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Viewing Album:  BNSF Twin Cities 6
 
By:Douglas Hildebrandt
Dates:8/6/2009 - 11/15/2009
Album Info:Pictures from around the Twin Cities, and the SP 4449 is also seen in here.
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Moving power
Title:  Moving power
Description:  Three units move around the shops and get ready to give the Gevo a spin on the turntable.
Photo Date:  8/7/2009  Upload Date: 8/7/2009 9:06:39 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 1783(SD40-2) BNSF 1538(GP28M)
Views:  586   Comments: 1
BNSF 1927
Title:  BNSF 1927
Description:  Yet another renumbered SD40-2 shows up at the diesel shops. While they are losing their original numbers, its nice to see the BN keeping some SD40-2s
Photo Date:  8/7/2009  Upload Date: 8/7/2009 9:09:13 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 1927(SD40-2)
Views:  416   Comments: 1
Stored EMDs
Title:  Stored EMDs
Description:  Just north of 44th there are some stored units, and they all happen to be EMD.
Photo Date:  8/7/2009  Upload Date: 8/7/2009 9:08:18 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 2640(GP35u) BNSF 8016(SD40-2)
Views:  553   Comments: 1
Two Funky units
Title:  Two Funky units
Description:  Two funky units, one having a large cab, and the other missing its lettering, go about the diesel shops.
Photo Date:  8/7/2009  Upload Date: 8/7/2009 9:19:43 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 3158(GP50) CSX 7558(C40-8)
Views:  674   Comments: 2
Two Big MACs
Title:  Two Big MACs
Description:  Two SD70MACs lead a coal train past 35th Ave on a cloudy day while a CP train crosses over it.
Photo Date:  8/7/2009  Upload Date: 8/7/2009 9:03:23 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9896(SD70MAC) BNSF 9975(SD70MAC)
Views:  371   Comments: 0
BNSF 9975
Title:  BNSF 9975
Description:  Trailing unit on a coal load at 35th.
Photo Date:  8/7/2009  Upload Date: 8/7/2009 9:05:44 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9975(SD70MAC)
Views:  323   Comments: 0
Potash Train
Title:  Potash Train
Description:  I haven't seen one of these in a while on the BN, a potash train lead by a CN unit.
Photo Date:  8/7/2009  Upload Date: 8/7/2009 9:23:19 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 2689(C44-9W)
Views:  303   Comments: 0
Where'd the CSX go?
Title:  Where'd the CSX go?
Description:  When I first laid eyes on this unit, I thought it was a lease unit. However after a closer look, it is a CSX unit, that has lost all its long hood lettering over time.
Photo Date:  8/7/2009  Upload Date: 8/7/2009 9:18:43 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 7558(C40-8)
Views:  297   Comments: 1
NSI
Title:  NSI
Description:  The daily NSI comes in on the Midway sub as it heads up to Northtown Yard. Cool to see two former Conrail units together.
Photo Date:  8/10/2009  Upload Date: 8/14/2009 12:34:37 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6797(SD60M) NS 8453(C40-8W)
Views:  361   Comments: 1
White Brow
Title:  White Brow
Description:  A repainted Dash 8 with a cool looking white brow comes under Raymond Ave on the NSI.
Photo Date:  8/10/2009  Upload Date: 8/14/2009 12:35:38 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8453(C40-8W) NS 6797(SD60M)
Views:  312   Comments: 1
Back down to get some more
Title:  Back down to get some more
Description:  After humping an entire trainset, the hump set moves back down the yard to grab another set of cars to be humped.
Photo Date:  8/15/2009  Upload Date: 8/17/2009 1:29:17 AM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7878(SD40-2) GN 1914(SD39)
Views:  817   Comments: 1
GN in 2009?
Title:  GN in 2009?
Description:  It looks like one of the Hill lines have come back in the form of H1 in 2009! Recently BNSF 1914 has become GN 1914, pretty neat unit, isn't it?
Photo Date:  8/15/2009  Upload Date: 8/17/2009 1:28:14 AM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GN 1914(SD39)
Views:  1327   Comments: 2
ICE 6443
Title:  ICE 6443
Description:  A nide looking ICE unit moves light around the shops at 44th with a BNSF dash 9.
Photo Date:  8/17/2009  Upload Date: 8/17/2009 7:04:10 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ICE 6443(SD40-2)
Views:  336   Comments: 0
Northstar Test run
Title:  Northstar Test run
Description:  A test train heads back up to Big Lake after coming back from downtown Mpls.
Photo Date:  8/17/2009  Upload Date: 8/17/2009 7:05:45 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  307   Comments: 2
Grove Job
Title:  Grove Job
Description:  The Grove Job works its way back over to the industries as it crosses over the many switches at 35th.
Photo Date:  8/20/2009  Upload Date: 8/20/2009 3:45:09 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 2716(GP39-2)
Views:  206   Comments: 0
YN1 in the rain
Title:  YN1 in the rain
Description:  A nice looking CSXT SD50 trails out of Northtown while a decent amount of rain comes down around it.
Photo Date:  8/20/2009  Upload Date: 8/20/2009 3:49:24 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 8508(SD50)
Views:  221   Comments: 3
NS 8308
Title:  NS 8308
Description:  The second unit out is a nice looking NS C40-8.
Photo Date:  8/20/2009  Upload Date: 8/20/2009 3:50:17 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8308(C40-8)
Views:  199   Comments: 1
Six years to the day
Title:  Six years to the day
Description:  Six years ago to the day, I shot this unit with a C40-8 trailing (NS 8306) out in Pennsylvania, and now six years later I shoot it again at Northtown with a C40-8 and a CSXT SD50 trailing. Funny how things like this work out.
Photo Date:  8/20/2009  Upload Date: 8/20/2009 3:47:55 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9179(C40-9W) NS 8308(C40-8) CSX 8508(SD50)
Views:  276   Comments: 1
GN 441
Title:  GN 441
Description:  A former ATSF F45 gets a new lease on life in GN paint. This F45 headed to Essex Montana to become a hotel room. From the pictures I've seen, the interior is really nice.
Photo Date:  8/23/2009  Upload Date: 10/25/2009 7:53:10 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GN 441(F45)
Views:  869   Comments: 0
GN F45
Title:  GN F45
Description:  Rear end shot of a classic unit heading out of town for the last time. This was an amazing to see.
Photo Date:  8/23/2009  Upload Date: 10/25/2009 7:54:16 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GN 441(F45)
Views:  786   Comments: 2
Past the Park
Title:  Past the Park
Description:  The BN-CP crusies on by with three great looking SD40-2s and a single CP gevo. Seeing and hearing these units was a great way to start off the day before work!
Photo Date:  8/30/2009  Upload Date: 9/1/2009 12:01:26 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6885(SD40-2) BNSF 7885(SD40-2) BNSF 8018(SD40-2)
Views:  550   Comments: 1
BNSF 8018
Title:  BNSF 8018
Description:  The last of the three SD40-2s on the BN-CP transfer today as it comes past Park Jct early in the morning.
Photo Date:  8/30/2009  Upload Date: 9/1/2009 12:02:11 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8018(SD40-2)
Views:  380   Comments: 1
CP 8848
Title:  CP 8848
Description:  A CP gevo trails on the BN-CP as it ducks under 35th Ave on a cloudy morning.
Photo Date:  8/30/2009  Upload Date: 8/31/2009 11:59:32 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 8848(ES44AC)
Views:  281   Comments: 0
Former GN GP30
Title:  Former GN GP30
Description:  A great looking white face GP39M pulls into the T yard early in the morning. It was great seeing a former GP30 this late in 2009, not just because of age but because a decent amount of these units are also stored.
Photo Date:  9/2/2009  Upload Date: 9/4/2009 10:00:29 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 2814(GP39M)
Views:  301   Comments: 0
Norfolk Southern
Title:  Norfolk Southern
Description:  Two NS units wait for a fresh crew at the west end of East Mpls yard while the sun sets.
Photo Date:  9/4/2009  Upload Date: 9/4/2009 10:03:10 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2742(SD70M-2)
Views:  177   Comments: 0
Old unit, new number
Title:  Old unit, new number
Description:  The 6332 is no more, having being been renumbered to be the 1913. While it has a new number, it is still stuck on its old job.
Photo Date:  9/9/2009  Upload Date: 9/9/2009 11:51:12 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 1913(SD40-2)
Views:  437   Comments: 2
Columbia Emptys
Title:  Columbia Emptys
Description:  An empty Columbia Coal train blasts past 77th Ave Ne on a sunny Wednesday morning with two ACes and a MAC for power.
Photo Date:  9/9/2009  Upload Date: 9/9/2009 11:46:53 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9247(SD70ACe)
Views:  350   Comments: 0
Northstar Test Train
Title:  Northstar Test Train
Description:  A Northstar test train comes past 35th as a crew memeber on the Grove Job watches as it passes by.
Photo Date:  9/9/2009  Upload Date: 9/9/2009 11:49:33 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MNRX 501(MP36PH-3C)
Views:  486   Comments: 0
Two Fallen Flags
Title:  Two Fallen Flags
Description:  Two large and important fallen flags are clear in this shot, the BN and WC. The former BN unit is coming back from some local work.
Photo Date:  9/11/2009  Upload Date: 9/11/2009 10:17:25 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 3158(GP50)
Views:  358   Comments: 0
BNSF 5149
Title:  BNSF 5149
Description:  Roster shot of BNSF 5149 as it trails on a stack train today at 35th.
Photo Date:  9/11/2009  Upload Date: 9/11/2009 10:22:57 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5149(C44-9W)
Views:  273   Comments: 0
Onto the main
Title:  Onto the main
Description:  A pair of BNSF C44s bring a stack train out onto the mainline as they cross over some switches.
Photo Date:  9/11/2009  Upload Date: 9/11/2009 10:22:22 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5436(C44-9W) BNSF 5149(C44-9W)
Views:  431   Comments: 0
BNSF 5942
Title:  BNSF 5942
Description:  Trailing out into the T yard is a clean looking BNSF Gevo.
Photo Date:  9/11/2009  Upload Date: 9/11/2009 10:20:50 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5942(ES44AC)
Views:  742   Comments: 1
Two Gevos switching out Northtown
Title:  Two Gevos switching out Northtown
Description:  A set of Gevos pull a small cut of cars out into the T yard to begin doing some switching.
Photo Date:  9/11/2009  Upload Date: 9/11/2009 10:13:37 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7434(ES44DC) BNSF 5942(ES44AC)
Views:  788   Comments: 0
Gotcha!
Title:  Gotcha!
Description:  After seeing this unit for a couple of days, but not being able to get a shot, I was successful this morning.
Photo Date:  9/11/2009  Upload Date: 9/11/2009 10:09:02 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7884(SD40-2)
Views:  267   Comments: 1
Yard Service
Title:  Yard Service
Description:  Thanks to an accident a few months back the 8029 is now kept in yard service, and will probably never head out on the road again.
Photo Date:  9/11/2009  Upload Date: 9/11/2009 10:12:20 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8029(SD40-2)
Views:  211   Comments: 1
Taking a break, MAC style
Title:  Taking a break, MAC style
Description:  A former BN SD70MAC takes a well deserved break after getting some wheel work done at the shops.
Photo Date:  9/11/2009  Upload Date: 9/11/2009 10:06:22 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9583(SD70MAC)
Views:  266   Comments: 0
Central Kansas Railway
Title:  Central Kansas Railway
Description:  A real gem of a unit waits in the T yard to head up to New Brighton on the WC today. This unit started its life as a Santa Fe unit back in 1952.
Photo Date:  9/11/2009  Upload Date: 9/11/2009 10:03:48 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CKRY 713(GP7u)
Views:  324   Comments: 0
New Pullout power
Title:  New Pullout power
Description:  A brand new unit has come up to Northtown, and has been put on the pullout. While its sad to see the dash twos in yard service, its nice to still see them around.
Photo Date:  9/14/2009  Upload Date: 9/14/2009 10:24:05 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 1896(SD40-2)
Views:  286   Comments: 1
BNSF 2640
Title:  BNSF 2640
Description:  Since the FURXs came into town, the 2640 got moved up to the diesel shops.
Photo Date:  9/14/2009  Upload Date: 9/14/2009 10:31:50 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 2640(GP35u)
Views:  363   Comments: 0
Four pack
Title:  Four pack
Description:  Four GEs lead a train into Northtown, however, only the first two GEs were online. The 7215 used to be an SD40-2 on the BNSF roster.
Photo Date:  9/14/2009  Upload Date: 9/14/2009 10:23:30 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7693(ES44DC) BNSF 7215(ES44DC)
Views:  484   Comments: 0
In on the north runner
Title:  In on the north runner
Description:  A quartet of GEs coming in on the north runner with the last two Gevos DIT.
Photo Date:  9/14/2009  Upload Date: 9/14/2009 10:22:02 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7693(ES44DC)
Views:  340   Comments: 1
FURX 7216
Title:  FURX 7216
Description:  A closer view of some of the FURX SD40-2s gathered at 44th.
Photo Date:  9/14/2009  Upload Date: 9/14/2009 10:30:24 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FURX 7216(SD40-2) FURX 7224(SD40-2)
Views:  478   Comments: 0
Return of the Furbys!!
Title:  Return of the Furbys!!
Description:  A large amount of FURX SD40-2s have managed to make their way up to Northtown. This was the last thing I was expecting to see when I came to Northtown.
Photo Date:  9/14/2009  Upload Date: 9/14/2009 10:25:49 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FURX 7288(SD40-2) FURX 8103(SD40-2) FURX 7216(SD40-2)
Views:  647   Comments: 0
Veterans and new troops
Title:  Veterans and new troops
Description:  The old warriors and the new troops sit next to each other at the sanding towers before heading out to various assignments. It's been a while since I've seen four SD40-2s on the BNSF.
Photo Date:  9/14/2009  Upload Date: 9/14/2009 10:34:36 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FURX 7291(SD40-2) BNSF 5944(ES44AC)
Views:  470   Comments: 2
Dash two galore!
Title:  Dash two galore!
Description:  One word describes this scene for me, "Happiness". I didn't think I would ever see something like this anytime soon.
Photo Date:  9/14/2009  Upload Date: 9/14/2009 10:28:07 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FURX 7224(SD40-2) FURX 7216(SD40-2) FURX 8103(SD40-2)
Views:  680   Comments: 2
BNSF 8285
Title:  BNSF 8285
Description:  An SD75I rests with a GP9 and some SD60Ms near the bluffs at Northtown.
Photo Date:  9/15/2009  Upload Date: 9/15/2009 1:37:13 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8285(SD75I)
Views:  405   Comments: 1
SD70ACe
Title:  SD70ACe
Description:  One of BNSFs many ACes moves around the shops at 44th before being paired with a MAC.
Photo Date:  9/15/2009  Upload Date: 9/19/2009 10:51:39 AM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9397(SD70ACe)
Views:  391   Comments: 0
Back on the road
Title:  Back on the road
Description:  After being stored for a while, some FURX units are getting reactivated for some service on the BNSF.
Photo Date:  9/15/2009  Upload Date: 9/15/2009 1:36:10 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FURX 3050(SD40-2)
Views:  493   Comments: 0
FURX 7224
Title:  FURX 7224
Description:  One of the FURXs getting some work done on it at Northtown.
Photo Date:  9/15/2009  Upload Date: 9/19/2009 10:50:31 AM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FURX 7224(SD40-2)
Views:  308   Comments: 0
Back to life
Title:  Back to life
Description:  The 7279 gets a second chance at life on the in the form of a lease unit as it gets restarted at Northtown.
Photo Date:  9/15/2009  Upload Date: 9/15/2009 1:39:01 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FURX 7279(SD40-2)
Views:  352   Comments: 0

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