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Viewing Album:  Soo Freight Cars
 
By:Douglas Hildebrandt
Dates:5/3/2004 - 7/15/2012
Album Info:Mainly of Soo Line 7 post boxcars. However, there will be gons, rock cars, etc
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SOO 16932
Title:  SOO 16932
Description:  A nice cut of Soo 7 posters get switched out at Humboldt Yard. The parallelogram boxcars are off the roster now.
Photo Date:  9/1/2004  Upload Date: 3/15/2009 2:13:03 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  289   Comments: 0
SOO 19022
Title:  SOO 19022
Description:  A decent looking Soo parallelogram boxcar getting switched out at Humboldt Yard. This car is now off the roster.
Photo Date:  9/1/2004  Upload Date: 3/15/2009 2:20:51 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  184   Comments: 0
SOO 18624
Title:  SOO 18624
Description:  One of the original Soo Colormark Cars comes over Lyndale Ave N. Only the early run seven post boxcars had black ends. Date Approx
Photo Date:  3/27/2005  Upload Date: 11/26/2009 12:32:32 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  185   Comments: 0
Wheat Stock Hopper
Title:  Wheat Stock Hopper
Description:  The wheat stock is holding up pretty good on this hopper as it rides along the WC transfer this morning at Johnson St. NE.
Photo Date:  11/5/2005  Upload Date: 2/28/2009 12:05:40 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  101   Comments: 0
SOO 16909
Title:  SOO 16909
Description:  Passing under Silver lake road on home rails.
Photo Date:  7/3/2006  Upload Date: 8/23/2006 12:09:46 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  838   Comments: 1
Soo 18928
Title:  Soo 18928
Description:  If only the lettering was not so fadded on this boxcar, one of the better ones I have seen.
Photo Date:  7/3/2006  Upload Date: 8/23/2006 12:06:57 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  471   Comments: 0
SOO 16980
Title:  SOO 16980
Description:  Waiting on the main while the WC picks up their cars.
Photo Date:  7/7/2006  Upload Date: 8/24/2006 11:33:25 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  220   Comments: 0
SOO 16922
Title:  SOO 16922
Description:  An okay looking Soo boxcar rests on the main while the transfer picks up more cars.
Photo Date:  7/7/2006  Upload Date: 8/24/2006 11:36:33 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  271   Comments: 0
SOO 16876
Title:  SOO 16876
Description:  Hitting the diamond at New Brighton
Photo Date:  7/10/2006  Upload Date: 5/15/2007 2:07:38 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  239   Comments: 0
SOO 18769
Title:  SOO 18769
Description:  A very badly rusted Soo car crosses 37th Ave NE on home rails that it has travled over so many times in the past.
Photo Date:  8/3/2006  Upload Date: 9/26/2006 7:25:42 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  270   Comments: 0
SOO 16898
Title:  SOO 16898
Description:  A Soo boxcar in okay shape crosses 37th Ave NE on a nice summer day.
Photo Date:  8/3/2006  Upload Date: 9/26/2006 7:14:59 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  294   Comments: 0
SOO 16867
Title:  SOO 16867
Description:  Roll'in on by on the first day of the new year.
Photo Date:  1/1/2007  Upload Date: 5/15/2007 2:05:57 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  224   Comments: 0
SOO 16900
Title:  SOO 16900
Description:  Rolling on by. Cool to see a "class leader" for freight cars.
Photo Date:  1/1/2007  Upload Date: 5/15/2007 2:18:47 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  202   Comments: 0
SOO 74447
Title:  SOO 74447
Description:  A neat number for a hopper, its the same both ways.
Photo Date:  4/21/2007  Upload Date: 5/15/2007 2:20:51 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  167   Comments: 0
Soo Colormark car
Title:  Soo Colormark car
Description:  A fairly clean Soo hopper rolls on by. The car looks pretty considering that it is probably 30+ years old.
Photo Date:  4/21/2007  Upload Date: 5/15/2007 2:21:01 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  172   Comments: 0
SOO 76586
Title:  SOO 76586
Description:  Rolling by and into Humboldt
Photo Date:  4/21/2007  Upload Date: 5/15/2007 2:21:12 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  117   Comments: 0
SOO 16839
Title:  SOO 16839
Description:  An old Soo Boxcar waits to be picked up by the WC.
Photo Date:  5/5/2007  Upload Date: 5/15/2007 2:05:12 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  270   Comments: 0
SOO 16864
Title:  SOO 16864
Description:  A fairly clean Soo boxcar rests at New Brighton
Photo Date:  5/5/2007  Upload Date: 5/15/2007 2:05:33 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  222   Comments: 0
SOO 16871
Title:  SOO 16871
Description:  Waiting to be picked up. Much to my luck, the WC has had a lot of Soo boxcars on the train lately. :-)
Photo Date:  5/5/2007  Upload Date: 5/15/2007 2:06:26 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  193   Comments: 0
SOO 16895
Title:  SOO 16895
Description:  Roster shot.
Photo Date:  5/5/2007  Upload Date: 5/15/2007 2:18:15 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  194   Comments: 0
SOO 16913
Title:  SOO 16913
Description:  Roster shot. Little bit of rust, and paint is holding up pretty good.
Photo Date:  5/5/2007  Upload Date: 5/15/2007 2:19:05 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  150   Comments: 0
SOO 16925
Title:  SOO 16925
Description:  Waiting to be be picked up with other Soo boxcars.
Photo Date:  5/5/2007  Upload Date: 5/15/2007 2:19:29 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  124   Comments: 0
SOO 18498
Title:  SOO 18498
Description:  Looking great for its age, this old Soo boxcar still earns its keep. The other side of this car has NO graffiti at all
Photo Date:  5/5/2007  Upload Date: 5/15/2007 2:19:45 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  316   Comments: 0
SOO 19147
Title:  SOO 19147
Description:  Paint still looks great on this Soo car, too bad it is rusting....
Photo Date:  5/5/2007  Upload Date: 5/15/2007 2:20:06 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  190   Comments: 0
Soo boxcar line up
Title:  Soo boxcar line up
Description:  I can count seven Soo boxcars in the this picture. There were more Soo boxcars on the tracks too! I never thought I would see this.
Photo Date:  5/5/2007  Upload Date: 5/15/2007 2:20:20 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  185   Comments: 0
Soo bridge
Title:  Soo bridge
Description:  Five Soo Line boxcars cross the Mississippi River on the WC transfer to Humboldt.
Photo Date:  5/12/2007  Upload Date: 5/15/2007 2:20:33 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
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Views:  166   Comments: 0
Soo Rock Car
Title:  Soo Rock Car
Description:  One of the Soos 610XX series rock cars sits one on of the industrial spurs by Lexington Ave.
Photo Date:  5/28/2007  Upload Date: 2/4/2009 11:27:18 PM
Location:  Arden Hills, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  128   Comments: 0
A Soo Line Colormark Car
Title:  A Soo Line Colormark Car
Description:  A veteran Soo Colormark Car sits at Belt Yard on an August Morning.
Photo Date:  8/1/2008  Upload Date: 5/16/2009 10:20:40 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  248   Comments: 0
SOO 60307
Title:  SOO 60307
Description:  This old Soo rock car is sitting among others at Shoreview as it waits for the rock trains to start running again.
Photo Date:  11/5/2008  Upload Date: 3/8/2009 12:50:21 AM
Location:  Shoreview, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  179   Comments: 0
Rock Cars
Title:  Rock Cars
Description:  Two classic Soo Rock cars rest at Cardigan Jct on a cloudy Novemeber day.
Photo Date:  11/5/2008  Upload Date: 3/8/2009 12:48:52 AM
Location:  Shoreview, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  128   Comments: 0
SOO 60577
Title:  SOO 60577
Description:  Sitting at Cardigan Jct with other stored rock cars.
Photo Date:  11/5/2008  Upload Date: 3/8/2009 12:52:03 AM
Location:  Shoreview, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  128   Comments: 0
SOO 60613
Title:  SOO 60613
Description:  Resting at Cardigan Jct with other rock cars.
Photo Date:  11/5/2008  Upload Date: 3/8/2009 12:47:47 AM
Location:  Shoreview, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  109   Comments: 0
SOO 74475
Title:  SOO 74475
Description:  An older Soo hopper sits stored at Cardigan Jct. If you look close, you can see that it used to have bigger Soo Line letters and the wheat stock on the end. The must have painted right over the other paint, rather then sandblasting it.
Photo Date:  2/3/2009  Upload Date: 2/3/2009 7:21:06 PM
Location:  Shoreview, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  234   Comments: 0
SOO 76498
Title:  SOO 76498
Description:  This Soo hopper is back on home rails. Its great to still see these in 2009.
Photo Date:  2/7/2009  Upload Date: 2/7/2009 11:54:57 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  113   Comments: 0
SOO 61092
Title:  SOO 61092
Description:  Sitting at Cardigan Jct with other 610XX class ballast hoppers.
Photo Date:  2/9/2009  Upload Date: 3/8/2009 1:10:33 AM
Location:  Shoreview, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  102   Comments: 0
SOO 16896
Title:  SOO 16896
Description:  One of the last built Soo 7 posts rests on the highline while the WC completes its work at Northtown.
Photo Date:  2/27/2009  Upload Date: 2/27/2009 6:42:40 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  214   Comments: 0
SOO 61090
Title:  SOO 61090
Description:  On its way to Glenwood.
Photo Date:  3/25/2009  Upload Date: 3/27/2009 10:13:08 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  110   Comments: 0
SOO 61096
Title:  SOO 61096
Description:  On its way to Glenwood with some CP and Soo hoppers.
Photo Date:  3/25/2009  Upload Date: 3/27/2009 10:12:26 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  91   Comments: 0
SOO 61035
Title:  SOO 61035
Description:  On a loaded Dresser Turn headed to Humboldt.
Photo Date:  4/24/2009  Upload Date: 4/24/2009 7:45:19 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  121   Comments: 0
SOO 61066
Title:  SOO 61066
Description:  On a loaded Dresser Turn headed to Humboldt.
Photo Date:  4/24/2009  Upload Date: 4/24/2009 7:47:06 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  95   Comments: 0
SOO 61082
Title:  SOO 61082
Description:  On a loaded Dresser Turn headed to Humboldt.
Photo Date:  4/24/2009  Upload Date: 4/24/2009 7:46:14 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  99   Comments: 0
SOO 74900
Title:  SOO 74900
Description:  Seen at University Avenue, this Soo hopper is looking pretty good for its age.
Photo Date:  4/29/2009  Upload Date: 5/1/2009 5:04:05 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  87   Comments: 0
SOO 61085
Title:  SOO 61085
Description:  Heading up to Dresser to be loaded with some trap rock.
Photo Date:  5/6/2009  Upload Date: 5/8/2009 7:13:29 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  93   Comments: 0
SOO 61040
Title:  SOO 61040
Description:  On a ballast train, heading back to Humboldt loaded.
Photo Date:  6/15/2009  Upload Date: 6/15/2009 7:32:22 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  103   Comments: 0
SOO 61061
Title:  SOO 61061
Description:  On a ballast train, heading back to Humboldt loaded.
Photo Date:  6/15/2009  Upload Date: 6/15/2009 7:31:26 PM
Location:  New Brighton, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  128   Comments: 0
SOO 16862
Title:  SOO 16862
Description:  This boxcar has been sitting by the Humboldt grain elevators for years now. Its not looking to shabby given the state of other Soo seven posters still in service.
Photo Date:  7/1/2009  Upload Date: 7/2/2009 12:34:22 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  373   Comments: 0
SOO 19087
Title:  SOO 19087
Description:  One of two Soo seven post boxcars sitting by the Humboldt Yard grain elevator.
Photo Date:  7/1/2009  Upload Date: 7/2/2009 12:35:35 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  165   Comments: 0
SOO 63404
Title:  SOO 63404
Description:  This is the best looking red and white Soo gon I have ever seen in my life. I wonder why its in such good shape.
Photo Date:  7/3/2009  Upload Date: 7/3/2009 10:59:54 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  278   Comments: 0
SOO 18476
Title:  SOO 18476
Description:  Soo 18476 is seen at University Ave, headed to Saint Paul. This car was part of the last of the colormark series built.
Photo Date:  2/17/2010  Upload Date: 2/20/2010 1:34:18 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  318   Comments: 0
SOO 74306
Title:  SOO 74306
Description:  Soo 74306 is still in service nearly 30 years about it was built.
Photo Date:  2/17/2010  Upload Date: 2/20/2010 1:43:25 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  100   Comments: 0

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