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5/4/2024
 
 
 
 
 
By:Robert Ball
Dates:12/1/2007 - 12/1/2012
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SCXY 1363
Title:  SCXY 1363
Description:  Newly painted GP-9 at the Rush City depot
Photo Date:  11/30/2009  Upload Date: 12/1/2009 12:48:12 AM
Location:  Rush City, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  SCXY 1363(GP9)
Views:  595   Comments: 4
SCXY 1363
Title:  SCXY 1363
Description:  Newly painted GP-9 at the Rush City depot
Photo Date:  11/30/2009  Upload Date: 12/1/2009 12:47:54 AM
Location:  Rush City, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  SCXY 1363(GP9)
Views:  556   Comments: 5
BNSF 4304
Title:  BNSF 4304
Description:  A 14 hour late Empire Builder at St Paul's Midway station. Three GEs are on the rear. The train was delayed at Minot for 12 hours then wyed and pulled by the BNSF engine.
Photo Date:  12/15/2009  Upload Date: 12/15/2009 12:30:14 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night,Passenger
Locomotives:  BNSF 4304(C44-9W)
Views:  208   Comments: 4
CP 3018
Title:  CP 3018
Description:  Rices Point yard
Photo Date:  12/16/2009  Upload Date: 12/17/2009 9:49:47 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  CP 3018(GP38AC)
Views:  333   Comments: 0
MNRX 502
Title:  MNRX 502
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/23/2009  Upload Date: 12/24/2009 2:20:44 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night,Passenger
Locomotives:  MNRX 502(MP36PH-3C)
Views:  332   Comments: 2
MNRX 119
Title:  MNRX 119
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/23/2009  Upload Date: 12/24/2009 2:24:08 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night,Transit,Passenger
Locomotives:  MTC 119(Flexity Swift LRT)
Views:  258   Comments: 3
UP 6078
Title:  UP 6078
Description:  Coal loads wait for crew change at Plato
Photo Date:  2/4/2010  Upload Date: 2/7/2010 6:20:01 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  UP 6078(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  242   Comments: 0
UP 675
Title:  UP 675
Description:  Hoffman Ave remote units
Photo Date:  2/5/2010  Upload Date: 2/7/2010 6:18:30 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  UP 675(GP38-2)
Views:  214   Comments: 0
GMTX 2620
Title:  GMTX 2620
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/11/2010  Upload Date: 2/12/2010 12:49:52 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  GMTX 2620(GP38-2)
Views:  211   Comments: 0
BNSF 8285
Title:  BNSF 8285
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/11/2010  Upload Date: 2/12/2010 12:50:27 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  BNSF 8285(SD75I) BNSF 8278(SD75I)
Views:  424   Comments: 2
BNSF 8016
Title:  BNSF 8016
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/11/2010  Upload Date: 2/12/2010 12:50:11 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  BNSF 8016(SD40-2) BNSF 1946(SD40-2)
Views:  913   Comments: 9
St Croix Valley
Title:  St Croix Valley
Description:  Newly painted engines at the Rush City Depot
Photo Date:  3/20/2010  Upload Date: 3/22/2010 3:53:42 PM
Location:  Rush City, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  SCXY 1352(GP8)
Views:  415   Comments: 2
UP 3473
Title:  UP 3473
Description:  At Hoffman yard
Photo Date:  4/23/2010  Upload Date: 4/25/2010 11:18:35 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  UP 3473(SD40-2)
Views:  262   Comments: 2
NS 9827
Title:  NS 9827
Description:  Triple Crown power at East Minneapolis
Photo Date:  4/23/2010  Upload Date: 4/25/2010 11:18:11 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  NS 9827(C40-9W)
Views:  133   Comments: 0
MDW 21
Title:  MDW 21
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/17/2010  Upload Date: 6/19/2010 12:22:50 AM
Location:  International Falls, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  MDW 21(SW10)
Views:  670   Comments: 1
FURX 1163
Title:  FURX 1163
Description:  DMV&W power
Photo Date:  8/5/2010  Upload Date: 8/6/2010 11:28:07 PM
Location:  Bismarck, ND
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FURX 1163(GP40M-3)
Views:  377   Comments: 3
DMVW 9413
Title:  DMVW 9413
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/5/2010  Upload Date: 8/6/2010 11:27:19 PM
Location:  Bismarck, ND
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DMVW 9413(GP40-2LW)
Views:  462   Comments: 0
Y 639
Title:  Y 639
Description:  Not sure if this is a GP-15 or not.
Photo Date:  9/3/2010  Upload Date: 9/7/2010 6:22:03 PM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  UPY 639(GP15-1)
Views:  220   Comments: 0
AMTK 468
Title:  AMTK 468
Description:  10+ hour late #8, Amtrak's Empire Builder at Midway depot
Photo Date:  2/26/2011  Upload Date: 2/26/2011 11:56:46 PM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Winter,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 468(F59PHI)
Views:  203   Comments: 1
AMTK 125
Title:  AMTK 125
Description:  Amtrak # 807 turned and ready to return to Chicago as #808. This train is running since #8 and #7 were annulled.
Photo Date:  3/1/2011  Upload Date: 3/27/2011 7:45:46 PM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Winter,Night,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 125(P42DC)
Views:  154   Comments: 1
SOO 2046
Title:  SOO 2046
Description:  MILW/SOO/CP-This GP-40 has been through a lot. Larry Bell would be surprised to see the "Black Patch" still around after all these years.
Photo Date:  3/1/2011  Upload Date: 3/13/2011 4:50:47 PM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Winter,Night
Locomotives:  SOO 2046(GP40)
Views:  389   Comments: 2
AMTK 156
Title:  AMTK 156
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/31/2011  Upload Date: 6/1/2011 8:28:53 PM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 156(P42DC)
Views:  188   Comments: 1
AMTK 156
Title:  AMTK 156
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/31/2011  Upload Date: 6/1/2011 8:30:20 PM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 156(P42DC)
Views:  169   Comments: 1
AMTK 156
Title:  AMTK 156
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/1/2011  Upload Date: 6/3/2011 11:26:12 PM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 156(P42DC) AMTK 51(P42DC)
Views:  264   Comments: 1
AMTK 131
Title:  AMTK 131
Description:  Amtrak's "Mini-Builder" at Midway Depot. The train came up from Chicago as *807 and was wyed where it sits overnight to return to Chicago the next morning as #808
Photo Date:  6/27/2011  Upload Date: 6/30/2011 3:30:14 PM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 131(P42DC)
Views:  146   Comments: 0
LLPX 2276
Title:  LLPX 2276
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/1/2011  Upload Date: 7/29/2011 3:28:09 PM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Roster,Night
Locomotives:  LLPX 2276(GP38-2)
Views:  239   Comments: 1
AMTK 127
Title:  AMTK 127
Description:  # 807 has arrived from Chicago and has been wyed to become tomorrow's #808. These trains are running between Chicago qnd St Paul while flooding in North Dakota is keeping Amtrak from running through to Seattle.
Photo Date:  7/11/2011  Upload Date: 7/29/2011 3:30:59 PM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 127(P42DC)
Views:  153   Comments: 1
SOO 2500
Title:  SOO 2500
Description:  At Steve Glischinski's railfan weekend in Duluth MN. Note the Griswold signal.
Photo Date:  9/7/2011  Upload Date: 9/28/2011 5:28:19 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  SOO 2500(FP7A)
Views:  674   Comments: 1
SOO 2719
Title:  SOO 2719
Description:  Night photo session put on by Steve Glischinski at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth. The engine ran on a "Photo Freight" the next day.
Photo Date:  9/7/2011  Upload Date: 9/10/2011 5:11:04 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night,Steam
Locomotives:  SOO 2719(4-6-2)
Views:  276   Comments: 1
BNSF 6748
Title:  BNSF 6748
Description:  14 hour late Empire Builder at Midway depot St Paul MN
Photo Date:  9/19/2011  Upload Date: 9/28/2011 5:24:35 PM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night,Passenger
Locomotives:  BNSF 6748(ES44C4)
Views:  491   Comments: 3
The Ford Hauler
Title:  The Ford Hauler
Description:  Taking out the last of the rolling stock at the closed Ford plant in St Paul MN
Photo Date:  1/6/2012  Upload Date: 1/9/2012 11:30:28 PM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  SOO 4444(GP38-2)
Views:  449   Comments: 3
Title: 
Description:  It wasn't on the point, but still had to shoot it.
Photo Date:  2/3/2012  Upload Date: 2/4/2012 1:10:07 AM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  KCS 4773(ES44AC)
Views:  503   Comments: 1
UP 393
Title:  UP 393
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/10/2012  Upload Date: 3/23/2012 5:48:45 PM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 393(GP38-2)
Views:  963   Comments: 9
Paducah and Louisville grain elevator power
Title:  Paducah and Louisville grain elevator power
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/15/2012  Upload Date: 3/23/2012 5:53:23 PM
Location:  Minot, ND
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  PL (UNKNOWN)
Views:  396   Comments: 2
Heritage Unit #156
Title:  Heritage Unit #156
Description:  On the point of #7 at Midway Depot
Photo Date:  3/30/2012  Upload Date: 3/31/2012 5:56:01 PM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  RollingStock,Night
Locomotives:  AMTK 156(P42DC)
Views:  311   Comments: 0
Amtrak #156
Title:  Amtrak #156
Description:  Heritage unit #156 at Midway Depot
Photo Date:  3/30/2012  Upload Date: 3/31/2012 5:59:34 PM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 156(P42DC) AMTK 132(P42DC)
Views:  166   Comments: 0
Progressive Rail at Rosemount MN
Title:  Progressive Rail at Rosemount MN
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/8/2012  Upload Date: 4/9/2012 11:03:09 AM
Location:  Rosemount, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  PGR 38(SW1500)
Views:  220   Comments: 0
Minnesota Commercial Roundhouse
Title:  Minnesota Commercial Roundhouse
Description:  Power at the roundhouse
Photo Date:  5/23/2012  Upload Date: 5/25/2012 10:23:34 PM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  MNNR 48(B30-7)
Views:  351   Comments: 0
Amtrak #7
Title:  Amtrak #7
Description:  Amtrak's Heritage engine #184 leads a late Empire Builder as it stops at St Paul's Midway depot
Photo Date:  7/3/2012  Upload Date: 7/4/2012 1:29:02 PM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 184(P42DC)
Views:  173   Comments: 1
Minnesota Commercial Roundhouse
Title:  Minnesota Commercial Roundhouse
Description:  At the sand tower-taken with permission
Photo Date:  8/15/2012  Upload Date: 8/18/2012 3:53:21 PM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  MNNR T-3(Yard Slug)
Views:  427   Comments: 0
CP transfer
Title:  CP transfer
Description:  The transfer with DME power at Minnesota Commercial yard waiting for the Empire Builder to leave ahead of them.
Photo Date:  8/15/2012  Upload Date: 8/18/2012 3:57:17 PM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  DME 6367(SD40-2)
Views:  141   Comments: 2
GN 400
Title:  GN 400
Description:  "Hustle Mustle" at Minneapolis Jct.
Photo Date:  8/23/2012  Upload Date: 8/25/2012 9:32:13 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  GN 400(SD45)
Views:  576   Comments: 4
Minnesota Southern
Title:  Minnesota Southern
Description:  At the depot. On the property with permission.
Photo Date:  9/5/2012  Upload Date: 9/6/2012 9:07:33 PM
Location:  Luverne, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  MSWY 1365(GP9)
Views:  189   Comments: 0
Minnesota Southern
Title:  Minnesota Southern
Description:  At the depot in Luverne MN
Photo Date:  9/5/2012  Upload Date: 9/6/2012 9:03:53 PM
Location:  Luverne, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  MSWY 1379(GP7) MSWY 1365(GP9)
Views:  334   Comments: 1
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  The 4-8-4 is fired up after a four year overhaul.
Photo Date:  9/29/2012  Upload Date: 10/1/2012 8:53:34 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night,Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  912   Comments: 1
D&I 4028
Title:  D&I 4028
Description:  Empty rock train at Baltic SD
Photo Date:  11/6/2012  Upload Date: 11/8/2012 10:47:45 AM
Location:  Baltic, SD
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  DAIR 4028(SD39)
Views:  308   Comments: 0
At the D&I shops
Title:  At the D&I shops
Description:  At the Dell Rapids D&I shops. On the property with permission.
Photo Date:  11/6/2012  Upload Date: 11/8/2012 10:42:21 AM
Location:  Dell Rapids, SD
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Roster,Night
Locomotives:  DAIR 4027(SD39)
Views:  518   Comments: 1
DMV&W
Title:  DMV&W
Description:  Waiting under the Big Dipper for the BNSF dispatcher
Photo Date:  11/15/2012  Upload Date: 11/26/2012 11:08:48 AM
Location:  Bismarck, ND
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Winter,Night
Locomotives:  DMVW 5408(SD50F)
Views:  664   Comments: 3
GMTX 2620
Title:  GMTX 2620
Description:  UP local power in St Paul
Photo Date:  12/1/2012  Upload Date: 12/2/2012 12:40:43 AM
Location:  St Paul, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  GMTX 2620(GP38-2)
Views:  169   Comments: 1
BNSF 3447
Title:  BNSF 3447
Description:  Yard switcher at Northtown
Photo Date:  12/3/2012  Upload Date: 12/4/2012 9:38:22 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Robert Ball
Categories:  Night
Locomotives:  BNSF 3447(SW1500)
Views:  470   Comments: 1


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