorite Pictures.
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SOO 4506
Title:  SOO 4506
Description:  An employee looks over the 4506 with the safety banner looming overhead.
Photo Date:  3/31/2007  Upload Date: 3/31/2007 5:36:59 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  SOO 4506(GP38-2)
Views:  475   Comments: 0
BNSF 3408
Title:  BNSF 3408
Description:  The skyline looms in the distance as a group of deadlined locomotives sit waiting for their fate.
Photo Date:  3/23/2007  Upload Date: 3/24/2007 9:27:17 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  BNSF 3408(SW1500)
Views:  535   Comments: 0
1911 relic
Title:  1911 relic
Description:  Awaiting its fate, for close to 100 years this has carried SOO and CP trains to and From Shoreham.
Photo Date:  3/23/2007  Upload Date: 3/24/2007 9:26:14 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  306   Comments: 0
BNSF 9830
Title:  BNSF 9830
Description:  Definately one of the best trains of the day. A pair if Grienstien (not executive) SD70MACs lead a worbonnet under 35th Ave.
Photo Date:  3/17/2007  Upload Date: 3/17/2007 1:39:54 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  BNSF 9830(SD70MAC)
Views:  456   Comments: 0
IC 6058
Title:  IC 6058
Description:  An all SD40 consist rest at New Brighton. Leader is ex GM&O.
Photo Date:  2/25/2007  Upload Date: 2/25/2007 11:31:16 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  IC 6058(SD40-2R)
Views:  226   Comments: 2
The last time
Title:  The last time
Description:  Ed Patten, who hired out on the CB&Q in 1966, who worked for the Rock Island till shutdown, the CNW, and finally, was the first person on the train to the Cities in 1987 on the WC. He now finishes his career with the CN Railway, and is seen here on his last run, with an ever appropriate leader.
Photo Date:  12/2/2006  Upload Date: 12/2/2006 1:14:12 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 7515(SD45)
Views:  419   Comments: 0
Whoa Nelly
Title:  Whoa Nelly
Description:  Showing what its made of, the 4401 and the 8263 throttle up on the Foley Wye.
Photo Date:  11/23/2006  Upload Date: 11/24/2006 12:26:19 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  SOO 4401(GP38-2)
Views:  575   Comments: 0
SOO 6038
Title:  SOO 6038
Description:  Meeting the 9770, the 6038 slowly drags its short manifest towards the switch, as the 9770 is running on its last notch.
Photo Date:  11/19/2006  Upload Date: 11/20/2006 9:30:09 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  SOO 6038(SD60)
Views:  324   Comments: 0
Into the Sunset we go
Title:  Into the Sunset we go
Description:  WC 6906 shoves back past the diamond in the last minutes of light. WC 7519 trails.
Photo Date:  11/10/2006  Upload Date: 11/11/2006 6:00:15 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6906(SD40-3)
Views:  365   Comments: 0
Cha cha cha changes...
Title:  Cha cha cha changes...
Description:  Only a few more times will I be able to see Ed fly by on the transfer. As the day ends, Ed Pattens career will also soon end, after many many years on the Rock Island and company.
Photo Date:  11/4/2006  Upload Date: 11/4/2006 6:46:57 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CN 9454(GP40-2LW)
Views:  323   Comments: 1
BNSF 509
Title:  BNSF 509
Description:  A consist to remember! WC SD45 # 7498, and BNSF SDP40 # 6327 sit by 35th Ave!
Photo Date:  11/4/2006  Upload Date: 11/4/2006 1:56:48 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  BNSF 509(B40-8W)
Views:  670   Comments: 0
Sunset on the WC
Title:  Sunset on the WC
Description:  Ed Patten, an old Rock Island engineer, barrels out of New Brighton. Only a few more weeks for Ed, and he'll be gone from the railroad forever.
Photo Date:  10/27/2006  Upload Date: 10/28/2006 1:51:12 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6916(SD40-3)
Views:  223   Comments: 0
SOO 1548
Title:  SOO 1548
Description:  With its midsection bearing its old owner, the SOO 1548 scoots over the historic Shoreham bridge. You can notice SOO LINE printed on the bridge, one in the old style and one in the new style.
Photo Date:  10/24/2006  Upload Date: 10/25/2006 8:07:52 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  SOO 1548(MP15AC)
Views:  388   Comments: 0
CEFX 1048
Title:  CEFX 1048
Description:  An AC44 leads 2 UP units across the river. My first sighting of a UP SD70ACe!
Photo Date:  10/1/2006  Upload Date: 10/1/2006 1:55:41 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CEFX 1048(AC44CW)
Views:  423   Comments: 0
BNSF 1721
Title:  BNSF 1721
Description:  The recently renumbered SD9 leads a lite power move past a Z train departing the yard.
Photo Date:  10/1/2006  Upload Date: 10/1/2006 1:44:17 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  BNSF 1721(SD9)
Views:  627   Comments: 2
Crossing the pond
Title:  Crossing the pond
Description:  Charlie McDade heads to Humboldt to make the interchange with CP.
Photo Date:  9/30/2006  Upload Date: 9/30/2006 3:02:07 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 5666(SD75I) WC 6949(SD40-3)
Views:  618   Comments: 2
WOWZERS!
Title:  WOWZERS!
Description:  The ONLY consist in Santa Fe colors that could possibly get me excited! This train (ok, power move) had 3 STRAIGHT SD40s. Vintage 1960's stuff people.
Photo Date:  9/4/2006  Upload Date: 9/4/2006 2:09:53 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  BNSF 6317(SD40u)
Views:  571   Comments: 0
GTW 5942
Title:  GTW 5942
Description:  A shot ive been wanting to get forever! GTW 5942 leads two other counterparts as it climbs the High Line.
Photo Date:  7/10/2006  Upload Date: 7/11/2006 11:28:50 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  GTW 5942(SD40-3)
Views:  363   Comments: 1
BNSF 1593
Title:  BNSF 1593
Description:  1593 and 1539 create a smoke screen as they depart Northtown.
Photo Date:  7/10/2006  Upload Date: 7/11/2006 11:09:20 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  BNSF 1593(GP28P)
Views:  489   Comments: 0
SOO 6049
Title:  SOO 6049
Description:  Long time no see! The same two i saw last week make a return. This time i got a much more interesting shot.
Photo Date:  7/1/2006  Upload Date: 7/2/2006 9:25:41 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  SOO 6049(SD60)
Views:  534   Comments: 1
Wait A Minute????
Title:  Wait A Minute????
Description:  With there being heavy work on the diamond, a number of odd moves took place today. Those UP units once the led the coal empty, now the WC transfer power is pulling the empty down into the yard, and after that, the UP power will rejoin the train to take it to South St. Paul.
Photo Date:  6/29/2006  Upload Date: 6/30/2006 12:17:36 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  UP 6822(AC44CW) IC 6122(SD40-2)
Views:  514   Comments: 0
BNSF 7039
Title:  BNSF 7039
Description:  The train to far left had 3 BN SD40-2s, followed by 3 more here.
Photo Date:  6/17/2006  Upload Date: 6/18/2006 10:48:08 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7039(SD40-2)
Views:  392   Comments: 0
5:45 AM
Title:  5:45 AM
Description:  Guess the CN 5724 has a fancy of being the one in all of my cool shots! Heres the WC ready for Humboldt, when most of you were probably still sleeping.
Photo Date:  6/11/2006  Upload Date: 6/11/2006 7:55:36 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CN 5724(SD75I)
Views:  569   Comments: 2
MNNR 55
Title:  MNNR 55
Description:  Doing what i love to do........Railfan in the morning. MNNR 55 shoves back to get the cars that the WC dropped off.
Photo Date:  6/11/2006  Upload Date: 6/11/2006 7:55:06 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  MNNR 55(C30-7)
Views:  480   Comments: 1
CN 5724
Title:  CN 5724
Description:  About 3:15 in the morning, Ed Patten sits waiting for the switch to shove back to his train.
Photo Date:  6/9/2006  Upload Date: 6/9/2006 10:53:17 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CN 5724(SD75I)
Views:  484   Comments: 1
GTW 5945
Title:  GTW 5945
Description:  GTW 5945,an SD40-3, runs in the scenic section of this line (Cardigan Jct-New Brighton) with 2 CN units in tow.
Photo Date:  6/8/2006  Upload Date: 6/8/2006 8:25:41 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  GTW 5945(SD40-3)
Views:  385   Comments: 0
Dusk
Title:  Dusk
Description:  WC and UP crews converse as the 115 car coal train idles in the night.
Photo Date:  6/2/2006  Upload Date: 6/3/2006 9:30:32 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  UP 6449(AC44CW)
Views:  233   Comments: 0
WC 6590
Title:  WC 6590
Description:  Woofta, been a while since ive added to this album. WC 6590 along with sister 6591 and an IC SD40-2 throttle up past Johnson St.
Photo Date:  1/14/2006  Upload Date: 1/14/2006 12:51:47 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6590(SD45)
Views:  503   Comments: 3
Swoosh
Title:  Swoosh
Description:  Wow, my 2nd swoosh picture, but this time one of the rare SD40-2 repaints.
Photo Date:  4/23/2006  Upload Date: 4/23/2006 4:10:35 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  BNSF 6839(SD40-2)
Views:  454   Comments: 1
SOO 6045
Title:  SOO 6045
Description:  Looking towards the diamond, SOO 6045 holds down 60 loaded HERZOG cars.
Photo Date:  4/18/2006  Upload Date: 4/18/2006 10:07:29 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 6045(SD60)
Views:  378   Comments: 1
SOO 4418
Title:  SOO 4418
Description:  2 old workhorses pull 4 boxes across the Mississippi.
Photo Date:  3/28/2006  Upload Date: 3/28/2006 6:49:01 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  SOO 4418(GP38-2)
Views:  325   Comments: 0
UP 6680
Title:  UP 6680
Description:  UP coal empty's shove past the pedestrian crossing by 16th Ave.
Photo Date:  3/26/2006  Upload Date: 3/26/2006 7:35:09 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  UP 6680(AC44CW)
Views:  329   Comments: 0
BNSF 4480
Title:  BNSF 4480
Description:  3 trains in one pic. The RLCX ( ex LMX ) unit was really putting on a show. And we even had two old geeps, one even a B unit!
Photo Date:  1/16/2006  Upload Date: 1/16/2006 2:00:58 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  BNSF 4480(C44-9W)
Views:  400   Comments: 0
WC 7514
Title:  WC 7514
Description:  WC 7514 has a good roll out of New Brighton and she still sports flashing ditchlights!
Photo Date:  1/4/2006  Upload Date: 1/4/2006 5:06:32 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 7514(SD45)
Views:  250   Comments: 1
SOO 6000
Title:  SOO 6000
Description:  UP 2900 and SOO 6000 converge on the bluffs.
Photo Date:  12/29/2005  Upload Date: 12/29/2005 2:57:08 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  SOO 6000(SD60)
Views:  376   Comments: 0
CP 4507
Title:  CP 4507
Description:  Looking back at the old MILW shops as an ex MILW poses in her CP paint.
Photo Date:  12/4/2005  Upload Date: 12/4/2005 2:18:57 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 4507(GP38-2)
Views:  406   Comments: 0
SOO 23
Title:  SOO 23
Description:  2 old SOO cabooses sit waiting for the next locomotive to pick them up.
Photo Date:  12/4/2005  Upload Date: 12/4/2005 2:17:50 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  595   Comments: 0
SOO 2057
Title:  SOO 2057
Description:  2057, another SOO bandit sits in her old house, as her scotchlight SOO LINE text brightens.
Photo Date:  12/4/2005  Upload Date: 12/4/2005 2:17:35 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  SOO 2057(GP40)
Views:  638   Comments: 0
CN 5446
Title:  CN 5446
Description:  The day after thanksgiving with a train, it would only be better if we had WC.
Photo Date:  11/25/2005  Upload Date: 11/25/2005 11:01:21 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CN 5446(SD50F)
Views:  484   Comments: 3
CP 8264
Title:  CP 8264
Description:  Here we are again with CP 8264 coming over I 94 on its way to the industries at NorthTown.
Photo Date:  10/21/2005  Upload Date: 10/21/2005 1:14:40 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8264(GP9u)
Views:  775   Comments: 3
WC 6916
Title:  WC 6916
Description:  WC 6916 leads WC 7496,6918,and 7638.
Photo Date:  10/16/2005  Upload Date: 10/16/2005 8:34:04 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6916(SD40-3)
Views:  400   Comments: 0
WC 6583
Title:  WC 6583
Description:  WC 6583 blasts past over 35W while WC 7638 idles in the spur.
Photo Date:  10/12/2005  Upload Date: 10/16/2005 12:26:03 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 6583(SD45)
Views:  401   Comments: 0
WC 7514
Title:  WC 7514
Description:  Trio of 645's make this WC Transfer unforgettable! Being a WC fan (if you havent noticed) this is the best consist on the CN , PERIOD.
Photo Date:  9/18/2005  Upload Date: 9/19/2005 5:57:21 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 7514(SD45)
Views:  318   Comments: 1
Trio of 45's
Title:  Trio of 45's
Description:  As they throttle past the Rebarb spur, they display an image that is harder and harder to find on the CN.
Photo Date:  9/18/2005  Upload Date: 9/19/2005 5:54:04 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 7514(SD45)
Views:  336   Comments: 1
Sunrise
Title:  Sunrise
Description:  With the the WC logo aluminated, the soon to be rare seen gets captured forever.
Photo Date:  9/6/2005  Upload Date: 9/6/2005 8:54:25 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 7638(SD45)
Views:  364   Comments: 2
Air test
Title:  Air test
Description:  After biking down the path to get a shot of todays transfer, Ed has to stop right in the shadows!
Photo Date:  8/22/2005  Upload Date: 8/25/2005 11:02:57 AM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 7496(SD45)
Views:  434   Comments: 1
Coal Empty's
Title:  Coal Empty's
Description:  About to cross County Road E at New Brighton
Photo Date:  8/18/2005  Upload Date: 8/18/2005 9:01:38 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  UP 6027(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  276   Comments: 0
Transfer
Title:  Transfer
Description:  What a lashup on todays transfer.
Photo Date:  8/3/2005  Upload Date: 8/4/2005 2:42:56 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  WC 7520(SD45) WC 6905(SD40-3) WC 7528(SD45)
Views:  641   Comments: 1
WC coal
Title:  WC coal
Description:  The WC transfer crew got done with the transfer, then went to Cardigan Junct. to pick up the UP bound train.
Photo Date:  8/2/2005  Upload Date: 8/2/2005 4:23:22 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 5681(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  256   Comments: 0
Trailing
Title:  Trailing
Description:  WC 7498, was once WC 6677, the first WC SD45 painted.
Photo Date:  11/11/1959  Upload Date: 7/26/2005 2:23:41 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 7498(SD45)
Views:  537   Comments: 0


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