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| Title: |
Amtrak 7 at Oakland Twr |
| Description: |
Way back in the summer of 1980, the Empire Builder heads west to Midway Station, passing the Milwaukee Roads Pigs Eye Yard just east of downtown. |
| Photo Date: |
7/15/1980 Upload Date: 1/18/2021 10:30:19 PM |
| Location: |
St. Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Tom Dethmers |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 284(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
309 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak 7 at Oakland Twr |
| Description: |
A closer view of the relatively new F40PH on the Empire Builder approaching St. Paul |
| Photo Date: |
7/15/1980 Upload Date: 1/18/2021 10:32:02 PM |
| Location: |
St. Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Tom Dethmers |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 284(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
296 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
University Avenue |
| Description: |
Amtrak 8 is just leaving Northtown as it negotiates a maze of crossover switches on the way to Midway Station. |
| Photo Date: |
2/15/1983 Upload Date: 8/25/2017 1:20:17 AM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Tom Dethmers |
| Categories: |
Winter,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 292(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
464 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Out in the prarie |
| Description: |
Amtrak 7 on the Hillsboro Sub heading for Grand Forks and running quite late. |
| Photo Date: |
7/15/1993 Upload Date: 12/3/2016 7:00:56 PM |
| Location: |
Argusville, ND |
| Author: |
Tom Dethmers |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 320(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
358 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak 8 |
| Description: |
Coming east and about to pass through Northtown Yard, the Empire Builder is running late this winter day. |
| Photo Date: |
2/15/1983 Upload Date: 8/25/2017 1:18:55 AM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Tom Dethmers |
| Categories: |
Winter,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 321(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
427 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak 8 at Newport |
| Description: |
Train 8 is running quite late as it passes Newport Tower at 75 mph on a cold day. The tower was shutdown later this year and moved just south of here and is now a museum. |
| Photo Date: |
1/15/1984 Upload Date: 11/7/2016 5:59:30 PM |
| Location: |
Newport, MN |
| Author: |
Tom Dethmers |
| Categories: |
Winter,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 321(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
427 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak 8 |
| Description: |
Here is one more shot for a better view of the tower. This tower was a dispatching office for many years with BN/Milwaukee Road staffing it with employees from both companies. the 4 jobs were split between the two railroads. |
| Photo Date: |
1/15/1984 Upload Date: 7/13/2016 2:37:20 PM |
| Location: |
Newport, MN |
| Author: |
Tom Dethmers |
| Categories: |
Winter,Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 321(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
416 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak 8 heading south |
| Description: |
I am noticing as I down load slides/negatives, that my sunny day shots in MN/WI are few and far between, so here is one at east Newport of Amtrak 8 heading east. The RI bridge in the last photos is just to my left about a quarter mile. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1986 Upload Date: 7/9/2016 8:59:12 PM |
| Location: |
Newport, MN |
| Author: |
Tom Dethmers |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 361(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
401 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak Empire Builder #8 |
| Description: |
A second shot of the train passing me at 79 mph on a beautiful day in MN. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1986 Upload Date: 7/9/2016 9:00:52 PM |
| Location: |
Newport, MN |
| Author: |
Tom Dethmers |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 361(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
477 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak 8 |
| Description: |
Coming eastbound on Main 1 at Oakland Tower, Amtrak has a healthy, consist of 10 cars heading for Chicago. |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/1982 Upload Date: 7/15/2017 3:35:44 AM |
| Location: |
St. Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Tom Dethmers |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 366(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
490 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak North Star #9 |
| Description: |
Midway Depot in St. Paul in the summer of 1982, as a healthy 7 car train gets ready to depart to Duluth, MN at 0900. |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/1982 Upload Date: 6/20/2016 9:55:43 AM |
| Location: |
St. Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Tom Dethmers |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 374(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
1124 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak North Star #9 |
| Description: |
Northbound Amtrak 9 at Coon Creek, MN with the operator observing the train as it prepares to take a left on the Hinckley Sub. heading for Duluth/Superior. |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/1982 Upload Date: 6/20/2016 11:49:59 AM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Tom Dethmers |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 374(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
559 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak North Star #9 |
| Description: |
Amtrak departing north on the jointed rail of the Hinckley Sub |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/1982 Upload Date: 6/20/2016 11:52:18 AM |
| Location: |
Fridley, MN |
| Author: |
Tom Dethmers |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 374(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
567 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak 9 |
| Description: |
Northbound at Hinckley, this impressive 7 car train with two units was typical on alot of summer weekends from 1981-1985. The train would get to Duluth about 12 noon and allow passengers six hours to roam around town before leaving for the 3 hr trip back at 6 pm. |
| Photo Date: |
7/17/1982 Upload Date: 8/28/2016 11:38:58 AM |
| Location: |
Hinckley, MN |
| Author: |
Tom Dethmers |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 336(F40PH) AMTK 374(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
785 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak 10 |
| Description: |
At the Duluth station, the power has run around the train and is now prepared to depart southbound. There is a wye about a mile south of the station where the train was usually turned, but due to 2 units, they just ran around the train today. The whole are to the right is now I-35. |
| Photo Date: |
7/17/1982 Upload Date: 8/28/2016 11:42:03 AM |
| Location: |
Duluth, MN |
| Author: |
Tom Dethmers |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 374(F40PHR) AMTK 336(F40PH) |
| Views: |
658 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak 8 at Chemolite |
| Description: |
Empire Builder running late on the Eastward track(main 1) at south Cottage Grove with a stop ahead at Red Wing, MN |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1985 Upload Date: 6/10/2018 7:46:54 PM |
| Location: |
Cottage Grove, MN |
| Author: |
Tom Dethmers |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 374(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
559 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak 8 at Lake Pepin |
| Description: |
Shortly after the Soo/Milwaukee merger, Amtrak is heading east to Chicago along the Mississippi River on the remains of the double track, that were quickly disappearing this year. |
| Photo Date: |
2/15/1988 Upload Date: 8/10/2016 10:49:19 AM |
| Location: |
Maple Springs, MN |
| Author: |
Tom Dethmers |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Winter,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 397(F40PHR) AMTK 381(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
567 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Amtrak 8 at Lake Pepin |
| Description: |
Here the train is departing towards Wabasha along the beautiful river front. This was always a great place to have breakfast in the diner, as train 8 was usually down here about 0830 or so. |
| Photo Date: |
2/15/1988 Upload Date: 8/10/2016 10:50:59 AM |
| Location: |
Maple Springs, MN |
| Author: |
Tom Dethmers |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Winter,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 381(F40PHR) AMTK 397(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
564 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Crossing over at Newport |
| Description: |
Amtrak 8 heading to Red Wing and Chicago. The train is on Main 2 and heading to Main 1 for the appx 10 mile trip to Milwaukee Road rails at Hastings. |
| Photo Date: |
2/15/1985 Upload Date: 2/16/2017 11:54:49 AM |
| Location: |
Newport, MN |
| Author: |
Tom Dethmers |
| Categories: |
Winter,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 393(F40PHR) |
| Views: |
529 Comments: 0 |
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