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CP 498
Title:  CP 498
Description:  Train 498 comes across the river as the clouds from the early AM showers clear out. Better power would have been nice........
Photo Date:  8/9/2008  Upload Date: 8/9/2008 3:06:48 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8701(ES44AC)
Views:  580   Comments: 0
CP 293
Title:  CP 293
Description:  A funky consist works upgrade with Alex Thomes at the throttle, and out the window as well.
Photo Date:  2/6/2010  Upload Date: 2/7/2010 1:28:26 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8703(ES44AC)
Views:  586   Comments: 0
CP 8704
Title:  CP 8704
Description:  One from the first order throttles up for Chicago.
Photo Date:  10/15/2006  Upload Date: 10/15/2006 3:05:42 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8704(ES44AC)
Views:  690   Comments: 0
CP 8707
Title:  CP 8707
Description:  A manifest comes through the wye with a snow ridden GEVO leading the 5629.
Photo Date:  1/1/2007  Upload Date: 1/1/2007 1:34:17 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8707(ES44AC)
Views:  732   Comments: 0
CP 8708
Title:  CP 8708
Description:  A single GEVO runs to Glenwood with a sulfer train. Just west of Humboldt @ Azelia Ave.
Photo Date:  5/25/2007  Upload Date: 5/25/2007 7:09:56 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8708(ES44AC)
Views:  711   Comments: 0
CP 8710
Title:  CP 8710
Description:  Three GE's and former kin, CITX 3083, wait to shove into Dunn Yard early on what was seemingly a spring morning!
Photo Date:  2/28/2010  Upload Date: 2/28/2010 7:03:09 PM
Location:  Newport, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8710(ES44AC)
Views:  666   Comments: 0
CP 8711
Title:  CP 8711
Description:  CP 490 with the going trend nowadays, GEVO's.
Photo Date:  5/4/2008  Upload Date: 5/4/2008 3:46:10 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8711(ES44AC)
Views:  691   Comments: 0
CP 8711
Title:  CP 8711
Description:  GEVO day continues with this CP ADM train off the Hinckley sub on the BN, while to the left of the frame a BNSF manifest is also being led by a GEVO.
Photo Date:  5/11/2008  Upload Date: 5/11/2008 4:18:34 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8711(ES44AC)
Views:  611   Comments: 0
CP 8717
Title:  CP 8717
Description:  My first CP ES44 leads a grain train through shoreham.
Photo Date:  1/16/2006  Upload Date: 1/16/2006 1:55:43 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8717(ES44AC)
Views:  823   Comments: 0
CP 8718
Title:  CP 8718
Description:  Having a bit of an artistic drought, I tried something new on useless power anyways.
Photo Date:  8/30/2007  Upload Date: 8/30/2007 11:21:34 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8718(ES44AC)
Views:  556   Comments: 0
CP 8718
Title:  CP 8718
Description:  What I presume to be 493 makes its way into Shoreham under parting clouds before the sun rises.
Photo Date:  11/8/2009  Upload Date: 11/9/2009 2:34:44 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8718(ES44AC)
Views:  576   Comments: 0
CP 8725
Title:  CP 8725
Description:  Another ES44AC on the CP.Alex the engineer peeked out the window to say hi as he went by.
Photo Date:  1/28/2006  Upload Date: 1/28/2006 7:03:54 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8725(ES44AC)
Views:  748   Comments: 0
CP at Camden
Title:  CP at Camden
Description:  CP 198 rolls towards Shoreham with a train of loaded and empty well cars.
Photo Date:  2/2/2008  Upload Date: 2/2/2008 6:35:44 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8727(ES44AC)
Views:  651   Comments: 0
CP 8729
Title:  CP 8729
Description:  The skyline in the backriund looks over the 8729 as it departs Shoreham for Humboldt.
Photo Date:  11/4/2006  Upload Date: 11/4/2006 1:42:41 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8729(ES44AC)
Views:  616   Comments: 0
SOO 2064
Title:  SOO 2064
Description:  An assortment of power at the House today. Its funny to see no SOO, but just CP red and MILW Orange.
Photo Date:  9/6/2008  Upload Date: 9/6/2008 2:30:31 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  SOO 2064(GP40) CP 8734(ES44AC) CP 8537(AC44CW)
Views:  1144   Comments: 0
CP 8747
Title:  CP 8747
Description:  Yet another ES44. These things are everywhere.
Photo Date:  1/29/2006  Upload Date: 1/29/2006 12:39:52 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8747(ES44AC)
Views:  783   Comments: 0
CP 8757???
Title:  CP 8757???
Description:  Normally, I wouldnt take a second look at a single GEVO, but this was a very odd move. After finishing up on 198 at Shoreham, this single GEVO proceeded to head East on the Withrow sub, light engine. Strange but cool!
Photo Date:  6/20/2008  Upload Date: 6/21/2008 6:38:27 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8757(ES44AC)
Views:  542   Comments: 0
Another GEVO
Title:  Another GEVO
Description:  CP University, to the left the Highline goes towards New Brighton, and the track that the 8760 is to Shoreham/Humboldt.
Photo Date:  5/26/2007  Upload Date: 5/26/2007 3:25:05 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8760(ES44AC)
Views:  746   Comments: 0
CP 183
Title:  CP 183
Description:  183 pulls down for head room, and will shove its train into the yard and call it a day.
Photo Date:  7/19/2008  Upload Date: 7/19/2008 10:10:46 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8761(ES44AC)
Views:  651   Comments: 1
CP 292
Title:  CP 292
Description:  Train 292 heads onto the BN with the 8761, 8838, and 8837 under neat cloud filled skies.
Photo Date:  5/5/2009  Upload Date: 5/6/2009 7:23:34 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8761(ES44AC)
Views:  681   Comments: 2
CP 8768
Title:  CP 8768
Description:  CP 295 coasts down the hill with something for the crew(GEVO) and something for lil ole' me(GCFX).
Photo Date:  5/14/2008  Upload Date: 5/16/2008 7:01:52 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8768(ES44AC)
Views:  598   Comments: 0
CPs Finest
Title:  CPs Finest
Description:  Now if only that middle unit was a GEVO.....Anyway, a nice looking set of power heads East in the attractive Elephant style!
Photo Date:  3/1/2008  Upload Date: 3/1/2008 7:54:13 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8769(ES44AC)
Views:  485   Comments: 0
CP 8772
Title:  CP 8772
Description:  CP train 290, with its usual UP power, waits for the WC and a grain train before it will get the light to Saint Paul. Loved seeing the HLCX tunnel motor.
Photo Date:  5/12/2007  Upload Date: 5/12/2007 3:04:31 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8772(ES44AC)
Views:  707   Comments: 0
CP 8772
Title:  CP 8772
Description:  After waiting about 45 minutes at Humboldt, CP 496 squeals around the Foley Wye with a hefty train.
Photo Date:  5/12/2007  Upload Date: 5/12/2007 3:07:03 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8772(ES44AC)
Views:  1068   Comments: 2
CP 8773
Title:  CP 8773
Description:  The ES44 is only crawling on its trip from Humboldt. This would definately qualify as breaking it in!
Photo Date:  11/4/2006  Upload Date: 11/4/2006 1:44:07 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8773(ES44AC)
Views:  764   Comments: 0
CP 8773
Title:  CP 8773
Description:  The sun makes an ever slight appearence as a GEVO leads three more under the signal bridge at Daytons Bluff.
Photo Date:  11/22/2009  Upload Date: 11/24/2009 7:22:10 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8773(ES44AC)
Views:  629   Comments: 0
CP 372
Title:  CP 372
Description:  A GEVO leads another GE widecab out of Humboldt, but they wont be able to leave quite yet, some switching still needs to be done.
Photo Date:  2/7/2009  Upload Date: 2/7/2009 10:04:53 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8774(ES44AC)
Views:  488   Comments: 0
CP 8777
Title:  CP 8777
Description:  Waiting for a crew at Humboldt.
Photo Date:  5/27/2007  Upload Date: 5/27/2007 10:48:42 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8777(ES44AC)
Views:  608   Comments: 0
Eastbounds
Title:  Eastbounds
Description:  The power may be different than years ago, but this is a daily scene at Humboldt dating back far into the SOO days.
Photo Date:  8/30/2008  Upload Date: 8/30/2008 1:55:08 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8605(AC44CW) CP 8777(ES44AC)
Views:  796   Comments: 0
CP 8765
Title:  CP 8765
Description:  The 8786 lifts Train 293 towards Humboldt.
Photo Date:  11/17/2007  Upload Date: 11/18/2007 4:40:23 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8786(ES44AC)
Views:  529   Comments: 0
CP 283
Title:  CP 283
Description:  Drifting into town after waiting for the NTWGAL to clear with its high-wides in tow, CP 283 shows up with a pair of Geeps trailing the usual.
Photo Date:  10/24/2009  Upload Date: 10/25/2009 10:29:26 PM
Location:  Newport, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8786(ES44AC)
Views:  585   Comments: 0
CP 8787
Title:  CP 8787
Description:  An over-under at Northtown.
Photo Date:  9/3/2007  Upload Date: 9/3/2007 2:32:30 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8787(ES44AC)
Views:  748   Comments: 1
CP 2816
Title:  CP 2816
Description:  The 2816 was once a common engine on the CP, but many years ago. The 8787s siblings are the current stars on the CPs roster.
Photo Date:  9/8/2007  Upload Date: 9/9/2007 4:58:17 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 2816(4-6-4) CP 8787(ES44AC)
Views:  737   Comments: 0
CP 382
Title:  CP 382
Description:  382 gets the go-ahead from the West Hump to head for Pigs Eye. A decent matched lashup as well. Two GEVO's and a pair of Dual-Flag Deuces.
Photo Date:  2/28/2010  Upload Date: 2/28/2010 7:44:42 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8788(ES44AC)
Views:  543   Comments: 0
CP 8791
Title:  CP 8791
Description:  Still pretty dreary this early in the morning, but the leaser makes it a bit better. Plus my roster of it turned out much better than this.
Photo Date:  2/2/2008  Upload Date: 2/2/2008 6:29:13 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8791(ES44AC)
Views:  609   Comments: 0
CP 8793
Title:  CP 8793
Description:  Two if the most common units on the CP arrive at Shoreham.
Photo Date:  3/15/2008  Upload Date: 3/15/2008 8:29:56 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8793(ES44AC)
Views:  504   Comments: 0
CP 8793
Title:  CP 8793
Description:  This came in off of the GALNTW.
Photo Date:  8/18/2009  Upload Date: 8/19/2009 10:46:45 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8793(ES44AC)
Views:  538   Comments: 0
CP 498
Title:  CP 498
Description:  New CP meets former old CP on 498 this morning.
Photo Date:  4/3/2010  Upload Date: 4/5/2010 7:38:28 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8794(ES44AC)
Views:  564   Comments: 0
CP Reroute
Title:  CP Reroute
Description:  Two GE's (whats new?) handle this CP detour, bound for Dilworth.
Photo Date:  4/25/2009  Upload Date: 4/26/2009 6:20:43 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8795(ES44AC)
Views:  563   Comments: 0
CP 8796
Title:  CP 8796
Description:  A pair of GEVO's idle on the pass at Humboldt waiting for a crew to take them to Saint Paul.
Photo Date:  1/18/2010  Upload Date: 1/18/2010 2:40:50 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8796(ES44AC)
Views:  483   Comments: 0
CP 8800
Title:  CP 8800
Description:  All of the schemes to grace the newer CP GEs unite at West Dickinson waiting for a manifest to clear.
Photo Date:  9/8/2007  Upload Date: 9/9/2007 5:27:02 PM
Location:  Rockford, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8800(ES44AC)
Views:  826   Comments: 0
CP 8800
Title:  CP 8800
Description:  The whole train in view while in the hole at West Dickinson.
Photo Date:  9/8/2007  Upload Date: 9/9/2007 5:27:37 PM
Location:  Rockford, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8800(ES44AC)
Views:  888   Comments: 0
CP 493
Title:  CP 493
Description:  The class unit of the 88 hundreds leads an AC on todays 493.
Photo Date:  7/8/2009  Upload Date: 7/9/2009 1:07:54 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8800(ES44AC)
Views:  213   Comments: 0
CP 668
Title:  CP 668
Description:  An unusual symbol adorns this usual power as it twists around Foley Wye in early morning light. Ethanol bound for Chicago.
Photo Date:  11/9/2009  Upload Date: 11/11/2009 4:56:57 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8804(ES44AC)
Views:  614   Comments: 1
Dead Candy
Title:  Dead Candy
Description:  Well, besides the fact that the light was horrific, making colors quite bland, the last three SOO SD60's are indeed offline and are headed for Glenwood for storage.
Photo Date:  4/26/2009  Upload Date: 4/26/2009 6:50:57 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8807(ES44AC)
Views:  599   Comments: 0
CP 183
Title:  CP 183
Description:  A single GEVO drags 183 to its destination at Shoreham.
Photo Date:  8/10/2009  Upload Date: 8/12/2009 6:31:12 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8807(ES44AC)
Views:  638   Comments: 1
CP 291
Title:  CP 291
Description:  The GEVO's are starting to get like the AC's, less red and drab looking. The first of five trains 170 would wait for.
Photo Date:  6/24/2010  Upload Date: 6/25/2010 3:09:25 PM
Location:  Paynesville, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8807(ES44AC)
Views:  552   Comments: 2
CP 290
Title:  CP 290
Description:  A GEVO heads East with 290.
Photo Date:  2/7/2009  Upload Date: 2/7/2009 10:04:28 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8809(ES44AC)
Views:  455   Comments: 0
CP 8811
Title:  CP 8811
Description:  One of the nicest looking CP units, and one of the chipping SD40-2s (5609), come downgrade on their way to Humboldt. Flip it next time!
Photo Date:  9/2/2007  Upload Date: 9/2/2007 9:23:24 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8811(ES44AC)
Views:  650   Comments: 0
CP 498
Title:  CP 498
Description:  Train 498 crests the hill and will soon enter the BN at University for the last leg to Saint Paul.
Photo Date:  7/6/2008  Upload Date: 7/6/2008 10:07:46 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 8811(ES44AC)
Views:  600   Comments: 0


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