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| Title: |
CP 5879 |
| Description: |
A pair of SD40-2s cruise past on the Foley Wye. After this shot was taken, they took the Shoreham loop and went straight back to Humboldt. |
| Photo Date: |
7/26/2006 Upload Date: 7/26/2006 6:37:43 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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CP 5879(SD40-2) |
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530 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Going out with Class |
| Description: |
The class leader of the 59XX's eases out of the yard with the last 182. After today, CP 290 and 291 will take care of this work, along with their own train. It will be a mess. |
| Photo Date: |
8/5/2012 Upload Date: 8/6/2012 3:00:48 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
SDfourD Photography |
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CP 5900(SD40-2) |
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239 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
GMDD Maintained |
| Description: |
The engineer chats with the conductor as they ease onto the BN at University. |
| Photo Date: |
8/5/2012 Upload Date: 8/6/2012 3:03:55 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
SDfourD Photography |
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CP 5900(SD40-2) |
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236 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CP 5900 |
| Description: |
Going away. |
| Photo Date: |
8/5/2012 Upload Date: 8/6/2012 3:04:45 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
SDfourD Photography |
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CP 5900(SD40-2) |
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217 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Glinty 182 |
| Description: |
CP ducks underneath the two classic signal bridges at Hoffman while hustling East one last time. CP 5900 doing the honors. |
| Photo Date: |
8/5/2012 Upload Date: 8/6/2012 3:06:12 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
SDfourD Photography |
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CP 5900(SD40-2) |
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309 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CP 5902 |
| Description: |
A pretty chipped looking CP;SD40-2 comes into the Foley Wye with the SOO 6057 behind him. A nice string of EJ&E gons makeup the front of the train. |
| Photo Date: |
10/29/2006 Upload Date: 10/29/2006 2:33:08 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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CP 5902(SD40-2) |
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753 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
A Full House |
| Description: |
CP 372 sits on the main with CSX power (very rare for the Paynesville Sub) as 490 pull up on the pass with a nice set of Dual Flag SD40-2's for power. Another train is shown with no crew on one of the yard tracks. |
| Photo Date: |
10/4/2010 Upload Date: 10/12/2010 1:45:36 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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CSX 7547(C40-8) CP 5902(SD40-2) |
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277 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
CP 490 |
| Description: |
The 5902 and 5907 get the go-ahead from the Minnesota Dispatcher to head over to Shoreham and are shown crossing the Mississippi as they approach Marshall St. |
| Photo Date: |
10/4/2010 Upload Date: 10/12/2010 1:46:41 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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CP 5902(SD40-2) |
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165 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
CP 490 |
| Description: |
The two crusty, but lovely, SD40-2's round the curve at Foley as they call up the BN to try to get out of Shoreham in a timely manner. |
| Photo Date: |
10/4/2010 Upload Date: 10/12/2010 1:48:21 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CP 5902(SD40-2) |
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174 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
CP 290 |
| Description: |
A perfectly matched set of four SD40-2's coast into Glenwood off of the Detroit Lakes Sub after battling the winter storm for a few days previous. |
| Photo Date: |
1/2/2011 Upload Date: 2/5/2011 8:45:03 AM |
| Location: |
Glenwood, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CP 5902(SD40-2) |
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312 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
CP 5905 |
| Description: |
Trailing on Train 183 today. |
| Photo Date: |
3/29/2008 Upload Date: 3/29/2008 1:25:50 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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CP 5905(SD40-2) |
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328067 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CP 5906 |
| Description: |
A strangely faded CP SD40-2 sits with the 6053 during a muggy June day. |
| Photo Date: |
6/19/2009 Upload Date: 6/19/2009 5:35:55 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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CP 5906(SD40-2) |
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417 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CP 290 |
| Description: |
A perfectly matched consist on 290, just like back in the beginning of the year, but this time arranged with CP Dueces bracketing a pair of ICE's. Four SD40-2's in 2011 on a road train, I love it. |
| Photo Date: |
4/1/2011 Upload Date: 4/1/2011 6:47:35 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CP 5906(SD40-2) |
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303 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CP 290 |
| Description: |
Notching up on the Saint Paul Sub, the four SD40-2's are on the final stretch to their crew change at Saint Paul. Riding in style today. |
| Photo Date: |
4/1/2011 Upload Date: 4/1/2011 6:51:07 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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CP 5906(SD40-2) |
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336 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CP 5907 |
| Description: |
CP 5907 rounds the corner with Will Lohrbach at the throttle *which, if you cant tell is to the wall* providing a nice cloud of smoke to accent the shot. |
| Photo Date: |
4/19/2007 Upload Date: 4/19/2007 9:27:28 PM |
| Location: |
New Brighton, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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CP 5907(SD40-2) |
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646 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CP 5907 |
| Description: |
Three 59 hunderds' lead the Dresser Turn past 16th Ave with current engineer in training, Will Lorhbach in the chair. |
| Photo Date: |
4/19/2007 Upload Date: 4/19/2007 9:28:29 PM |
| Location: |
New Brighton, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CP 5907(SD40-2) |
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705 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CP 183 |
| Description: |
The daily Portage-Shoreham intermodal train rolls onto the old East Main (now the West Runner) with the crap in the back! |
| Photo Date: |
4/5/2008 Upload Date: 4/5/2008 2:12:28 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CP 5907(SD40-2) |
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405 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Dead and Drained |
| Description: |
A unit which I'm quite familiar with is scene here dead in tow. I've shot this unit plenty of times, and this may be my last. |
| Photo Date: |
2/25/2009 Upload Date: 2/26/2009 5:32:28 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CP 5907(SD40-2) |
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392 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CP 5908 |
| Description: |
The middle unit of a three pack of SD40-2s. You have all variants, the no multi-mark, the small one (6021), and the large one (5911). Also, the bell isn't in the normal spot on this unit. |
| Photo Date: |
7/20/2008 Upload Date: 7/20/2008 3:33:39 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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CP 5908(SD40-2) |
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385 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CP 291 |
| Description: |
Sweeping through the curves at Weaver, the pair of SD40-2's look great and for a moment you forget that these days are numbered. |
| Photo Date: |
1/30/2011 Upload Date: 2/5/2011 9:26:14 AM |
| Location: |
Weaver, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CP 5909(SD40-2) |
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301 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
CP 291 |
| Description: |
Finally 291 gets a favorable indication and is back on the move. Here the pair of Dueces hop out into the sun for my marquee shot of this train. |
| Photo Date: |
1/30/2011 Upload Date: 2/5/2011 9:27:36 AM |
| Location: |
Maple Springs, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CP 5909(SD40-2) |
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273 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CP 5910 |
| Description: |
CP 5910 leads SOO 6036 and CP 9011 out of Humboldt headed towards Saint Paul. |
| Photo Date: |
3/26/2006 Upload Date: 3/26/2006 7:23:44 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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CP 5910(SD40-2) |
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413 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CP 5910 |
| Description: |
Two action red units, both from the SD40-2 lines, come into Northeast MPLS. |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/2006 Upload Date: 7/2/2006 9:26:16 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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CP 5910(SD40-2) |
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490 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CP 5911 East |
| Description: |
The rare 5911 (carrying the large Multi-Mark) leads another gem, GCFX 3064, followed by the CP 5939 on the Dresser Turn. Quite the consist in todays sea of boring widecabs. |
| Photo Date: |
5/16/2008 Upload Date: 5/16/2008 6:46:52 PM |
| Location: |
New Brighton, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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CP 5911(SD40-2) |
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460 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CP 5911 |
| Description: |
Woot, the big guy himself. One of two left in this scheme. |
| Photo Date: |
7/20/2008 Upload Date: 7/20/2008 3:35:54 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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CP 5911(SD40-2) |
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587 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CP 182 |
| Description: |
Train 182 starts its day on an overcast and breezy day in Shoreham. After holding for two trains, the rare 5911 will lead for points East. |
| Photo Date: |
10/23/2008 Upload Date: 10/24/2008 7:33:58 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CP 5911(SD40-2) |
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530 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CP 182 |
| Description: |
Train 182 sits posted up waiting for its turn to hit the Saint Paul sub. Trailing is the SOO 6061. |
| Photo Date: |
10/23/2008 Upload Date: 10/24/2008 7:34:16 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CP 5911(SD40-2) |
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468 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CP 5911 West |
| Description: |
Two SD40-2's, with the large multimark leading, thunder past the residential neighborhood on their way towards Humboldt. |
| Photo Date: |
6/26/2009 Upload Date: 6/27/2009 3:35:51 PM |
| Location: |
New Brighton, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CP 5911(SD40-2) |
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322 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
CP 498 |
| Description: |
Engineer Thomes cranks em' up a notch as two SD40-2's depart Shoreham for the trip to Pigs Eye. This was my FIRST time shooting a CP Dash 2 in the lead on a road freight all summer, quite a contrast from last year.... |
| Photo Date: |
8/30/2009 Upload Date: 8/31/2009 4:34:28 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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CP 5911(SD40-2) |
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436 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CP 498 |
| Description: |
With dynamics howling, two SD40-2's coax their 9000 plus ton train down the steep grade, nearing 7th St. I hadn't marked this shot off my "places to shoot" list before this, so I figured with power like this it would be the wise decision today. |
| Photo Date: |
8/30/2009 Upload Date: 8/31/2009 4:35:59 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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CP 5911(SD40-2) |
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931 Comments: 11 |
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| Title: |
CP 5916 |
| Description: |
Waiting for a crew to go get more trap rock. |
| Photo Date: |
10/9/2010 Upload Date: 10/18/2010 12:12:35 AM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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CP 5916(SD40-2) |
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154 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CP 499 |
| Description: |
Blasting towards Shoreham, CP 499 pairs two SD40-2's today for the trip to Glenwood. |
| Photo Date: |
6/11/2010 Upload Date: 6/17/2010 6:56:21 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CP 5917(SD40-2) |
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376 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
CP 5919 |
| Description: |
A nice looking consist rides over the new span, and where tracks were for over 90 years atleast is now just ballast. |
| Photo Date: |
8/30/2007 Upload Date: 8/30/2007 11:18:24 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CP 5919(SD40-2) |
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467 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CP 5919 |
| Description: |
On the CP-BN. |
| Photo Date: |
5/3/2009 Upload Date: 5/6/2009 7:20:54 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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CP 5919(SD40-2) |
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428 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CP 5919 |
| Description: |
With Tier 3 emissions coming in a little over 2 and a half years, how much longer will we get a chance to see these classic SD40-2's in action? |
| Photo Date: |
5/12/2009 Upload Date: 5/13/2009 5:19:57 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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CP 5919(SD40-2) |
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344 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CP 5924 |
| Description: |
Two old SD40-2s, both of which have been under CP ownership or still are, and both team up to take a freight to Glenwood. Second unit is NREX 4406, Ex CP, nee UP. |
| Photo Date: |
10/28/2007 Upload Date: 10/28/2007 7:22:47 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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CP 5924(SD40-2) |
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409 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CP 183 |
| Description: |
Quite the shocker for the hot hot hot 183. A nice tale of era's, two Dual Flags, both look like trash, and I couldn't be happier. |
| Photo Date: |
1/30/2011 Upload Date: 2/5/2011 9:24:32 AM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CP 5924(SD40-2) |
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391 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CP 5927 |
| Description: |
Dear CP, paint some SD40-2's while your painting everything else! |
| Photo Date: |
5/18/2009 Upload Date: 5/19/2009 10:45:09 PM |
| Location: |
New Brighton, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CP 5927(SD40-2) |
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378 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CP 5927 |
| Description: |
Trailing. |
| Photo Date: |
4/25/2010 Upload Date: 4/25/2010 4:31:58 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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CP 5927(SD40-2) |
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397 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CP-BN |
| Description: |
Setting out a bad order 60 deep, and then its off to lunch for the crew. |
| Photo Date: |
11/1/2009 Upload Date: 11/3/2009 7:20:02 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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| Locomotives: |
CP 5928(SD40-2) |
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268 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CP 496 with 8 |
| Description: |
Only three engines online, the first, third and fourth. They sure know how to pick a leader! |
| Photo Date: |
4/3/2010 Upload Date: 4/5/2010 7:40:10 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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| Locomotives: |
CP 5928(SD40-2) |
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343 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CP 290 |
| Description: |
A single SD40-2 leads the Shoreham Intermodal portion of their train over to Shoreham to set it out, while the rest of the train will sit at Humboldt. |
| Photo Date: |
7/18/2008 Upload Date: 7/18/2008 12:17:50 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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| Locomotives: |
CP 5929(SD40-2) |
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394 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CP 291 |
| Description: |
Another good 291, but this time it wasn't going to work in my favor. It would sit here waiting for 298 to come over from Humboldt and enter the BN before being allowed in to Shoreham, and by then it would be dusk and I'd be gone. |
| Photo Date: |
11/8/2010 Upload Date: 11/11/2010 3:11:25 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CP 5929(SD40-2) |
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129 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
GTW 5930 |
| Description: |
Another GTW SD40-2 down to New Brighton. Notice the GTW Blue fan at the rear. |
| Photo Date: |
10/19/2007 Upload Date: 10/19/2007 3:32:11 PM |
| Location: |
New Brighton, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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GTW 5930(SD40-2) |
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528 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
GTW 5930 |
| Description: |
Two years ago today, Josh worked the WC Transfer (at that time it was the 515) with the WC 6596 in the lead. Now, he works it again 2 years later on R916 and with the GTW 5930 leading. |
| Photo Date: |
10/21/2007 Upload Date: 10/21/2007 4:07:25 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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GTW 5930(SD40-2) |
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674 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Two Years ago |
| Description: |
To this exact day, I shot the transfer coming up the hill with WC 6596, IC 6250, and WC 7638. Today, with the same conductor I might add, we find no WC, but three units in CN paint. The rail industry never sleeps..... |
| Photo Date: |
10/21/2007 Upload Date: 10/21/2007 4:18:35 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
GTW 5930(SD40-2) |
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494 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Woosh! |
| Description: |
A40621-81 Highballs East with an old soldier leading. The map is a bit far back, yes? |
| Photo Date: |
10/21/2007 Upload Date: 10/21/2007 4:22:22 PM |
| Location: |
New Brighton, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
GTW 5930(SD40-2) |
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484 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CP 183 |
| Description: |
A pair of non-multimarks are paired on 183. |
| Photo Date: |
7/9/2008 Upload Date: 7/9/2008 9:19:08 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
CP 5930(SD40-2) |
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312 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
GTW 5931 |
| Description: |
Idling on the West Leg at New Brighton. |
| Photo Date: |
4/19/2008 Upload Date: 4/19/2008 8:43:31 PM |
| Location: |
New Brighton, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
GTW 5931(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
539 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
GTW 5931 |
| Description: |
Black and White looks good on this shot, but if It actually had Blue and Orange, I wouldn't have had to do this! |
| Photo Date: |
4/19/2008 Upload Date: 4/19/2008 8:44:13 PM |
| Location: |
New Brighton, MN |
| Author: |
Alec Holmes |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
GTW 5931(SD40-2) |
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360 Comments: 0 |
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