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Viewing Album:  Northtown Yard 6
 
By:SDfourD Photography
Dates:7/20/2007 - 6/27/2007
Album Info:Ex BN Yard hosts the WC Transfer,SOO,UP, and Amtrak.
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BNSF 4683
Title:  BNSF 4683
Description:  Two Remotes watch as their big brothers take a Z Train to Cicero.
Photo Date:  6/27/2007  Upload Date: 6/28/2007 5:15:58 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4683(C44-9W) BNSF 2793(GP39-2)
Views:  503   Comments: 0
AMTK 73
Title:  AMTK 73
Description:  Empire Builder @ 7 15.
Photo Date:  6/27/2007  Upload Date: 6/28/2007 5:17:24 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 73(P42DC)
Views:  272   Comments: 0
BNSF 6927
Title:  BNSF 6927
Description:  An out of towner Remote joins 4 other engines at Northtown. Where is this based out of?
Photo Date:  6/27/2007  Upload Date: 6/28/2007 5:19:11 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6927(SD40-2)
Views:  295   Comments: 9
BNSF 4317
Title:  BNSF 4317
Description:  A strange lashup moves around in the yard. All elephant was pretty neat too!
Photo Date:  6/27/2007  Upload Date: 6/28/2007 5:27:33 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4317(C44-9W)
Views:  319   Comments: 0
CSX 8116
Title:  CSX 8116
Description:  More of a fan of the 83 and 84XXs, for the flexicoil trucks and headlights, but if the lights are up high these are much better looking.
Photo Date:  6/27/2007  Upload Date: 6/28/2007 5:29:27 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 8116(SD40-2)
Views:  409   Comments: 0
BNSF 6798
Title:  BNSF 6798
Description:  A dying breed.....
Photo Date:  6/27/2007  Upload Date: 6/28/2007 5:46:09 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6798(SD40-2)
Views:  553   Comments: 2
BNSF 8039
Title:  BNSF 8039
Description:  A nice shot of 2 great looking Cascade SD40-2s, a nice sight in todays endless stream of GEVOs....
Photo Date:  6/27/2007  Upload Date: 6/28/2007 5:47:04 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8039(SD40-2)
Views:  445   Comments: 1
CSX 8080
Title:  CSX 8080
Description:  A fairly nice looking YN2 unit is paired up with a GP60M this morning.
Photo Date:  6/27/2007  Upload Date: 6/28/2007 5:47:58 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 8080(SD40-2)
Views:  344   Comments: 0
FURX 7284
Title:  FURX 7284
Description:  A brand spankin new GEVO, 7556, leads 3 dirty yet cooler SD40-2s, two being Green Furballs.
Photo Date:  6/27/2007  Upload Date: 6/28/2007 5:51:54 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FURX 7284(SD40-2)
Views:  289   Comments: 0
FURX 7237
Title:  FURX 7237
Description:  Looking tired, but still going!
Photo Date:  6/27/2007  Upload Date: 6/28/2007 6:00:11 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FURX 7237(SD40-2)
Views:  342   Comments: 0
BNSF 5012
Title:  BNSF 5012
Description:  Taconite loads head East.
Photo Date:  6/27/2007  Upload Date: 6/28/2007 6:00:52 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5012(C44-9W)
Views:  355   Comments: 0
NS 2686
Title:  NS 2686
Description:  An SD70M-2 trails. Not much EMD left on these newer units.
Photo Date:  6/27/2007  Upload Date: 6/28/2007 6:01:45 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2686(SD70M-2)
Views:  327   Comments: 0
FURX 7219
Title:  FURX 7219
Description:  The 7219 pauses in the ever familiar yard, once again posing for the photographer (See my other shot).
Photo Date:  6/27/2007  Upload Date: 6/28/2007 6:56:28 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FURX 7219(SD40-2)
Views:  355   Comments: 0
BNSF 8905
Title:  BNSF 8905
Description:  A very orange cab leads a GEVO and a Greinstien MAC.
Photo Date:  6/29/2007  Upload Date: 6/30/2007 9:20:39 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8905(SD70MAC)
Views:  348   Comments: 0
AMTK 52
Title:  AMTK 52
Description:  The Empire Builder passes the Coal Loads waiting at the crew change point.
Photo Date:  6/29/2007  Upload Date: 6/30/2007 9:21:28 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 52(P42DC)
Views:  437   Comments: 0
BNSF 4306
Title:  BNSF 4306
Description:  A manifest creeps through the modern day "Hole In the Wall".
Photo Date:  6/29/2007  Upload Date: 6/30/2007 9:22:08 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4306(C44-9W)
Views:  355   Comments: 0
CSX 7726
Title:  CSX 7726
Description:  Three CSX units and Three NS units showed up today. Nice to see.
Photo Date:  6/29/2007  Upload Date: 6/30/2007 9:22:55 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 7726(C40-8W)
Views:  312   Comments: 0
CSXT 8361
Title:  CSXT 8361
Description:  My favorite CSX units, the 83 and 84XXs!
Photo Date:  6/29/2007  Upload Date: 6/30/2007 9:23:50 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 8361(SD40-2)
Views:  389   Comments: 0
NS 8817
Title:  NS 8817
Description:  A nice set of black power at Northtown. Those have to be the coolest Dash 9s around.
Photo Date:  6/29/2007  Upload Date: 6/30/2007 9:24:59 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8817(C40-9)
Views:  377   Comments: 0
BNSF 7751
Title:  BNSF 7751
Description:  A cool and odd consist glides through the South Runner with two MACs on a Z Train.
Photo Date:  7/3/2007  Upload Date: 7/4/2007 1:51:54 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7751(ES44DC)
Views:  284   Comments: 0
BNSF 9888
Title:  BNSF 9888
Description:  Two MACs tackle a coal load.
Photo Date:  7/3/2007  Upload Date: 7/4/2007 1:53:12 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9888(SD70MAC)
Views:  299   Comments: 0
Rather Busy
Title:  Rather Busy
Description:  Full of Unit trains this mornin. The train in the backround was another unit train.
Photo Date:  7/3/2007  Upload Date: 7/4/2007 1:53:54 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7667(ES44DC) UP 7192(AC44CW)
Views:  467   Comments: 0
BNSF 1117
Title:  BNSF 1117
Description:  Wow, a 5 unit conist of nothing but orange and green. Maybe with 5 Dash 9s thats easy, but its pretty rare to get all BNSF with the variety shown.
Photo Date:  7/3/2007  Upload Date: 7/4/2007 1:54:31 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 1117(C44-9W)
Views:  381   Comments: 0
I can see the cobwebbs
Title:  I can see the cobwebbs
Description:  These lil' girls have been around the block more than twice. Ive seen this consist before, but didnt get a shot of it.
Photo Date:  7/3/2007  Upload Date: 7/4/2007 1:55:20 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 2744(GP39E)
Views:  487   Comments: 0
BNSF 7667
Title:  BNSF 7667
Description:  Tac loads get a roll on em.
Photo Date:  7/3/2007  Upload Date: 7/4/2007 2:05:19 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7667(ES44DC)
Views:  177   Comments: 0
FURX 7255
Title:  FURX 7255
Description:  One of the many white faces that have shown up lately.
Photo Date:  7/3/2007  Upload Date: 7/4/2007 2:06:06 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FURX 7255(SD40-2)
Views:  301   Comments: 0
QNSL 262
Title:  QNSL 262
Description:  Along with about 5 otheres brought out and put on a different storage track.
Photo Date:  7/3/2007  Upload Date: 7/4/2007 2:09:54 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NREX 262(SD40-2)
Views:  504   Comments: 0
BNSF 8296
Title:  BNSF 8296
Description:  All elephant style Warbonnetts. An interesting sight.
Photo Date:  7/3/2007  Upload Date: 7/4/2007 2:12:25 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8296(SD75I)
Views:  431   Comments: 0
CSX 8056
Title:  CSX 8056
Description:  Lookin pretty rough right now, maybe the boys over in the east will dip her in some nice YN3 :^)
Photo Date:  7/3/2007  Upload Date: 7/4/2007 2:13:02 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 8056(SD40-2)
Views:  400   Comments: 0
CEFX 3150
Title:  CEFX 3150
Description:  Cant get enough leasers. Ex SP.
Photo Date:  7/3/2007  Upload Date: 7/4/2007 2:13:50 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CEFX 3150(SD40M-2)
Views:  195   Comments: 0
CSX 8014
Title:  CSX 8014
Description:  All CSX in the shops this morning. And a lovely YN3 SD40-2!
Photo Date:  7/5/2007  Upload Date: 7/9/2007 10:10:24 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 8014(SD40-2)
Views:  364   Comments: 0
BNSF 6758
Title:  BNSF 6758
Description:  Power off a freight heads back to the shops.
Photo Date:  7/5/2007  Upload Date: 7/9/2007 10:11:31 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6758(SD40-2)
Views:  282   Comments: 1
CSX 8237
Title:  CSX 8237
Description:  One of 5 CSX units seen in just over 3 hours at Northtown. This was neat to see this one in the old YN1!
Photo Date:  7/5/2007  Upload Date: 7/9/2007 10:12:39 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 8237(SD40-2)
Views:  449   Comments: 0
What a lashup
Title:  What a lashup
Description:  My love for EMD and CSX forced me to follow this power when it departed with its train.
Photo Date:  7/5/2007  Upload Date: 7/9/2007 10:14:01 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 2538(GP35u)
Views:  228   Comments: 0
BNSF 4957
Title:  BNSF 4957
Description:  A pair of burners switch around. And to think someday this too will be a classic....scary
Photo Date:  7/5/2007  Upload Date: 7/9/2007 10:15:18 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4957(C44-9W)
Views:  320   Comments: 0
BNSF 6803
Title:  BNSF 6803
Description:  And the train at 35th. A lovely sound and sight for sure!
Photo Date:  7/5/2007  Upload Date: 7/9/2007 10:16:42 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6803(SD40-2)
Views:  273   Comments: 1
CSX 8084
Title:  CSX 8084
Description:  The other CSX SD40-2 in the consist.
Photo Date:  7/5/2007  Upload Date: 7/9/2007 10:18:34 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 8084(SD40-2)
Views:  254   Comments: 0
WC 6910
Title:  WC 6910
Description:  The WC Transfer will wait much longer after this shot was taken to head back to New Brighton.
Photo Date:  7/6/2007  Upload Date: 7/10/2007 10:00:47 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WC 6910(SD40-3)
Views:  302   Comments: 0
BNSF 1530
Title:  BNSF 1530
Description:  A pair of GP28Ms are followed by an ex SOO SD60, a BN Green 60M, and a Santa Fe SD75I. And ofcourse, with a consist like this, the sun is bad....
Photo Date:  7/6/2007  Upload Date: 7/10/2007 10:01:53 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 1530(GP28M)
Views:  363   Comments: 0
CEFX 6020
Title:  CEFX 6020
Description:  The last SOO SD60 to get the boot, and this one went to CEFX, who gladly kept it dirty and gave it yellow safety striping.
Photo Date:  7/6/2007  Upload Date: 7/10/2007 10:04:18 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CEFX 6020(SD60)
Views:  699   Comments: 0
FURX 7250
Title:  FURX 7250
Description:  A nice FURball leads three other units on a manifest. Props to the person who put the Dash 9 trailing!
Photo Date:  7/11/2007  Upload Date: 7/15/2007 9:17:22 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FURX 7250(SD40-2)
Views:  365   Comments: 1
BNSF 8039
Title:  BNSF 8039
Description:  A short stack train gallops through the bridge construction. It will set out for the WC Transfer at the other end of the T Yard.
Photo Date:  7/11/2007  Upload Date: 7/15/2007 9:18:32 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8039(SD40-2)
Views:  406   Comments: 1
BNSF 4196
Title:  BNSF 4196
Description:  The Tac train barrels through the yard, while the 7768 performs some switching duties before departing.
Photo Date:  7/11/2007  Upload Date: 7/15/2007 9:19:47 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4196(C44-9W) BNSF 7768(ES44DC)
Views:  381   Comments: 0
BNSF 7153
Title:  BNSF 7153
Description:  A pair of BNSF units (well, the EMD unit might as well be) flank two out-of-towners.
Photo Date:  7/11/2007  Upload Date: 7/15/2007 9:20:31 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7153(SD40-2)
Views:  282   Comments: 1
FURX 8129
Title:  FURX 8129
Description:  I just shot this unit a few tracks over in the diesel shops about 2 weeks prior. She was joined by another SD40-2, and a NREX SD45-2.
Photo Date:  7/11/2007  Upload Date: 7/15/2007 9:21:34 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FURX 8129(SD40-2)
Views:  303   Comments: 0
BNSF 6891
Title:  BNSF 6891
Description:  A pretty clean SD40-2 runs through Northtown.
Photo Date:  7/11/2007  Upload Date: 7/15/2007 9:22:27 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6891(SD40-2)
Views:  257   Comments: 1
NREX 6499
Title:  NREX 6499
Description:  Shunned by BNSF, the 6499 belongs to NREX. NeverRepainted......Ever.
Photo Date:  7/11/2007  Upload Date: 7/15/2007 9:23:24 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NREX 6499(SD45-2)
Views:  346   Comments: 0
BNSF 8284
Title:  BNSF 8284
Description:  A pair of Is and a Dash 9 make for a very modern consist, as far as this manifest goes.
Photo Date:  7/13/2007  Upload Date: 7/15/2007 9:41:17 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8284(SD75I)
Views:  407   Comments: 0
GTW 5948
Title:  GTW 5948
Description:  Doesnt look like the WC anymore, matter of fact, everything but. GTW,IC, and CN make up the consist.
Photo Date:  7/13/2007  Upload Date: 7/15/2007 9:42:10 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GTW 5948(SD40-3)
Views:  281   Comments: 0
IC 3120
Title:  IC 3120
Description:  A vintage GP40 with no dynos sits 2nd out on the WC Transfer.
Photo Date:  7/13/2007  Upload Date: 7/15/2007 9:43:06 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 3120(GP40R)
Views:  367   Comments: 0

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