With the flooding finally easing up in the area, I was able to spend some time trackside, but not much.  There was still a lot of work to be done dealing with FEMA and flood clean up.  April saw two snow storms that I was able to photograph trains in both.
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Railroad: BNSF
Locomotive: BNSF 9353 SD70ACe
Location: West Approach Motley
City: Motley, Minnesota
Date: 04-25-2009
Remarks: Darren gets ready to shut the video camera off after the DPU ACe rolls by.
Railroad: BNSF
Locomotive: BNSF 9734 SD70MAC
Location: Darling
City: Little Falls, Minnesota
Date: 04-25-2009
Remarks: With ditch lights flashing and the horn blasting, this MAC rolls east.
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Railroad: BNSF
Locomotive: BNSF 6006 ES44AC
Location: West Approach Motley
City: Motley, Minnesota
Date: 04-25-2009
Remarks: This train put on a good horn show as my nephew was out waving.
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Railroad: BNSF
Locomotive: BNSF 8224 SD75M
Location: Soo Line Overpass
City: Royalton, Minnesota
Date: 04-25-2009
Remarks: Getting ready to stretch their legs in double track territory...
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Railroad: BNSF
Locomotive: BNSF 2755 GP38-2
Location: Station Sign
City: Cass Lake, Minnesota
Date: 04-24-2009
Remarks: The snow removal tractor still sits next to the depot in Cass Lake, despite the heavy snowfall, they didn't need to clear any of the light accumulations.
Railroad: BNSF
Locomotive: BNSF 9142 SD70ACe
Location: Soo Line Overpass
City: Royalton, Minnesota
Date: 04-25-2009
Remarks: The entire coal train is visible as the DPU unit pushes on the rear heading east on the Staples Sub.
Railroad: BNSF
Locomotive: BNSF 9734 SD70MAC
Location: Soo Line Overpass
City: Royalton, Minnesota
Date: 04-25-2009
Remarks: With the ditch lights flashing back and forth, this coal load is making good speed as they roll under the Soo Line Overpass.
Railroad: BNSF
Locomotive:
BNSF 8224 SD75M
Location: Soo Line Overpass
City:
Royalton, Minnesota
Date:
04-25-2009
Remarks:
A manifest with two big warbonnets and two little BN GP's rolls their cars along highway 10.
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Railroad: BNSF
Locomotive: BNSF 2755 GP38-2
Location: Cass Lake Yard
City: Cass Lake, Minnesota
Date: 04-24-2009
Remarks: Just when we thought winter was over... another blast of snow has hit the area.
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Railroad: BNSF
Locomotive: BNSF 4449 C44-9W
Location: Farden Township
City: Cass Lake, Minnesota
Date: 04-01-2009
Remarks: In a cruel April Fool's Day joke, mother nature dropped another signficant snow storm across the area.  The BNSF Grand Forks Sub was closed at the MN/ND border so this train is considered the M-EGFSUP (East Grand Forks) instead of the M-GFDSUP.
Railroad: BNSF
Locomotive: BNSF 2755 GP38-2
Location: Cass Lake Yard
City: Cass Lake, Minnesota
Date: 04-24-2009
Remarks: More snow, yet again.
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