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| As they normally are for, February was a pretty slow month for me trackside. After attending GopherRail at the University of Minnesota, a couple shots were had in the metro. Several trains were caught up on the Lakes and Grand Forks Sub around Cass Lake as well. |
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| Railroad: BNSF Locomotive: BNSF 6150 ES44AC Location: Cass Lake Yard City: Cass Lake, Minnesota Date: 02-14-2009 Remarks: This was my date for Valentines Day... |
| Railroad: BNSF Locomotive: BNSF 6150 ES44AC Location: Cass Lake Yard City: Cass Lake, Minnesota Date: 02-14-2009 Remarks: ...and here's how we ended the night. |
| Railroad: BNSF Locomotive: BNSF 5785 ES44AC Location: Under the Belt of Orion City: Cass Lake, MN Date: 02-14-2009 Remarks: It wasn't exactly making love under the stars, but I got a few shots. |
| Railroad: BNSF Locomotive: BNSF 9277 SD70ACe Location: Cass Lake Yard City: Cass Lake, Minnesota Date: 02-18-2009 Remarks: I actually had to reduce the saturation in this shot... wide open at 18mm. |
| Railroad: Amtrak Locomotive: AMTK 67 P42DC Location: Downtown City: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Date: 02-21-2009 Remarks: With the winter storm blowing in full force, the westbound Empire Builder is departing Milwaukee several hours behind. |
| Railroad: Amtrak Locomotive: AMTK 90200 NPCU Location: Waterford Road City: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Date: 02-22-2009 Remarks: An eastbound Hiawatha Service rolls towards the next station stop... |
| Railroad: Amtrak Locomotive: AMTK 121 P42DC Location: The Big Cemetary north of Waterford City: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Date: 02-21-2009 Remarks: Shot through the fence on the overpass located in the cemetary... I'll be riding the Amtrak Empire Builder back to Minnesota the next day. |
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| Railroad: BNSF Locomotive: BNSF 9257 SD70ACe Location: Jones Town Hall Road City: Solway, Minnesota Date: 02-08-2009 Remarks: Chasing the sun west... |
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| Railroad: BNSF Locomotive: BNSF 9369 SD70ACe Location: Cass Lake Wye City: Cass Lake, Minnesota Date: 02-05-2009 Remarks: This is officially the biggest power I've ever shot on the Cass Lake Wye. This coal empty has pulled up well in to the wye to clear the switches so other trains could move through the yard in Cass Lake. |
| Railroad: BNSF Locomotive: BNSF 9257 SD70ACe Location: Station Sign Cass Lake City: Cass Lake, Minnesota Date: 02-08-2009 Remarks: A quick crew change and this ACe will be on the move again. A crew member is visible walking between the posts on the Station Sign. |
| Railroad: BNSF Locomotive: BNSF 9257 SD70ACe Location: Cass Lake Yard City: Cass Lake, Minnesota Date: 02-08-2009 Remarks: With coal loads in the background, this coal empty swaps out crews. |
| Railroad: BNSF Locomotive: BNSF 8895 SD70MAC Location: Pike Bay / Cass Lake Narrows City: Cass Lake, Minnesota Date: 02-08-2009 Remarks: You don't need to be Jesus Christ to walk on water in February in Minnesota. |
| Railroad: BNSF Locomotive: BNSF 9257 SD70ACe Location: County Road 45 City: Cass Lake, Minnesota Date: 02-08-2009 Remarks: This engineer was cheap on the horn and only gave a few blasts of the horn for the grade crossing. |
| Railroad: BNSF Locomotive: BNSF 8895 SD70MAC Location: County Road 45 City: Cass Lake, Minnesota Date: 02-08-2009 Remarks: DPU has an easy job on this coal empty as they roll west on the Grand Forks Sub after taking on a fresh crew in Cass Lake. |
| Railroad: BNSF Locomotive: BNSF 9257 SD70ACe Location: Jones Town Hall Road City: Solway, Minnesota Date: 02-08-2009 Remarks: This is near perfection in my book. Nice engine on the point, clear blue skies, low sun angle, with a hint of evening purple in the background sky. |
| Railroad: BNSF Locomotive: BNSF 8895 SD70MAC Location: Jerry Gustofson's fish house City: Cass Lake, Minnesota Date: 02-08-2009 Remarks: I've wanted to try this shot for a while... didn't quite work the way I wanted it to. It would have been better to have people out fishing on the ice. |
| Railroad: BNSF Locomotive: BNSF 9257 SD70ACe Location: Jones Town Hall Road City: Solway, Minnesota Date: 02-08-2009 Remarks: Coal empties scream through the woods as they are about to go from the woodlands to the prairies of Minnesota. |
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| Railroad: BNSF Locomotive: BNSF 9986 SD70MAC Location: Pike Bay City: Cass Lake, Minnesota Date: 02-05-2009 Remarks: Coal loads roll along the shores of Pike Bay as I stand on along the south shore and observe the monsterous snake roll through the trees. |
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| Railroad: BNSF Locomotive: BNSF 668785 Bethgon Coal Porter Location: Lakes Sub City: Cass Lake, Minnesota Date: 02-05-2009 Remarks: I was finally able to shoot the tropical whale car's other side. This is quite an impressive work of art, the other side features a huge whale, check December's photo to see the other side. |
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| Railroad: CIT Equipment Finance Corp Locomotive: CEFX 1047 AC4400 Location: Pigs Eye Yard City: Saint Paul, Minnesota Date: 02-01-2009 Remarks: This leased unit has plenty of company as they await service on the CP in Pigs Eye Yard in Saint Paul. |
| Railroad: BNSF Locomotive: BNSF 9719 SD70MAC Location: Division Point of Grand Forks and Lakes Subs City: Cass Lake, Minnesota Date: 04-04-2009 Remarks: The DPU unit on coal loads rests just west of Cass Lake on the main as the crew swaps to a different train. |
| Railroad: BNSF Locomotive: BNSF 9719 SD70MAC Location: Division Point of Grand Forks and Lakes Subs City: Cass Lake, Minnesota Date: 04-04-2009 Remarks: Taken further down the line, you can obviously see the grade that leads to Cass Lake as this coal load waits on the main for a fresh crew. |
| Railroad: BNSF Locomotive: BNSF 5954 ES44AC Location: Cass Lake Yard City: Cass Lake, Minnesota Date: 04-06-2009 Remarks: Coal loads wait in Cass Lake Yard in the early morning light with clear blue skies. |
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| Railroad: Canadian Pacific Locomotive: CP 8800 ES44AC Location: Bandana Sqaure City: Saint Paul, Minnesota Date: 02-01-2009 Remarks: Metro railfanning and all the glory! The only complaint I have about railfanning in the metro is you can always fine a powerline or light pole in every shot. |
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| Railroad: Canadian Pacific Locomotive: CP 8800 ES44AC Location: Bandana Square City: Saint Paul, Minnesota Date: 02-01-2009 Remarks: After attending GopherRail at the U of M, John Fladung and I set up for a couple trains in Saint Paul. This photo was taken from the top ramp of the Bandana Square parking ramp. There isn't much warning when these beasts come flying around the corner. |
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| Railroad: Twin Cities & Western Locomotive: TCW 4301 GP30C Location: Pigs Eye Yard City: Saint Paul, Minnesota Date: 02-01-2009 Remarks: ATV's come in handy in the yard as this crew waits for a fresh crew to take them out of the yard as another CP train waits in the yard. |
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