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Viewing Album:  Soo Line/CP 10 April 11' to July 11'
 
By:Douglas Hildebrandt
Dates:4/1/2011 - 7/16/2011
Album Info:Pictures taken in the Twin Cities area or along the River or Paynesville Sub. Amtrak will also be in here as well.
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MoPac
Title:  MoPac
Description:  A former MoPac SD40-2 is unit number four on 170 today, quite the history in these units.
Photo Date:  7/7/2011  Upload Date: 7/9/2011 2:29:56 AM
Location:  Hastings, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NREX 7368(SD40-2)
Views:  221   Comments: 0
Five Pack
Title:  Five Pack
Description:  Five SD40-2s roar by Blackbird on todays 170 as they start getting up to track speed.
Photo Date:  7/7/2011  Upload Date: 7/9/2011 2:43:51 AM
Location:  Hastings, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NREX 8401(SD40-2)
Views:  218   Comments: 0
Crusing through town
Title:  Crusing through town
Description:  Train 170 continues its way down the ICE line as it rolls through the small town of Brownsville with all five units online and working.
Photo Date:  7/7/2011  Upload Date: 7/11/2011 12:57:48 AM
Location:  Brownsville, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
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Locomotives:  NREX 8401(SD40-2) CITX 3066(SD40-2) NREX 7356(SD40-2)
Views:  547   Comments: 2
Rainbow power on 170
Title:  Rainbow power on 170
Description:  Todays 170 rated some very interesting power! Leading was a former BNSF SD40-2 followed by four other SD40-2s. What other class one still sports power like this on the main?
Photo Date:  7/7/2011  Upload Date: 7/9/2011 2:24:48 AM
Location:  Hastings, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NREX 8401(SD40-2) CITX 3066(SD40-2) NREX 7356(SD40-2) NREX 7368(SD40-2) ICE 6401(SD40-3)
Views:  600   Comments: 4
Down the line
Title:  Down the line
Description:  After meeting 170 at River Jct, 171 starts to make its way down the line. Here, we see 170 about five miles south of LaCrescent, and about five miles north of Brownsville on one of the many curves the line has to offer photographers.
Photo Date:  7/7/2011  Upload Date: 7/11/2011 12:56:14 AM
Location:  La Crescent, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NREX 8401(SD40-2) CITX 3066(SD40-2)
Views:  643   Comments: 0
Rolling Down the Line
Title:  Rolling Down the Line
Description:  Thanks to a light cloud cover, there was no high sun, and the bridge shot at Lake City turned out alright.
Photo Date:  7/7/2011  Upload Date: 7/9/2011 2:57:32 AM
Location:  Lake City, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NREX 8401(SD40-2)
Views:  228   Comments: 0
Passin' 580
Title:  Passin' 580
Description:  While we were getting ahead of 170, we came up to 580 as passed it coming into Lake City. Here we see it at Frontenac with its conductor smiling, the crew wa very friendly!
Photo Date:  7/7/2011  Upload Date: 7/9/2011 2:48:39 AM
Location:  Frontenac, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 2041(GP40)
Views:  349   Comments: 0
Trains and open plains
Title:  Trains and open plains
Description:  Train 580 continues making its way down the River Sub as it comes though Kellogg MN. I love how open this area is, really nice area.
Photo Date:  7/7/2011  Upload Date: 7/9/2011 3:08:00 AM
Location:  Kellogg, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 2041(GP40) SOO 4405(GP38-2)
Views:  155   Comments: 0
Off to Wabasha
Title:  Off to Wabasha
Description:  After finishing their work in Lake City, 580 takes off for Wabasha with 170 right behind it.
Photo Date:  7/7/2011  Upload Date: 7/9/2011 2:53:43 AM
Location:  Lake City, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 2041(GP40) SOO 4405(GP38-2)
Views:  153   Comments: 0
Sprint Unit
Title:  Sprint Unit
Description:  The 2066 is a LONG way from its glory days on the sprint trains, but is still on the former Milwaukee mainline. Here its seen on G80 getting ready to move some cars around.
Photo Date:  7/7/2011  Upload Date: 7/11/2011 1:05:20 AM
Location:  Winona, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 2066(GP40)
Views:  140   Comments: 0
Hastings Job
Title:  Hastings Job
Description:  Soo 4425 notches it into 8 to get a lenghty cut of cars on the move before shoving things up to the mill.
Photo Date:  7/7/2011  Upload Date: 7/9/2011 2:21:39 AM
Location:  Hastings, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 4425(GP38-2)
Views:  144   Comments: 0
G80 with 40s
Title:  G80 with 40s
Description:  Tonights G80 sports a pair of old school GP40s. To top it all off, the 4601 is one of the original Soo GP40s as well!
Photo Date:  7/7/2011  Upload Date: 7/11/2011 1:04:02 AM
Location:  Winona, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 4601(GP40) SOO 2066(GP40)
Views:  174   Comments: 0
CP 281
Title:  CP 281
Description:  CP 281, AKA the Fast Ford, roars though Tower CK and is just about to duck under Pelzer St in Winona on a beautiful summer afternoon.
Photo Date:  7/7/2011  Upload Date: 7/9/2011 3:01:25 AM
Location:  Winona, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 6045(SD60)
Views:  193   Comments: 2
Caboose on the rear
Title:  Caboose on the rear
Description:  A nice looking CP MOW caboose brings up the rear of todays Dresser Turn as it comes through Cardigan Jct.
Photo Date:  7/14/2011  Upload Date: 7/17/2011 3:09:43 AM
Location:  Shoreview, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  223   Comments: 0
Dresser Turn
Title:  Dresser Turn
Description:  A trio of SD40-2s roar through Cardigan Jct with an empty ballast train trailing.
Photo Date:  7/14/2011  Upload Date: 7/17/2011 3:03:35 AM
Location:  Shoreview, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 5916(SD40-2) CP 6046(SD40-2) CP 6048(SD40-2)
Views:  238   Comments: 0
CP 6046
Title:  CP 6046
Description:  The second unit out on todays Dresser Turn, notice the guy in the 6046?
Photo Date:  7/14/2011  Upload Date: 7/17/2011 3:05:48 AM
Location:  Shoreview, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 6046(SD40-2)
Views:  253   Comments: 0
CP 6048
Title:  CP 6048
Description:  The last and final unit on todays Dresser empty as it comes through Cardigan Jct.
Photo Date:  7/14/2011  Upload Date: 7/17/2011 3:07:23 AM
Location:  Shoreview, MN
Author:  Douglas Hildebrandt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 6048(SD40-2)
Views:  106   Comments: 0

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