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Viewing Album:  Northtown Yard 11
 
By:SDfourD Photography
Dates:5/31/2008 - 4/12/2008
Album Info:BNSF's ex BN Yard in Minneapolis/Fridley hosts the WC Transfer,SOO,UP, and Amtrak.
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H-DILLIN
Title:  H-DILLIN
Description:  Not really important or exciting, but this is my first 3 pack of Swoosh'd GEVOs. All pretty clean also.
Photo Date:  4/14/2008  Upload Date: 4/14/2008 1:45:54 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  BNSF 5944(ES44AC)
Views:  324   Comments: 0
BNSF 2194
Title:  BNSF 2194
Description:  A pair of Santa Fe Geeps put together the Northtown-Memphis.
Photo Date:  4/14/2008  Upload Date: 4/14/2008 1:46:17 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 2194(GP38)
Views:  382   Comments: 2
BNSF 8299
Title:  BNSF 8299
Description:  Finally the Empty NSPX coal train is on the move.
Photo Date:  4/14/2008  Upload Date: 4/14/2008 1:46:32 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8299(SD75I)
Views:  384   Comments: 1
BNSF 8030
Title:  BNSF 8030
Description:  The two yard goats lift a cut of cars over the newly laid crossover.
Photo Date:  4/14/2008  Upload Date: 4/14/2008 1:46:59 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  BNSF 8030(SD40-2)
Views:  316   Comments: 1
H-NTWGAL
Title:  H-NTWGAL
Description:  One of the only cool consists on the BN this morning. Three SD40-2s exit the departure yard, but before departing they have to set out a B/O 57 cars back.
Photo Date:  4/14/2008  Upload Date: 4/14/2008 1:47:13 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6890(SD40-2)
Views:  354   Comments: 2
BNSF 6910
Title:  BNSF 6910
Description:  A neat catch is third out. Never liked it when the number was placed that far forward&on the longhood.
Photo Date:  4/14/2008  Upload Date: 4/14/2008 1:47:31 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  321   Comments: 1
H-NTWGAL
Title:  H-NTWGAL
Description:  A nice consists pulls out of the yard on a very windy afternoon.
Photo Date:  4/16/2008  Upload Date: 4/19/2008 8:12:43 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EMDX 9095(SD60)
Views:  372   Comments: 0
BNSF 7821
Title:  BNSF 7821
Description:  Although the 7821 just recieved a new door, this still looks like the 1990's. Although, these units would definately not be in yard service.
Photo Date:  4/16/2008  Upload Date: 4/19/2008 8:13:03 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7821(SD40-2) BNSF 8030(SD40-2) SOO 6024(SD60) SOO 6023(SD60)
Views:  668   Comments: 1
BNSF 3702
Title:  BNSF 3702
Description:  A pair of former BN switches sit at the shops. Gosh that Swoosh looks great on the 3702!
Photo Date:  4/19/2008  Upload Date: 4/19/2008 8:13:34 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 3702(MP15DC) BNSF 3447(SW1500)
Views:  885   Comments: 1
BNSF 2419
Title:  BNSF 2419
Description:  The elder around these parts!
Photo Date:  4/19/2008  Upload Date: 4/19/2008 8:13:52 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 2419(GP30u)
Views:  364   Comments: 0
FURX 3052
Title:  FURX 3052
Description:  In a line of all BN and BNSF painted units, this was a neat find. All of these units (FURX) are going back to the lesser.
Photo Date:  4/19/2008  Upload Date: 4/19/2008 8:14:10 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FURX 3052(SD40-2)
Views:  564   Comments: 0
Stored
Title:  Stored
Description:  A nice broadside of the very nice looking SD40-2.
Photo Date:  4/19/2008  Upload Date: 4/19/2008 8:14:30 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FURX 7211(SD40-2)
Views:  339   Comments: 0
FURX 7275
Title:  FURX 7275
Description:  One of the many BN green Furballs stored.
Photo Date:  4/19/2008  Upload Date: 4/19/2008 8:14:49 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FURX 7275(SD40-2)
Views:  316   Comments: 0
BNSF 9634
Title:  BNSF 9634
Description:  Not shy about its glory, the WPSX coal train is found yet again departing Northtown after setting out its trailing unit.
Photo Date:  4/19/2008  Upload Date: 4/19/2008 8:15:16 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9634(SD70MAC)
Views:  305   Comments: 0
BNSF 9598
Title:  BNSF 9598
Description:  Another pair of BN Grinstein MACs cruise through 35th with a coal load.
Photo Date:  4/19/2008  Upload Date: 4/19/2008 8:15:40 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9598(SD70MAC)
Views:  428   Comments: 0
H-NTWGAL
Title:  H-NTWGAL
Description:  A pair of very different SD40-2s put out of the yard in matching clothes. Nice to see one of the old CN units leading!
Photo Date:  4/19/2008  Upload Date: 4/19/2008 8:16:08 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6966(SD40-2)
Views:  360   Comments: 1
CP-BN
Title:  CP-BN
Description:  The Transfer exits out of the 603.
Photo Date:  4/20/2008  Upload Date: 4/23/2008 5:04:13 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 6023(SD60)
Views:  351   Comments: 0
BNSF 5433
Title:  BNSF 5433
Description:  A mixed stack/pig train trundles past the SOO bridge and the T yard behind three GE's.
Photo Date:  4/20/2008  Upload Date: 4/23/2008 5:04:41 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5433(C44-9W)
Views:  307   Comments: 0
CN 2588
Title:  CN 2588
Description:  Departing off the North Runner with a CN motor leading. Overhead is CP 291.
Photo Date:  4/20/2008  Upload Date: 4/23/2008 5:05:39 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 2588(C44-9W)
Views:  360   Comments: 0
UP 1242
Title:  UP 1242
Description:  The UP-BN enters into the yard on the Reciever with HLCX 3812 trailing.
Photo Date:  4/20/2008  Upload Date: 4/23/2008 5:06:51 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1242(GP39-2)
Views:  270   Comments: 0
HLCX 3812
Title:  HLCX 3812
Description:  Trailing the UP Geep.
Photo Date:  4/20/2008  Upload Date: 4/23/2008 5:07:14 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HLCX 3812(GP38-2)
Views:  356   Comments: 0
BNSF 7776
Title:  BNSF 7776
Description:  Long time no see. The 7776 is found leading this Z Train through 35th.
Photo Date:  4/20/2008  Upload Date: 4/23/2008 5:07:42 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7776(ES44DC)
Views:  288   Comments: 1
BNSF 2844
Title:  BNSF 2844
Description:  A pair of matched Santa Fe Geeps depart off the Runner.
Photo Date:  4/20/2008  Upload Date: 4/23/2008 5:08:21 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 2844(GP39-2) BNSF 2224(GP38)
Views:  498   Comments: 0
BNSF 2758
Title:  BNSF 2758
Description:  Coming into town with a grain empty.
Photo Date:  4/20/2008  Upload Date: 4/23/2008 5:08:49 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 2758(GP39E) BNSF 2310(GP38-2)
Views:  486   Comments: 0
Old to New
Title:  Old to New
Description:  A DAPX empty comes flying by the soon to be activated signals, bringing the classic BN era to an end.
Photo Date:  4/20/2008  Upload Date: 4/23/2008 5:09:15 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9864(SD70MAC)
Views:  305   Comments: 0
CSX 576
Title:  CSX 576
Description:  The CSX shows its face in the form of a runthrough grain train.
Photo Date:  5/3/2008  Upload Date: 5/3/2008 3:25:43 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 576(AC44CW)
Views:  333   Comments: 0
CSX 576
Title:  CSX 576
Description:  A roster.
Photo Date:  5/3/2008  Upload Date: 5/3/2008 3:26:10 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 576(AC44CW)
Views:  314   Comments: 0
CSX 4513
Title:  CSX 4513
Description:  The SD70MAC trailing today. Its been 3 years since I got a decent shot of one of these.
Photo Date:  5/3/2008  Upload Date: 5/3/2008 3:26:51 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 4513(SD70MAC)
Views:  463   Comments: 0
BNSF 7703
Title:  BNSF 7703
Description:  Departing off the runner, while 493 runs overhead.
Photo Date:  5/3/2008  Upload Date: 5/3/2008 3:27:14 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7703(ES44DC)
Views:  300   Comments: 0
H-CSXPAS
Title:  H-CSXPAS
Description:  CSX-PASCO enters the yard through the 603.
Photo Date:  5/3/2008  Upload Date: 5/3/2008 3:27:41 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 9047(C40-9W)
Views:  300   Comments: 0
FURX 3020
Title:  FURX 3020
Description:  Ex PC unit sits after a severe electrical fire.
Photo Date:  5/3/2008  Upload Date: 5/3/2008 3:28:00 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FURX 3020(SD40-2)
Views:  342   Comments: 1
BNSF 9454
Title:  BNSF 9454
Description:  A rerouted coal empty through 44th.
Photo Date:  5/3/2008  Upload Date: 5/3/2008 3:28:30 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9454(SD70MAC)
Views:  289   Comments: 0
BNSF 6973
Title:  BNSF 6973
Description:  A former CN unit heads a current CN motor on a Stack train.
Photo Date:  5/3/2008  Upload Date: 5/3/2008 3:28:47 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6973(SD40-2)
Views:  322   Comments: 0
CSX 8857
Title:  CSX 8857
Description:  A very nice looking YN3 former Conrail Dash 2 goes back to the house on the CSX-PAS.
Photo Date:  5/3/2008  Upload Date: 5/3/2008 3:29:01 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 8857(SD40-2)
Views:  172   Comments: 0
CP-BN
Title:  CP-BN
Description:  A pair of sixties wait for the switchtender to give them the go ahead.
Photo Date:  5/10/2008  Upload Date: 5/10/2008 2:34:29 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 6051(SD60)
Views:  161   Comments: 0
AMTK 87
Title:  AMTK 87
Description:  A pair of matched P42's are in charge of the Empire Builder this grey morning. At one point, there were also high priority passenger trains coming into Northtown from the yard below the skyline. How times change.....
Photo Date:  5/10/2008  Upload Date: 5/10/2008 2:34:50 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 87(P42DC)
Views:  341   Comments: 0
H-GALNTW
Title:  H-GALNTW
Description:  The Galesburg rolls into town with a pair of GE's Dash 8 line, passing the long row of FURX SD40-2's set to go back to the lesser.
Photo Date:  5/10/2008  Upload Date: 5/10/2008 2:35:13 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 880(C40-8W)
Views:  322   Comments: 0
Hello down there!
Title:  Hello down there!
Description:  Day in and day out, the 7821 goes to work as the pullout unit at Northtown, as does the WC Transfer, which is cresting the top of the hill out of the river.
Photo Date:  5/10/2008  Upload Date: 5/10/2008 2:35:36 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 5639(SD75I) BNSF 7821(SD40-2)
Views:  548   Comments: 0
M-MEMNTW
Title:  M-MEMNTW
Description:  Although Im not fond of the horrible job putting the noselight on the lead unit, Im still very happy with seeing a pair of green units in 2008.
Photo Date:  5/10/2008  Upload Date: 5/10/2008 2:36:03 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8169(SD60M)
Views:  360   Comments: 0
BNSF 7808
Title:  BNSF 7808
Description:  Hanging on, barely by the hinges now, this SD40-2 has as much life in her as the BNSF will give, but no telling how much longer that will be.
Photo Date:  5/10/2008  Upload Date: 5/10/2008 2:36:26 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7808(SD40-2)
Views:  247   Comments: 1
NS 7520
Title:  NS 7520
Description:  One of the many railroads with GEVO's in the 75XX's, this unit was a favorite of mine on the WC (SD45).
Photo Date:  5/10/2008  Upload Date: 5/10/2008 2:36:49 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 7520(ES40DC)
Views:  336   Comments: 0
NS 8419
Title:  NS 8419
Description:  Still looking pretty good for a trashy Dash 8 widecab.
Photo Date:  5/10/2008  Upload Date: 5/10/2008 2:37:08 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8419(C40-8W)
Views:  272   Comments: 0
CITX 140
Title:  CITX 140
Description:  A rare unit visits the shops at Northtown.
Photo Date:  5/10/2008  Upload Date: 5/10/2008 2:37:28 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CITX 140(SD70M-2)
Views:  1235   Comments: 0
BNSF 1528
Title:  BNSF 1528
Description:  The Montey Local sitis with as many motors as cars, at the East end of the T yard.
Photo Date:  5/10/2008  Upload Date: 5/10/2008 2:37:48 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 1528(GP28M)
Views:  395   Comments: 0
EMDX 776
Title:  EMDX 776
Description:  A nice ex Penn Central unit idles with the BNSF 1528 in the yard.
Photo Date:  5/10/2008  Upload Date: 5/10/2008 2:38:06 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EMDX 776(GP38-2)
Views:  361   Comments: 0
BNSF 2599
Title:  BNSF 2599
Description:  A nice and extremely rare site in 2008, a GP35 still going.
Photo Date:  5/10/2008  Upload Date: 5/10/2008 2:38:24 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 2599(GP35u)
Views:  276   Comments: 1
BNSF 2980
Title:  BNSF 2980
Description:  While the 2980 is basking in the sun, behind her sits a few late-great BNSF workhorses, now set aside only to wait for their funeral train.
Photo Date:  5/14/2008  Upload Date: 5/16/2008 6:56:42 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 2980(GP39V) BNSF 1721(SD9)
Views:  467   Comments: 0
FURX 7236
Title:  FURX 7236
Description:  The line of FURX's watch the sun rise on the chilly spring morning.
Photo Date:  5/18/2008  Upload Date: 5/20/2008 5:58:35 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FURX 7236(SD40-2)
Views:  314   Comments: 1
AMTK 507
Title:  AMTK 507
Description:  Not in my wildest dreams would I thought I would see one of these units. Definately adds to Amtrak this morning.
Photo Date:  5/18/2008  Upload Date: 5/20/2008 5:59:23 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 507(B32-8WH)
Views:  279   Comments: 0
AMTK 507
Title:  AMTK 507
Description:  The leader on the Builder this morning.
Photo Date:  5/18/2008  Upload Date: 5/20/2008 5:59:51 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 507(B32-8WH)
Views:  267   Comments: 1

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