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Viewing Album:  Northtown Yard 16
 
By:SDfourD Photography
Dates:8/18/2008 - 8/10/2008
Album Info:BNSF's ex BN Yard in Minneapolis/Fridley hosts the WC Transfer,SOO,UP, and Amtrak.
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BNSF 901
Title:  BNSF 901
Description:  BNSF 901 and SOO 6056 run up to the switch.
Photo Date:  8/10/2008  Upload Date: 8/10/2008 9:26:20 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  BNSF 901(C40-8W)
Views:  364   Comments: 0
BNSF 9197
Title:  BNSF 9197
Description:  An empty rolls into 44th.
Photo Date:  8/10/2008  Upload Date: 8/10/2008 9:27:00 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  BNSF 9197(SD70ACe)
Views:  315   Comments: 0
BNSF 9197
Title:  BNSF 9197
Description:  An ACe.
Photo Date:  8/10/2008  Upload Date: 8/10/2008 9:27:28 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9197(SD70ACe)
Views:  347   Comments: 0
BNSF 6311
Title:  BNSF 6311
Description:  Watching a locomotive die in front of my eyes, notice the red tape being applied to the end of the pilot handrails......
Photo Date:  8/10/2008  Upload Date: 8/10/2008 9:27:58 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6311(SD40u)
Views:  393   Comments: 0
BNSF 6839
Title:  BNSF 6839
Description:  Switching around the shops.
Photo Date:  8/10/2008  Upload Date: 8/10/2008 9:28:25 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6839(SD40-2) BNSF 533(B40-8W)
Views:  522   Comments: 1
FURX 8125
Title:  FURX 8125
Description:  Sitting dead.
Photo Date:  8/10/2008  Upload Date: 8/10/2008 9:28:49 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FURX 8125(SD40-2)
Views:  331   Comments: 0
M-NTWMEM
Title:  M-NTWMEM
Description:  Pulling onto T4.
Photo Date:  8/10/2008  Upload Date: 8/10/2008 9:29:46 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 8509(SD50-2)
Views:  378   Comments: 0
M-NTWKCK
Title:  M-NTWKCK
Description:  The Kick pulls up with three EMD's.
Photo Date:  8/10/2008  Upload Date: 8/10/2008 9:30:22 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6839(SD40-2)
Views:  342   Comments: 0
BNSF 7146
Title:  BNSF 7146
Description:  The Kick sits under 35th while the M-NTWMEM sits farther down on Transfer 4.
Photo Date:  8/10/2008  Upload Date: 8/10/2008 9:30:47 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7146(SD40-2)
Views:  229   Comments: 0
AirChime
Title:  AirChime
Description:  Woot! M3, correct me as Im wrong.
Photo Date:  8/10/2008  Upload Date: 8/10/2008 9:31:14 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  172   Comments: 0
UP 4030
Title:  UP 4030
Description:  Two M's.
Photo Date:  8/10/2008  Upload Date: 8/10/2008 9:31:31 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4030(SD70M)
Views:  321   Comments: 0
BNSF 6839
Title:  BNSF 6839
Description:  The M-NTWKCK shoving back towards its train, with the Memphis following behind it out of the frame. The first time I saw this unit it was on the WC Transfer in New Brighton in the spring of 2006.
Photo Date:  8/10/2008  Upload Date: 8/10/2008 9:32:05 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6839(SD40-2)
Views:  303   Comments: 0
CSXT 8509
Title:  CSXT 8509
Description:  The Memphis has a gem in the lead, a classic CSXT SD50 (Now an SD50-2), complete with its original horn, shoves back towards another awesome consist before getting onto its train in the Departure yard.
Photo Date:  8/10/2008  Upload Date: 8/10/2008 9:32:24 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 8509(SD50-2)
Views:  339   Comments: 1
CSXT 8509
Title:  CSXT 8509
Description:  A good leader on the Memphis today, a leader that made me wait three hours for it to move. But, I wanted to catch one of these leading all summer, so it was definately worth it.
Photo Date:  8/10/2008  Upload Date: 8/10/2008 9:32:48 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 8509(SD50-2)
Views:  414   Comments: 2
Pullout
Title:  Pullout
Description:  The HAT sits stretched over the yard at Northtown, while the pullout job shuffles some cars around.
Photo Date:  8/11/2008  Upload Date: 8/11/2008 8:00:25 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 2194(GP38)
Views:  286   Comments: 1
H-DILGAL
Title:  H-DILGAL
Description:  The Dilworth-Galesburg departs just ahead of the pullout, which nearly screwed me over yet again. As you see, this was not exactly what I had in mind.....
Photo Date:  8/11/2008  Upload Date: 8/11/2008 8:00:56 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 997(C44-9W)
Views:  344   Comments: 0
NS 8771
Title:  NS 8771
Description:  A standard cab Dash 9 departs on the Dilworth to Galesburg.
Photo Date:  8/11/2008  Upload Date: 8/11/2008 8:02:07 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8771(C40-9)
Views:  251   Comments: 1
BNSF 6986
Title:  BNSF 6986
Description:  These units are everywhere, and Im quite pleased to be able to shoot them as often as I do.
Photo Date:  8/11/2008  Upload Date: 8/11/2008 8:02:29 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6986(SD40-2)
Views:  350   Comments: 0
BN Who?
Title:  BN Who?
Description:  Well, Northtown isn't a former Santa Fe yard, but who'd be able to tell from this picture?
Photo Date:  8/11/2008  Upload Date: 8/11/2008 8:02:49 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 2606(GP35u) BNSF 8736(GP60)
Views:  493   Comments: 0
BNSF 127
Title:  BNSF 127
Description:  A GP60M leads an SD40 into the yard, albeit on the wrong track, which will soon bring this train to a halt.
Photo Date:  8/11/2008  Upload Date: 8/11/2008 8:03:16 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 127(GP60M)
Views:  358   Comments: 1
BNSF 6317
Title:  BNSF 6317
Description:  An SD40 isn't commonplace in todays age, so seeing this unit again was a nice surprise.
Photo Date:  8/11/2008  Upload Date: 8/11/2008 8:03:40 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6317(SD40u)
Views:  354   Comments: 0
EMD's
Title:  EMD's
Description:  A nice consist, including this Whiteface SD40-2 and an SD45-2, heads out of the yard and towards Saint Paul.
Photo Date:  8/14/2008  Upload Date: 8/14/2008 1:16:31 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7810(SD40-2)
Views:  288   Comments: 1
BNSF 6491
Title:  BNSF 6491
Description:  Definately a sight that makes you quite happy, an SD45-2! This one was also pretty clean.
Photo Date:  8/14/2008  Upload Date: 8/14/2008 1:16:47 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6491(SD45-2)
Views:  347   Comments: 0
BNSF 6491
Title:  BNSF 6491
Description:  On the move at Northtown.
Photo Date:  8/14/2008  Upload Date: 8/14/2008 1:17:03 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6491(SD45-2)
Views:  352   Comments: 0
BNSF 6711
Title:  BNSF 6711
Description:  Continuing with good power, this baretable has a single SD40-2 for power.
Photo Date:  8/14/2008  Upload Date: 8/14/2008 1:17:24 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6711(SD40-2)
Views:  278   Comments: 1
BNSF 7016
Title:  BNSF 7016
Description:  A nice powerset brings its train through the yard.
Photo Date:  8/14/2008  Upload Date: 8/14/2008 1:17:49 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7016(SD40-2)
Views:  357   Comments: 2
BNSF 7016
Title:  BNSF 7016
Description:  Just your run of the mill roster shot.
Photo Date:  8/14/2008  Upload Date: 8/14/2008 1:18:09 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7016(SD40-2)
Views:  269   Comments: 1
BNSF 6355
Title:  BNSF 6355
Description:  Continuing the day of Blue and Yellow Santa Fe's is this 6355.
Photo Date:  8/14/2008  Upload Date: 8/14/2008 1:18:27 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6355(SD40-2)
Views:  287   Comments: 1
BNSF 8221
Title:  BNSF 8221
Description:  Warbonnets Suck! (Ready to duck the tomatoes!)
Photo Date:  8/14/2008  Upload Date: 8/14/2008 1:18:42 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8221(SD75M)
Views:  353   Comments: 0
UP-BN
Title:  UP-BN
Description:  The UP-BN comes screamin' by me at 35th Ave.
Photo Date:  8/15/2008  Upload Date: 8/18/2008 2:46:02 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  HLCX 3842(GP38-2)
Views:  252   Comments: 0
AMTK 178
Title:  AMTK 178
Description:  The Builda' comes by with a pair of elephant P42s (WHOA! Go figure...) on the point.
Photo Date:  8/16/2008  Upload Date: 8/18/2008 2:47:19 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 178(P42DC)
Views:  151   Comments: 0
U-IHBBIL1-06T
Title:  U-IHBBIL1-06T
Description:  A consist that just boggles me comes by brand new WPSX coal hoppers on the North Runner.
Photo Date:  8/16/2008  Upload Date: 8/18/2008 2:49:33 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8719(GP60)
Views:  258   Comments: 0
NS 9645
Title:  NS 9645
Description:  As a catfish and an orange abomination duo go back to hiding, a pair of nice riding, looking, pulling, and sounding SD40-2's take some head room.
Photo Date:  8/16/2008  Upload Date: 8/18/2008 2:49:54 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9645(C40-9W)
Views:  244   Comments: 0
M-GFDNTW
Title:  M-GFDNTW
Description:  The pair pull ahead with a few spare cars.
Photo Date:  8/16/2008  Upload Date: 8/18/2008 2:50:13 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8082(SD40-2)
Views:  216   Comments: 1
BNSF 6850
Title:  BNSF 6850
Description:  The second Dash 2.
Photo Date:  8/16/2008  Upload Date: 8/18/2008 2:50:30 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6850(SD40-2)
Views:  219   Comments: 1
BNSF 2554
Title:  BNSF 2554
Description:  Sitting in the boondocks because of an out of sight bent conductors side pilot and frame.
Photo Date:  8/16/2008  Upload Date: 8/18/2008 2:50:48 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 2554(GP35u)
Views:  276   Comments: 0
BNSF 1722
Title:  BNSF 1722
Description:  The now retired SD9.
Photo Date:  8/16/2008  Upload Date: 8/18/2008 2:51:40 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 1722(SD9)
Views:  336   Comments: 0
FURX 7259
Title:  FURX 7259
Description:  The shadows have changed, so now I finally got the roster shot I wanted.
Photo Date:  8/16/2008  Upload Date: 8/18/2008 2:51:58 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FURX 7259(SD40-2)
Views:  301   Comments: 0
H-DILLIN9-16A
Title:  H-DILLIN9-16A
Description:  H-DILLIN has a HOT one today, (notice the nine in the train symbol) and has some appropriate power to "Git r done!"
Photo Date:  8/16/2008  Upload Date: 8/18/2008 2:52:22 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7878(SD40-2)
Views:  190   Comments: 1
BNSF 6813
Title:  BNSF 6813
Description:  The second former BN SD40-2.
Photo Date:  8/16/2008  Upload Date: 8/18/2008 2:52:43 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6813(SD40-2)
Views:  275   Comments: 1
BNSF 1505
Title:  BNSF 1505
Description:  The green and orange and yellow and blue and black and white shops!
Photo Date:  8/16/2008  Upload Date: 8/18/2008 2:53:33 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 1505(GP28M)
Views:  344   Comments: 0
BNSF 848
Title:  BNSF 848
Description:  This is what the current days would have looked like had the BNSF and CN merged. Hell, I'd be for it, atleast one of the best railroads in the US would still be around, Wisconsin Central Ltd.
Photo Date:  8/17/2008  Upload Date: 8/18/2008 3:21:33 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 848(C40-8W)
Views:  213   Comments: 0
H-NTWGAL
Title:  H-NTWGAL
Description:  The Northtown Galesburg departs behind shadow, but with the power lineup I wasnt that upset.
Photo Date:  8/17/2008  Upload Date: 8/18/2008 3:22:18 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 963(C44-9W)
Views:  305   Comments: 0
BNSF 7730
Title:  BNSF 7730
Description:  A time sensitive Z, full of UPS and ROADWAY trailers, rounds the bend at West 35th.
Photo Date:  8/17/2008  Upload Date: 8/18/2008 3:22:53 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7730(ES44DC)
Views:  223   Comments: 0
BNSF 1485
Title:  BNSF 1485
Description:  I havent seen a running GP15-1 since 2006, and Ive never seen a whiteface one. Today, I saw one running, and luck had also given me a whiteface!
Photo Date:  8/17/2008  Upload Date: 8/18/2008 3:23:15 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 1485(GP15-1)
Views:  328   Comments: 1
BNSF 3407
Title:  BNSF 3407
Description:  An old BN utility truck sits, just as the former BN SW1500 does the same.
Photo Date:  8/17/2008  Upload Date: 8/18/2008 3:24:57 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 3407(SW1500)
Views:  291   Comments: 0
EMD 9007
Title:  EMD 9007
Description:  The nice looking sixty. Since getting a better tool, Ive noticed the better color interpretations that comes with it. My old camera would have made this a bright and neonish blue.
Photo Date:  8/17/2008  Upload Date: 8/18/2008 3:25:52 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EMDX 9007(SD60)
Views:  288   Comments: 0
BNSF 7050
Title:  BNSF 7050
Description:  One of the many green SD40-2's popping onto my roster lately.
Photo Date:  8/17/2008  Upload Date: 8/18/2008 3:26:23 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7050(SD40-2)
Views:  248   Comments: 1
BNSF 7050
Title:  BNSF 7050
Description:  A look of the whole consist. Not too bad!
Photo Date:  8/17/2008  Upload Date: 8/18/2008 3:26:53 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7050(SD40-2)
Views:  233   Comments: 0
BNSF 8069
Title:  BNSF 8069
Description:  Giving the unit a bit of TLC at the Northtown shops.
Photo Date:  8/17/2008  Upload Date: 8/18/2008 3:27:37 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8069(SD40-2)
Views:  244   Comments: 1

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