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Title: |
UP 6178 |
Description: |
An ex SP AC44 leads another GE on a South Saint Paul bound coal train. Charlie McDade, a CN (WC) Engineer climbs off, and heads for home. |
Photo Date: |
8/9/2006 Upload Date: 8/10/2006 10:40:14 AM |
Location: |
New Brighton, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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Locomotives: |
UP 6178(AC44CW) |
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326 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 6179 |
Description: |
I can deal with poor paint more than many, but these peached out bloody noses are just hideous! |
Photo Date: |
8/2/2009 Upload Date: 8/4/2009 6:53:08 PM |
Location: |
Dolton, IL |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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Locomotives: |
UP 6179(AC44CW) |
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210 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 6261 |
Description: |
Heading for the Belt. |
Photo Date: |
8/13/2008 Upload Date: 8/14/2008 12:32:29 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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Locomotives: |
UP 6261(AC44CW) |
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221 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 6282 |
Description: |
With the wave of patching that occured a few years back to the SP's AC44's, there are plenty of patched ones floating around like this one. |
Photo Date: |
4/11/2009 Upload Date: 4/12/2009 1:56:42 PM |
Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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Locomotives: |
UP 6282(AC44CW) |
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227 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 6327 |
Description: |
Two GEs shove back to the yard with a 115 car empty coal train. Nice to have this one leading. |
Photo Date: |
8/20/2007 Upload Date: 8/21/2007 10:43:08 AM |
Location: |
New Brighton, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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Locomotives: |
UP 6327(AC44CW) |
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249 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
UP 6362 |
Description: |
The DPU. |
Photo Date: |
4/11/2009 Upload Date: 4/12/2009 1:57:27 PM |
Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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Locomotives: |
UP 6362(AC44CW) |
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256 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 6374 |
Description: |
The other SP AC44. |
Photo Date: |
9/6/2008 Upload Date: 9/6/2008 2:14:09 PM |
Location: |
South Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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Locomotives: |
UP 6374(AC44CW) |
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324 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 6408 |
Description: |
One of two patched SP AC44's back to back at SSP. |
Photo Date: |
9/6/2008 Upload Date: 9/6/2008 2:13:50 PM |
Location: |
South Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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Locomotives: |
UP 6408(AC44CW) |
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283 Comments: 0 |
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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) |
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237 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 6452 |
Description: |
Ready to head to Weston, UP 6452 idles in the yard at New Brighton. |
Photo Date: |
4/17/2006 Upload Date: 4/17/2006 8:09:08 PM |
Location: |
New Brighton, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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Locomotives: |
UP 6452(AC44CW) |
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234 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 6454 |
Description: |
UP's head end power about to head back to S. Saint Paul. |
Photo Date: |
5/19/2006 Upload Date: 5/31/2006 10:01:18 AM |
Location: |
New Brighton, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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Locomotives: |
UP 6454(AC44CW) |
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201 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 6512 |
Description: |
A true UP AC44 leads an SP patch, and there is also an SP patch on the rear as DPU. |
Photo Date: |
4/11/2009 Upload Date: 4/12/2009 1:56:10 PM |
Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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Locomotives: |
UP 6512(AC44CW) |
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226 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 6532 |
Description: |
The carcass of CN is evident as they continue to starve themselves of power. Two UP units were stripped from a coal empty, and now find themselves working the WC transfer this evening. |
Photo Date: |
12/22/2007 Upload Date: 12/23/2007 12:02:09 AM |
Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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Locomotives: |
UP 6532(AC44CW) |
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402 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 6532 |
Description: |
A short cut for Humboldt (all for the graniel industry except a stray gondola) is led by two UP units from an empty coal train. |
Photo Date: |
12/22/2007 Upload Date: 12/23/2007 12:02:41 AM |
Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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Locomotives: |
UP 6532(AC44CW) |
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347 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 6598 |
Description: |
Using my trusty tripod, I catch the UP 6598 shoving back to New Brighton with a WC crew. |
Photo Date: |
4/26/2006 Upload Date: 4/26/2006 10:41:39 PM |
Location: |
New Brighton, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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Locomotives: |
UP 6598(AC44CW) |
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203 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Coal Loads |
Description: |
In the MNNR's yard, ready to head to Weston. |
Photo Date: |
8/28/2005 Upload Date: 9/4/2005 9:25:49 PM |
Location: |
New Brighton, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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Locomotives: |
UP 6602(AC44CW) |
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323 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
UP 6621 |
Description: |
UP AC44s chug out of the yard with a Weston bound coal load. |
Photo Date: |
8/11/2006 Upload Date: 8/11/2006 11:27:52 PM |
Location: |
New Brighton, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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Locomotives: |
UP 6621(AC44CW) |
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272 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 6674 |
Description: |
Vandalized with graffit, the 6674 shows its clean side while waiting to head back to South Saint Paul. |
Photo Date: |
10/14/2007 Upload Date: 10/14/2007 5:40:45 PM |
Location: |
New Brighton, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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Locomotives: |
UP 6674(AC44CW) |
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248 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 6675 |
Description: |
The WC's end has 2 AC44s and an unpatched SD leading. |
Photo Date: |
3/27/2006 Upload Date: 3/27/2006 6:05:52 PM |
Location: |
New Brighton, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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Locomotives: |
UP 6675(AC44CW) |
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236 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 6680 |
Description: |
I thought my day of foaming was over. I heard the coal cars rumble past my house and grabbed the camera. 2 GEs have an empty in tow shoving back to the WC depot at New Brighton. |
Photo Date: |
3/26/2006 Upload Date: 3/26/2006 7:33:08 PM |
Location: |
New Brighton, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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Locomotives: |
UP 6680(AC44CW) |
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314 Comments: 0 |
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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) |
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340 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 6689 |
Description: |
Its nice to see yellow sills on 3 of the four units in the consist! |
Photo Date: |
12/27/2007 Upload Date: 12/27/2007 1:47:46 PM |
Location: |
New Brighton, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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Locomotives: |
UP 6689(AC44CW) |
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332 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 6750 |
Description: |
With the FRED still on the DPU (now the leader) and the crew getting ready to take the 115 car load to Weston, I take a 15 second exposure. |
Photo Date: |
5/12/2007 Upload Date: 5/13/2007 11:13:39 AM |
Location: |
New Brighton, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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Locomotives: |
UP 6750(AC44CW) |
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286 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 6750 |
Description: |
With the crew onboard, this coal load will start its trip to Weston. It will meet with A405 later in the night. |
Photo Date: |
5/12/2007 Upload Date: 5/13/2007 11:14:03 AM |
Location: |
New Brighton, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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Locomotives: |
UP 6750(AC44CW) |
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313 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 6785 |
Description: |
The coal empties switch crews. |
Photo Date: |
7/6/2007 Upload Date: 7/9/2007 10:10:54 AM |
Location: |
New Brighton, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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Locomotives: |
UP 6785(AC44CW) |
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235 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 6790 |
Description: |
The coal train is almost down shoving in the West end of the wye. |
Photo Date: |
8/29/2007 Upload Date: 8/30/2007 1:56:14 PM |
Location: |
New Brighton, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
UP 6790(AC44CW) |
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249 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 6790 |
Description: |
C703 at the end of its journey. |
Photo Date: |
8/29/2007 Upload Date: 8/30/2007 1:56:45 PM |
Location: |
New Brighton, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
UP 6790(AC44CW) |
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210 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
About to rattle the CP/MNNR diamond |
Description: |
How nice was this engineer, flipped his lights off for the pic. |
Photo Date: |
11/6/2005 Upload Date: 11/6/2005 1:45:31 PM |
Location: |
New Brighton, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
UP 6805(AC44CW) |
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282 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 6805 |
Description: |
Continuing to South St.Paul. |
Photo Date: |
11/6/2005 Upload Date: 11/6/2005 1:45:47 PM |
Location: |
New Brighton, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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Locomotives: |
UP 6805(AC44CW) |
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283 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 6808 |
Description: |
CN Conductor Chris Filtz hangs on to the EOT at New Brighton |
Photo Date: |
8/25/2005 Upload Date: 8/26/2005 11:21:24 AM |
Location: |
New Brighton, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
UP 6808(AC44CW) |
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267 Comments: 0 |
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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: |
526 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Three Way |
Description: |
All three major railroads in the Twin Cities are seen at Northtown all heading in different directions. |
Photo Date: |
11/24/2007 Upload Date: 11/24/2007 1:47:06 PM |
Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
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Locomotives: |
BNSF 2140(GP38) UP 6822(AC44CW) |
Views: |
501 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
UP 6843 |
Description: |
The UP brings a coal load through 35th, with a patched and yellow striped SP AC44. |
Photo Date: |
11/24/2007 Upload Date: 11/24/2007 1:46:32 PM |
Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
UP 6843(AC44CW) |
Views: |
258 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 6871 |
Description: |
A short manifest pulls up past the office, with a stark contrasting set of power. There was a DPU on the rear as well. |
Photo Date: |
4/19/2009 Upload Date: 4/23/2009 6:45:18 PM |
Location: |
South Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
UP 6871(AC44CW) |
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232 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 7008 |
Description: |
Ive seen a model of a GECX AC44 in UP colors, and always wondered if they were real. Well, if you notice the numbers on the cab arent the same font, and have not black borders, and then between the ON in Union and P in Pacific you'll notice a patch. This was one of those units. |
Photo Date: |
8/8/2008 Upload Date: 8/8/2008 1:23:41 PM |
Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
UP 7008(AC44CW) |
Views: |
201 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 7128 |
Description: |
A UP Itasca train heads through the plant at University with three yella units. |
Photo Date: |
10/23/2008 Upload Date: 10/24/2008 7:45:37 PM |
Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
UP 7128(AC44CW) |
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184 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Rather Busy |
Description: |
Full of Unit trains this mornin. The train in the backround was another unit train. |
Photo Date: |
7/3/2007 Upload Date: 7/4/2007 1:53:54 PM |
Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
BNSF 7667(ES44DC) UP 7192(AC44CW) |
Views: |
467 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 7221 |
Description: |
A empty trotts into New Brighton with 115 of em'. |
Photo Date: |
7/17/2007 Upload Date: 7/17/2007 8:39:41 PM |
Location: |
New Brighton, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
UP 7221(AC44CW) |
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227 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 7222 |
Description: |
An empty coal train with great hoppers throttles through 35th with four UP GE's. |
Photo Date: |
6/26/2009 Upload Date: 6/27/2009 3:27:58 PM |
Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
UP 7222(AC44CW) |
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235 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
UP 7260 |
Description: |
Something i rarely see, a UP coal train at Northtown , headed by 3 AC44s rattle the switches on the South Runner. |
Photo Date: |
7/9/2006 Upload Date: 7/9/2006 5:50:21 PM |
Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
UP 7260(AC44CW) |
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287 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 7263 |
Description: |
A pair of GEs idle past the Diamond. The UP crew must not be ordered yet. |
Photo Date: |
12/27/2006 Upload Date: 12/27/2006 1:23:48 PM |
Location: |
New Brighton, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
UP 7263(AC44CW) |
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284 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 7263 |
Description: |
Waiting for the permission to cross the diamond, the 115 car coal train strings from New Brighton and into Shoreview. |
Photo Date: |
12/27/2006 Upload Date: 12/27/2006 1:25:02 PM |
Location: |
New Brighton, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
UP 7263(AC44CW) |
Views: |
300 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 7274 |
Description: |
An almost classic scene of three AC44s, all free of flags, grinding into the glowing sun trying to beat daylight. |
Photo Date: |
2/23/2008 Upload Date: 3/1/2008 7:34:13 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
UP 7274(AC44CW) |
Views: |
225 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
UP 7290 |
Description: |
The UP sends the first good train of the day, which is a coal load with two High Horsepower ponies on the front, and a former GECX AC44 shoving on the rear. |
Photo Date: |
8/8/2008 Upload Date: 8/8/2008 1:23:08 PM |
Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
Author: |
Alec Holmes |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
UP 7290(AC44CW) |
Views: |
197 Comments: 0 |
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