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By:SDfourD Photography
Dates:1/22/2011 - 3/6/2010
Album Info:Third installment. UP,BNSF,MNNR, and the TC&W in and around Saint Paul. Also in the album will be the occasional stray location, instead of adding a new album for one or two shots.
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BN-CP
Title:  BN-CP
Description:  The transfer enters the yard, passing a few CEFX AC44's that are going to the LS&I.
Photo Date:  3/6/2010  Upload Date: 3/20/2010 1:58:36 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  BNSF 8225(SD75M)
Views:  288   Comments: 0
LTB-84
Title:  LTB-84
Description:  84 sports a colorful combo on this gloomy day as the MSSP enters the yard.
Photo Date:  3/7/2010  Upload Date: 3/20/2010 1:59:37 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  UP 3256(SD40-2)
Views:  335   Comments: 1
NS 8325
Title:  NS 8325
Description:  A Conrail blue GE sits with the generic Dash 9's awaiting its Z train.
Photo Date:  3/7/2010  Upload Date: 3/20/2010 2:00:03 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  NS 8325(C40-8W)
Views:  159   Comments: 0
Yummm
Title:  Yummm
Description:  A white brow SD70 sits the day out as it awaits its chariot back towards its home rails.
Photo Date:  3/13/2010  Upload Date: 3/20/2010 2:01:02 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  NS 2557(SD70)
Views:  224   Comments: 1
UP Delivery
Title:  UP Delivery
Description:  Working towards Dunn, the Delivery ducks under the classic and well documented signal bridges around the bluffs while the East Hump already has LTB84 lined up for its double out of the Belt.
Photo Date:  3/13/2010  Upload Date: 3/20/2010 2:01:42 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  UP 3305(SD40-2)
Views:  283   Comments: 0
UP 3356
Title:  UP 3356
Description:  A nice set of yellow striped SD40-2's charge East towards Dunn with their CP's.
Photo Date:  3/14/2010  Upload Date: 3/20/2010 2:10:03 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  UP 3356(SD40-2R)
Views:  279   Comments: 1
UP 1416
Title:  UP 1416
Description:  Not the best looking UP GP40-2 I've shot, but still a nice catch. Not digging the checker stripe though...
Photo Date:  3/21/2010  Upload Date: 3/21/2010 8:22:52 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  UP 1416(GP40-2)
Views:  319   Comments: 2
Squeeky Clean
Title:  Squeeky Clean
Description:  Im happy to see more of these ex SP/SSW GP40-2's are making it up to the Twin Cities. Very nice looking if I may say so myself.
Photo Date:  4/1/2010  Upload Date: 4/2/2010 4:55:54 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  UP 1498(GP40M-2)
Views:  328   Comments: 1
Seasoned vets
Title:  Seasoned vets
Description:  The South end job at Belt has a set of two aging geeps, and a recent S.StP acquisition in the GP15-1 second out.
Photo Date:  4/11/2010  Upload Date: 4/17/2010 11:47:05 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  UP 837(GP38-2)
Views:  266   Comments: 0
UPY 590
Title:  UPY 590
Description:  No yellow stripe yet.
Photo Date:  4/11/2010  Upload Date: 4/17/2010 11:47:36 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  UPY 590(GP15-1)
Views:  266   Comments: 0
LTB-84
Title:  LTB-84
Description:  The three Dueces sitting in the Belt before getting ready to go.
Photo Date:  4/11/2010  Upload Date: 4/17/2010 11:48:12 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  UP 3125(SD40-2)
Views:  227   Comments: 0
LTB-84
Title:  LTB-84
Description:  Moving over Chestnut enroute to Valley Park, but having a few moves to make at Western Avenue first.
Photo Date:  4/11/2010  Upload Date: 4/17/2010 11:48:54 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  UP 3749(SD40-2)
Views:  296   Comments: 1
V-NTWKCM4-21
Title:  V-NTWKCM4-21
Description:  A rack train with two Conrail's on the point, a day made in heaven. Amazing happens...
Photo Date:  4/21/2010  Upload Date: 4/21/2010 9:43:58 PM
Location:  Newport, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  NS 6794(SD60M)
Views:  234   Comments: 3
NS 6794
Title:  NS 6794
Description:  PRR still shows behind the the new NS patch.
Photo Date:  4/21/2010  Upload Date: 4/21/2010 9:45:55 PM
Location:  Newport, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  NS 6794(SD60M)
Views:  188   Comments: 1
NS 5419
Title:  NS 5419
Description:  Still with its original horn above the cab. Neat 50!
Photo Date:  4/21/2010  Upload Date: 4/21/2010 9:47:53 PM
Location:  Newport, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  NS 5419(SD50)
Views:  264   Comments: 0
V-NTWKCM4-21
Title:  V-NTWKCM4-21
Description:  The pair of Conrail motors look at home with a rack train in hand, almost like we are in the Pittsburgh area in 1998.
Photo Date:  4/21/2010  Upload Date: 4/21/2010 10:03:15 PM
Location:  Hastings, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  NS 6794(SD60M)
Views:  181   Comments: 0
NS 8701
Title:  NS 8701
Description:  A Dash 8 in the middle of three Dash 9's. Whats new!
Photo Date:  4/25/2010  Upload Date: 4/28/2010 11:15:12 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  NS 8701(C40-8)
Views:  243   Comments: 0
X-CSXCCE
Title:  X-CSXCCE
Description:  Mainline change. Great. So not only is the Dash 2 not leading, but now I dont have enough time to even get a roster shot. Fantastic, just what I wanted to be doing at 1:37 in the morning.
Photo Date:  4/26/2010  Upload Date: 4/28/2010 11:17:40 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CSX 5222(ES44DC)
Views:  187   Comments: 4
Sharp
Title:  Sharp
Description:  A sparkling former Conrail SD60 sits with fellow Horsehead 2575 after bringing in the roadrailer.
Photo Date:  5/1/2010  Upload Date: 5/1/2010 11:00:11 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  NS 6713(SD60)
Views:  162   Comments: 0
UP 8222
Title:  UP 8222
Description:  Two MAC's and a GEVO wait on the South end of the Belt on the first day of May.
Photo Date:  5/1/2010  Upload Date: 5/1/2010 11:01:06 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  UP 8222(SD9043MAC)
Views:  288   Comments: 1
Helm
Title:  Helm
Description:  One of the few former UP, now HLCX, Geeps around town.
Photo Date:  5/1/2010  Upload Date: 5/1/2010 11:03:31 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  HLCX 1040(GP38-2)
Views:  292   Comments: 0
G-CCENSI
Title:  G-CCENSI
Description:  Redemption! After shooting this guy at 1:45 AM a few days earlier with no chance of a roster shot of the 8201, I am able to catch it on its return trip. Strange symbol for an ethanol.
Photo Date:  5/1/2010  Upload Date: 5/1/2010 11:10:42 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CSX 5222(ES44DC)
Views:  161   Comments: 0
CSXT 8201
Title:  CSXT 8201
Description:  The engine that I stayed up until 3 AM on a school night for visits again thankfully, and this time in daylight to allow a roster shot.
Photo Date:  5/1/2010  Upload Date: 5/1/2010 11:11:14 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CSX 8201(SD40-2)
Views:  175   Comments: 1
CSXT 8624
Title:  CSXT 8624
Description:  The trailing 50, still in YN2.
Photo Date:  5/1/2010  Upload Date: 5/1/2010 11:11:43 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CSX 8624(SD50)
Views:  145   Comments: 0
NS 8725
Title:  NS 8725
Description:  A nice but crusty Dash 8 idles next to its product.
Photo Date:  5/9/2010  Upload Date: 5/9/2010 7:58:07 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  NS 8725(C40-8)
Views:  211   Comments: 2
ILSX 768
Title:  ILSX 768
Description:  An outrageous sight in 2010. Period.
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/17/2010 10:50:20 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  ILSX 768(GP9)
Views:  348   Comments: 2
H-NTWGAL
Title:  H-NTWGAL
Description:  BNSF 4668 ruins the fun, but still worth a shot. Rolling East at Newport, the 4668 might be on its own in a little while as the 7134 was smoking pretty bad after he passed.
Photo Date:  5/22/2010  Upload Date: 5/22/2010 2:43:59 PM
Location:  Newport, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  BNSF 4668(C44-9W)
Views:  196   Comments: 0
NS 7134
Title:  NS 7134
Description:  Turbo failure seems to be coming. Neat sight.
Photo Date:  5/22/2010  Upload Date: 5/22/2010 2:44:24 PM
Location:  Newport, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  NS 7134(GP60)
Views:  166   Comments: 0
UP 8166
Title:  UP 8166
Description:  Three SD9043's and three Geeps arrive at the Belt with 132 cars.
Photo Date:  5/30/2010  Upload Date: 5/30/2010 8:35:02 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  UP 8166(SD9043MAC)
Views:  153   Comments: 0
Z-CHCPTL
Title:  Z-CHCPTL
Description:  Running up the hill at 7th St., three GE's of different varieties get this Z moving as rain begins to fall.
Photo Date:  6/10/2010  Upload Date: 6/17/2010 7:36:20 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  BNSF 5473(C44-9W)
Views:  217   Comments: 1
CSXT 7531
Title:  CSXT 7531
Description:  Worn, but still lookin good!
Photo Date:  6/10/2010  Upload Date: 6/17/2010 7:36:57 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CSX 7531(C40-8)
Views:  202   Comments: 0
FXE 4617
Title:  FXE 4617
Description:  If I could be picky, I'd prefer the CSXT 4617 next time. Get on that...
Photo Date:  6/10/2010  Upload Date: 6/17/2010 7:38:05 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  FXE 4617(ES44AC)
Views:  342   Comments: 0
BNSF 8243
Title:  BNSF 8243
Description:  About as good as its going to get on a mainline train on the BN nowadays.
Photo Date:  6/26/2010  Upload Date: 6/28/2010 6:27:12 PM
Location:  Newport, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  BNSF 8243(SD75M)
Views:  298   Comments: 1
NS 2619
Title:  NS 2619
Description:  Most possibly my favorite engines on NS's roster, although the SD70's and Dash 9C's are up there too. The 2619 rests with the 8446, which interestingly still reads PRRX under the number.
Photo Date:  6/28/2010  Upload Date: 7/1/2010 1:39:34 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  NS 2619(SD70M)
Views:  160   Comments: 0
CSXT 755
Title:  CSXT 755
Description:  As a CSX fanatic, this is the only GEVO im somewhat happy to see. I promise.
Photo Date:  6/29/2010  Upload Date: 7/1/2010 1:39:53 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CSX 755(ES44AC-H)
Views:  184   Comments: 0
CSXT 7535
Title:  CSXT 7535
Description:  Damn high sun! After shooting this guy in Chicago previously, I got a somewhat better shot of it here. I say somewhat because, well, this shot is still terrible.
Photo Date:  6/29/2010  Upload Date: 7/1/2010 1:40:35 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CSX 7535(C40-8)
Views:  147   Comments: 0
CSXT 4540
Title:  CSXT 4540
Description:  Well what have we here! No idea why and how this happened.
Photo Date:  7/2/2010  Upload Date: 7/4/2010 1:14:49 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CSX 4540(SD70MAC)
Views:  257   Comments: 0
CSXT 4540
Title:  CSXT 4540
Description:  A wider roster of the old girl. Still lookin nice in YN2.
Photo Date:  7/2/2010  Upload Date: 7/4/2010 1:15:42 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CSX 4540(SD70MAC)
Views:  253   Comments: 0
CSXT 4573
Title:  CSXT 4573
Description:  At the Belt.
Photo Date:  7/16/2010  Upload Date: 7/25/2010 2:14:00 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CSX 4573(SD70ACC)
Views:  156   Comments: 0
CSXT 7632
Title:  CSXT 7632
Description:  Part of the three unit set in the yard.
Photo Date:  7/16/2010  Upload Date: 7/25/2010 2:14:21 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CSX 7632(C40-8)
Views:  141   Comments: 0
X-WRRCSX
Title:  X-WRRCSX
Description:  Two GEVO's are in charge of phosphate empties this morning as they hustle south through Newport.
Photo Date:  7/16/2010  Upload Date: 7/25/2010 2:14:48 PM
Location:  Newport, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CSX 5454(ES40DC)
Views:  283   Comments: 0
X-WRRCSX
Title:  X-WRRCSX
Description:  Rollin' through the Grove with the patented rag-tag hopper set that I enjoy so much.
Photo Date:  7/16/2010  Upload Date: 7/25/2010 2:15:15 PM
Location:  Cottage Grove, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CSX 5454(ES40DC)
Views:  248   Comments: 0
LTB-84
Title:  LTB-84
Description:  Three Snoots work up to SPUD with their train under overcast skies.
Photo Date:  7/19/2010  Upload Date: 7/25/2010 2:34:24 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  UP 3358(SD40-2)
Views:  189   Comments: 0
Saint Paul Turn
Title:  Saint Paul Turn
Description:  In the "island" of my albums, I had to put this shot in the Saint Paul album. Anyway, the two ugly GP39's roll towards the Wayzata sub with the 406 trailing.
Photo Date:  7/19/2010  Upload Date: 7/25/2010 2:50:54 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  TCWR 2301(GP39-2)
Views:  260   Comments: 0
RRVW 406
Title:  RRVW 406
Description:  Going back to Glencoe after getting worked on.
Photo Date:  7/19/2010  Upload Date: 7/25/2010 2:51:17 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  RRVW 406(GP10)
Views:  281   Comments: 2
G-CSXHMM
Title:  G-CSXHMM
Description:  Coming through the cutoff at GN Jct.
Photo Date:  7/24/2010  Upload Date: 7/25/2010 4:05:52 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CSX 7872(C40-8W)
Views:  184   Comments: 1
H-NTWBRC
Title:  H-NTWBRC
Description:  Two SD60M's round the curve at MP 6 with their Chicago bound manifest, fresh out of storage. Nice to see Cascade Green strutting its stuff on the main again.
Photo Date:  8/1/2010  Upload Date: 8/2/2010 3:49:59 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  BNSF 8139(SD60M)
Views:  362   Comments: 4
BN-CP
Title:  BN-CP
Description:  The ghost of the 7142 reverberates off the concrete piers as the BN-CP comes down the hill with my third BN Green leader of the day. I don't pay the BN much attention anymore, but today was slightly refreshing.
Photo Date:  8/5/2010  Upload Date: 8/5/2010 5:30:16 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  BNSF 1940(SD40-2)
Views:  469   Comments: 3
Blending In
Title:  Blending In
Description:  To fly under the retirement radar, the BNSF 1940 flies by stealth style in its habitat that is the Saint Paul Sub.
Photo Date:  8/5/2010  Upload Date: 8/5/2010 5:35:35 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  BNSF 1940(SD40-2)
Views:  397   Comments: 0
Z-CHEM through the S
Title:  Z-CHEM through the S
Description:  A former Conrail SD60 gets to strut its stuff leading this morning as the late running Triple Crown snakes its way towards East Minneapolis on the Midway Sub. What a refreshing sight to see a pair of SD60's on this train. 6601 trailed.
Photo Date:  8/6/2010  Upload Date: 8/6/2010 6:14:31 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  NS 6708(SD60)
Views:  321   Comments: 3


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