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Freight power
Title:  Freight power
Description:  One of ACs units waits for an assignment in the yard at Ste. St. Marie.
Photo Date:  8/15/1988  Upload Date: 9/2/2016 1:13:23 AM
Location:  Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  AC 182(SD40)
Views:  434   Comments: 0
Soo Line westbound near Withrow.
Title:  Soo Line westbound near Withrow.
Description:  Westbound train a few miles west of the high bridge will be arriving in Withrow and then on to Shoreham yard.
Photo Date:  6/1/1984  Upload Date: 7/6/2016 5:09:23 PM
Location:  Withrow, MN
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SOO 771(SD40-2) SOO 743(SD40)
Views:  352   Comments: 2
Soo/Milwaukee Merger
Title:  Soo/Milwaukee Merger
Description:  A massive power lineup on this westbound train just about to Soo Line/Milwaukee Pigs Eye yard is passing Newport on Main 2 with alot of tired GPs from the Milwaukee.
Photo Date:  5/15/1986  Upload Date: 8/22/2016 12:37:03 AM
Location:  Newport, MN
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SOO 743(SD40) SOO 767(SD40-2)
Views:  394   Comments: 1
Soo Line northbound manifest train near Solon Springs, WI
Title:  Soo Line northbound manifest train near Solon Springs, WI
Description:  Can see crew members riding in the first and second unit as this train heads towards Superior after just departing Solon Springs, WI. Well maintained ROW was a Soo Line trademark.
Photo Date:  7/15/1986  Upload Date: 6/19/2016 11:49:37 AM
Location:  Solon Springs, WI
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SOO 745(SD40)
Views:  330   Comments: 0
Arriving at Stinson Yard.
Title:  Arriving at Stinson Yard.
Description:  The same train that caboose 123 was on has now arrived at Stinson Yard in Superior. I like the old yard office/depot on the left. Not sure what is left of this scene in 2016.
Photo Date:  7/15/1986  Upload Date: 8/5/2016 1:48:18 AM
Location:  Superior, WI
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 166(SD40-2) SOO 745(SD40)
Views:  336   Comments: 1
Soo Line Northbound manifest train north of Gordon, WI
Title:  Soo Line Northbound manifest train north of Gordon, WI
Description:  Since posting the other shots in this sequence, I had wondered where the closeup and passing shot went, and I finally found them! This train is heading to Superior, WI on the now abandoned Soo Line just north of Gordon.
Photo Date:  7/15/1986  Upload Date: 11/6/2016 1:31:55 PM
Location:  Gordon, WI
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SOO 745(SD40)
Views:  258   Comments: 1
Soo Line Northbound manifest train north of Gordon, WI
Title:  Soo Line Northbound manifest train north of Gordon, WI
Description:  Got a bit overexposed, but this is the train heading north, and MP 423 is from Chicago to Duluth.
Photo Date:  7/15/1986  Upload Date: 11/6/2016 1:33:17 PM
Location:  Gordon, WI
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SOO 745(SD40) MILW 166(SD40-2)
Views:  310   Comments: 0
Overtake at Kellogg
Title:  Overtake at Kellogg
Description:  Extra NP 328 west has pulled into one of the new, long sidings made of the old double track to allow Soo Line 745 west to pass and also to lube and oil the engine. She did a great job maintaining 40-45 mph along the River Division
Photo Date:  10/7/1991  Upload Date: 12/3/2016 7:13:59 PM
Location:  Kellogg, MN
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Scenic,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  SOO 745(SD40) NP 328(4-6-0)
Views:  217   Comments: 1
Soo/Milwaukee merger
Title:  Soo/Milwaukee merger
Description:  Eastbound train at Robert St. in Red Wing heads towards Winona
Photo Date:  2/15/1986  Upload Date: 7/9/2016 1:21:16 PM
Location:  Red Wing, MN
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  SOO 4452(GP38-2) SOO 751(SD40)
Views:  288   Comments: 0
M&St.L xing
Title:  M&St.L xing
Description:  At the crossing of the Omaha Road and Minneapolis and St. Louis, we have a southbound train coming in from Minneapolis on the now abandoned M & St. L line. This was a diamond but the train would turn onto the Omaha line, as the other line had been abandoned south of here.
Photo Date:  7/15/1984  Upload Date: 8/25/2017 1:29:42 AM
Location:  Merriam, MN
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CNW 877(SD40)
Views:  283   Comments: 0
Milwaukee Road meeting Amtrak 10
Title:  Milwaukee Road meeting Amtrak 10
Description:  Northbound Milwaukee Road train meeting Amtrak 10 at Boylston crossing over to Main 1.
Photo Date:  8/1/1984  Upload Date: 6/21/2016 10:47:44 AM
Location:  Boylston Junction, WI
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MILW 204(SD40-2) CN 5024(SD40)
Views:  341   Comments: 0
Milwaukee Road meeting Amtrak 10
Title:  Milwaukee Road meeting Amtrak 10
Description:  Amtrak 10 coming to a brief stop to let northbound Milwaukee Road train x/o in front of them from the Hinckley Sub.
Photo Date:  8/1/1984  Upload Date: 6/21/2016 10:49:00 AM
Location:  Boylston Junction, WI
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 204(SD40-2) CN 5024(SD40)
Views:  225   Comments: 0
Meet at Wyoming
Title:  Meet at Wyoming
Description:  One of the three northbounds passes the Milwaukee train and a neat CNW caboose is on the rear. Been a long time since I have seen one.
Photo Date:  3/15/1983  Upload Date: 7/16/2016 5:11:10 PM
Location:  Wyoming, MN
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CN 5202(SD40)
Views:  305   Comments: 2
Looking south at North Branch
Title:  Looking south at North Branch
Description:  A northbound Milwaukee Road freight is crossing Hwy 95 on the old BN Skally line. The line was abandoned from this highwy xing to Hugo, MN in 1988 and is now served by the St. Croix Vailley RR.
Photo Date:  6/15/1982  Upload Date: 7/29/2016 1:03:14 AM
Location:  North Branch, MN
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CN 5203(SD40)
Views:  339   Comments: 1
Milwaukee Road northbound in disguise
Title:  Milwaukee Road northbound in disguise
Description:  Arriving in Rush City, MN, this Milwaukee Road train that had CN power was common in the early to mid-80s before the line shutdown as a through route in Sept 1986. Here the Rush City local awaits the trains passage, so they could go back to serving the large elevator in town.
Photo Date:  6/15/1982  Upload Date: 7/29/2016 1:12:25 AM
Location:  Rush City, MN
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  CN 5203(SD40)
Views:  290   Comments: 1
Southbound at Hinckley
Title:  Southbound at Hinckley
Description:  Unfortunately a few of my slides are showing some degrading with age, so the sky is a bit funky. This is a Milwaukee Road train heading south at Hinckley about to cross where the NP line went, and where the track to the left goes into the yard. There were alot of different units running on this line between 81 and 85.
Photo Date:  6/16/1983  Upload Date: 7/29/2016 2:08:52 AM
Location:  Hinckley, MN
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  CN 5216(SD40)
Views:  265   Comments: 1
CNW on the Dakota 400 route
Title:  CNW on the Dakota 400 route
Description:  This westbound train was leaving Winona heading for Rochester, MN and points west and beginning the climb out of the Mississippi River valley.
Photo Date:  1/15/1983  Upload Date: 12/5/2017 9:46:13 AM
Location:  Minnesota City, MN
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6271(SD40)
Views:  389   Comments: 0
CNW on the Dakota 400 route
Title:  CNW on the Dakota 400 route
Description:  This westbound train is swinging away from the Milwaukee Road mainline after leaving Winona, MN and will continue west towards Rochester and SD.
Photo Date:  1/15/1983  Upload Date: 12/5/2017 9:47:34 AM
Location:  Minnesota City, MN
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CR 6271(SD40) CNW 6829(SD40-2)
Views:  431   Comments: 0
BN Eastbound Freight
Title:  BN Eastbound Freight
Description:  Eastbound freight near Diamond Bluff, which I think is near Hager City
Photo Date:  2/15/1984  Upload Date: 6/23/2016 12:07:47 PM
Location:  Hager City, WI
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BN 6301(SD40)
Views:  268   Comments: 0


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