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5/31/2025
 
 
 
 
 
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Movin' Out
Title:  Movin' Out
Description:  Cleared to proceed, the engineer on an eastbound BNSF freight eases the train back into motion after being briefly stopped in Long Lake by the BNSF dispatcher.
Photo Date:  4/16/2020  Upload Date: 4/16/2020 4:04:05 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 3141(GP50) BNSF 7798(ES44DC) BNSF 9836(SD70MAC) BNSF 5637(AC44CW) BNSF 9136(SD70ACe)
Views:  455   Comments: 0
Westbound On A Mild Afternoon
Title:  Westbound On A Mild Afternoon
Description:  A westbound BNSF grain train emerges from underneath Brown Road in Long Lake as the crew wheels the train along on an unseasonably mild January afternoon.
Photo Date:  1/29/2016  Upload Date: 1/29/2016 2:21:28 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7854(ES44DC) BNSF 618(C44-9W) BNSF 6223(ES44AC)
Views:  436   Comments: 0
One For Mom
Title:  One For Mom
Description:  My mother, who blessed me with my love of trains, died last week. :-( This westbound BNSF grain train was my first catch since that tragedy. This one was for mom!
Photo Date:  1/29/2016  Upload Date: 1/29/2016 2:21:11 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6223(ES44AC) BNSF 618(C44-9W) BNSF 7854(ES44DC)
Views:  459   Comments: 0
Another Train In The Hole
Title:  Another Train In The Hole
Description:  With BNSF staggering under the weight of a surge of traffic, stopped trains at the Wayzata siding on the Wayzata Sub is now a common sight. The crew of this eastbound mixed manifest have a few westbounds to wait for before heading into Minneapolis.
Photo Date:  10/29/2014  Upload Date: 10/29/2014 7:36:15 PM
Location:  Wayzata, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7858(ES44DC)
Views:  1158   Comments: 0
A Closer Look
Title:  A Closer Look
Description:  Here is a closer look at my Wayzata Sub catch from this date. I had hoped to get all the unit numbers this way. No dice, but the pic turned out great.
Photo Date:  10/29/2014  Upload Date: 10/29/2014 7:38:54 PM
Location:  Wayzata, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7858(ES44DC)
Views:  1197   Comments: 0
Stopped On A Sunny Morning
Title:  Stopped On A Sunny Morning
Description:  The crew aboard an eastbound BNSF grain train with a mix of new and old units on the front end waits on the Wayzata Sub for a green signal on a sunny mid-November morning.
Photo Date:  11/15/2015  Upload Date: 11/15/2015 3:20:10 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7862(ES44DC) BNSF 5489(C44-9W)
Views:  356   Comments: 0
April morning
Title:  April morning
Description:  Two hours after a gorgeous April morning dawned witnessed this eastbound BNSF freight get flagged by the dispatcher before getting clearance to roll on into Minneapolis. What a lovely sight it made!
Photo Date:  4/28/2013  Upload Date: 4/28/2013 8:15:58 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7866(ES44DC) NS 9401(C40-9W)
Views:  363   Comments: 0
In your face!
Title:  In your face!
Description:  Man this pic turned out nice! The crew of this eastbound freight gets a wheel into their train as they leave a red signal in Long Lake behind on a lovely April Sunday mornng.
Photo Date:  4/28/2013  Upload Date: 4/28/2013 8:16:15 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7866(ES44DC) NS 9491(C40-9W)
Views:  443   Comments: 0
Stopped Westbound At Highway 280
Title:  Stopped Westbound At Highway 280
Description:  BNSF is flagging down lots of trains here due to some nearby signals. Here a westbound freight was for a green signal down at the Highway 280 overpass.
Photo Date:  6/11/2015  Upload Date: 6/11/2015 9:07:03 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7883(ES44DC) BNSF 7139(ES44C4)
Views:  505   Comments: 0


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