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| Title: |
First catch of my "fishing opener" |
| Description: |
You can talk about the Minnesota Fishing Opener, but National Train Day is *my* "fishing opener," my friends! Here is my first catch of the Train Day weekend, a westbound BNSF grain train rolling through Long Lake at a smart clip. |
| Photo Date: |
5/10/2013 Upload Date: 5/10/2013 2:00:42 PM |
| Location: |
Long Lake, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 7737(ES44DC) BNSF 7913(ES44DC) BNSF 6615(ES44C4) |
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370 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Stopped At 280 |
| Description: |
An eastbound BNSF freight with a NS unit in good paint and a BNSF unit in blemished paint waits at Highway 280 for a clear signal on a cloudy Sunday morning. |
| Photo Date: |
7/10/2022 Upload Date: 7/27/2022 10:28:09 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
NS 9648(C44-9W) BNSF 7747(ES44DC) |
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152 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Light Power Move |
| Description: |
A light power move heads through University early on a July afternoon. I wonder why so many CP units are on the BNSF? |
| Photo Date: |
7/20/2015 Upload Date: 7/22/2015 7:32:21 AM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 8262(ES44C4) BNSF 7749(ES44DC) |
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195 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Light Power To Northtown |
| Description: |
A mix of BNSF and CP units runs light into Northtown on a fine July afternoon. This move must have come from St. Paul, judging by the CP unit. |
| Photo Date: |
7/20/2015 Upload Date: 7/22/2015 7:32:44 AM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 7840(ES44DC) CP 9500(AC44CW) BNSF 7749(ES44DC) BNSF 8262(ES44C4) |
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372 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Nice Touch |
| Description: |
A BNSF-ized Grinstein Green unit was third of five units on an eastbound freight that was briefly stopped in Long Lake. I remember when these babies were brand new. How time rolls as fast as the "Hiawatha." |
| Photo Date: |
4/16/2020 Upload Date: 4/16/2020 4:03:03 PM |
| Location: |
Long Lake, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 9836(SD70MAC) BNSF 7798(ES44DC) |
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122 Comments: 0 |
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| 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) |
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243 Comments: 0 |
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| 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) |
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273 Comments: 0 |
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| 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) |
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320 Comments: 0 |
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| 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) |
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914 Comments: 0 |
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| 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) |
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943 Comments: 0 |
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| 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) |
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158 Comments: 0 |
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| 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) |
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208 Comments: 0 |
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| 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) |
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283 Comments: 0 |
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| 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) |
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258 Comments: 0 |
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