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By:SDfourD Photography
Dates:5/16/2010 - 2/27/2010
Album Info:Canadian Pacific movements throughout the metro and beyond. CP, SOO, and CEFX(CITX) locomotives make up most of the consists.
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SOO 4441
Title:  SOO 4441
Description:  From the F-Unit killing era, the 4441 is also nearing its golden years.
Photo Date:  4/25/2010  Upload Date: 4/25/2010 4:32:42 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  SOO 4441(GP38-2)
Views:  110   Comments: 1
SOO 4446
Title:  SOO 4446
Description:  The last of the three GP38-2's in consist.
Photo Date:  4/25/2010  Upload Date: 4/25/2010 4:33:23 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  SOO 4446(GP38-2)
Views:  124   Comments: 1
Returning early
Title:  Returning early
Description:  CP 6009 swings past Polk St. and towards Central Ave. with its loads in tow. Wanted a much better shot, but you must make do with what your given.
Photo Date:  4/25/2010  Upload Date: 4/28/2010 11:26:30 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 6009(SD40-2)
Views:  211   Comments: 0
CITX 2804
Title:  CITX 2804
Description:  Its been awhile since I've bumped into this one, last time I saw it was in 2008 on 291 heading for storage. And before that, I saw it in the fall of 2005 under its CEFX markings.
Photo Date:  4/28/2010  Upload Date: 4/28/2010 11:28:29 PM
Location:  Dresser, WI
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CITX 2804(SD40-2)
Views:  382   Comments: 1
Awaiting the relief
Title:  Awaiting the relief
Description:  BAL-27 out of Pigs Eye was gifted with great power, and I would suppose the ballast is to be used on the DME/ICE. The first time there has ever been ICE power on a Dresser Turn.
Photo Date:  4/28/2010  Upload Date: 4/28/2010 11:30:11 PM
Location:  Dresser, WI
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  ICE 6424(SD40-2)
Views:  223   Comments: 0
CP 291
Title:  CP 291
Description:  A nice consist handles 291 this morning as they head past CP University. Pardon the half-blown sky...
Photo Date:  5/1/2010  Upload Date: 5/1/2010 11:30:43 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 6007(SD40-2)
Views:  192   Comments: 0
CP 499
Title:  CP 499
Description:  CP 499 waits for the favorable color before proceeding West, while the TCW waits for its own turn.
Photo Date:  5/1/2010  Upload Date: 5/1/2010 11:31:36 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 6060(SD40-2) TCWR 2300(GP39-2)
Views:  456   Comments: 1
CP 499
Title:  CP 499
Description:  The pair of EMD's drift downgrade after a successful climb. Another good day on the CP.
Photo Date:  5/1/2010  Upload Date: 5/1/2010 11:32:11 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 6060(SD40-2)
Views:  109   Comments: 1
CP 183
Title:  CP 183
Description:  Its definately been awhile since I've shot 183, but if power like this stays in the mix it would be a nice routine!
Photo Date:  5/2/2010  Upload Date: 5/2/2010 5:23:34 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  SOO 6051(SD60)
Views:  181   Comments: 8
This calls...
Title:  This calls...
Description:  ..For black and white. Oh, and a chase out to Loretto! To think that this was a "boring" consist in 1997 is a travesty.
Photo Date:  5/2/2010  Upload Date: 5/2/2010 5:24:09 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 6047(SD40-2)
Views:  129   Comments: 0
CP 6047 West
Title:  CP 6047 West
Description:  All shades of Red (DF,Multimark,Candy Apple,Action Red) blow through the crossing at Loretto with an outstanding lashup in Front-Front-Back-Back configuration!
Photo Date:  5/2/2010  Upload Date: 5/2/2010 5:24:40 PM
Location:  Loretto, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 6047(SD40-2)
Views:  151   Comments: 1
SOO 1555
Title:  SOO 1555
Description:  Seemingly ignoring time, MP15AC's still shake the ground at Saint Paul like they have for the last 30 plus years.
Photo Date:  5/3/2010  Upload Date: 5/4/2010 5:32:30 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  SOO 1555(MP15AC)
Views:  304   Comments: 0
CP 801
Title:  CP 801
Description:  Killed me to add a widecab to the album after a few pages without them. Bear with me, look at the trailing unit!
Photo Date:  5/3/2010  Upload Date: 5/4/2010 5:32:50 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 9578(AC44CW)
Views:  206   Comments: 0
CSXT 8141
Title:  CSXT 8141
Description:  Too bad Bensonville screwed this all up. Supposed to have led out of Chicago...obviously not!
Photo Date:  5/3/2010  Upload Date: 5/4/2010 5:33:08 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives: 
Views:  99   Comments: 0
CP 800
Title:  CP 800
Description:  The right one up front!
Photo Date:  5/8/2010  Upload Date: 5/9/2010 7:10:20 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CSX 4742(SD70MAC)
Views:  114   Comments: 1
Fruit Basket
Title:  Fruit Basket
Description:  Three SD40-2's of different varieties sit in the yard at Humboldt with a train of Herzog rock cars.
Photo Date:  5/8/2010  Upload Date: 5/9/2010 7:10:58 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CITX 3065(SD40-2)
Views:  280   Comments: 1
CP 5941
Title:  CP 5941
Description:  The middle SD40-2.
Photo Date:  5/8/2010  Upload Date: 5/9/2010 7:11:16 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 5941(SD40-2)
Views:  82   Comments: 0
CITX 3065
Title:  CITX 3065
Description:  The classic SD40 frame with Flexicoil trucks. To me the straight SD40 and the SD45 were the best looking EMD's ever built.
Photo Date:  5/8/2010  Upload Date: 5/9/2010 7:11:32 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CITX 3065(SD40-2)
Views:  291   Comments: 0
CP 372
Title:  CP 372
Description:  The "New" unofficial class unit for the SD60's leads 372 up to the signal at Loretto where it will meet 293. SOO 6022 and CP 5787 trail.
Photo Date:  5/9/2010  Upload Date: 5/9/2010 7:43:38 PM
Location:  Loretto, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  SOO 6021(SD60)
Views:  184   Comments: 0
"Seems to change every 5 minutes"
Title:  "Seems to change every 5 minutes"
Description:  Said the unhappy dispatcher about what the plan for the Dresser Turn was. The rattiest SD60 had the honors on this strange, weather wise, afternoon.
Photo Date:  5/13/2010  Upload Date: 5/16/2010 2:51:03 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  SOO 6040(SD60)
Views:  136   Comments: 1
CP-BN
Title:  CP-BN
Description:  Ascending the grade at Mississippi, two SD40-2's have the transfer in hand.
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/16/2010 2:52:45 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 6053(SD40-2)
Views:  184   Comments: 0
DME 6050
Title:  DME 6050
Description:  A nicely weathered SD40 frame (rebuilt to Dash 3 standards) sits tied down with another former SD40, and an ex Milwaukee Dash 2. 283 will soon show up and bring these into the consist for the short jaunt to Saint Paul.
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/16/2010 2:54:46 PM
Location:  Vermillion, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  DME 6050(SD40-3)
Views:  150   Comments: 0
DME 6050
Title:  DME 6050
Description:  A roster shot of the former UP SD40.
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/16/2010 2:55:40 PM
Location:  Vermillion, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  DME 6050(SD40-3)
Views:  187   Comments: 0
CP 283
Title:  CP 283
Description:  An amazing consist, with the former SD45 leading the charge, heads East once again after picking up three units. They have also been blessed enough to do work at Hastings, its going to be a while before they'll be going home.
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/16/2010 2:56:50 PM
Location:  Vermillion, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CITX 2783(SD40M-2)
Views:  326   Comments: 0
CP 283
Title:  CP 283
Description:  Thanks to the CP, one can still find some excitement along the river. 283 gets a roll on em in the siding at Vermillion with 6 standard cab EMD's, including three CITX's, as the sole power.
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/16/2010 2:57:23 PM
Location:  Vermillion, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CITX 2783(SD40M-2)
Views:  399   Comments: 2
CP 283
Title:  CP 283
Description:  Making a pickup of one intermodal car off the lead, setout by 199 earlier.
Photo Date:  5/15/2010  Upload Date: 5/16/2010 3:18:47 PM
Location:  Hastings, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CITX 2783(SD40M-2)
Views:  366   Comments: 0
CP 290
Title:  CP 290
Description:  Yes, this I like! A pair of non-multimark SD40-2's march out of Shoreham, brewing a mad dash to chase them back to Saint Paul.
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/17/2010 11:21:12 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 5937(SD40-2)
Views:  237   Comments: 0
CP 290
Title:  CP 290
Description:  I can attest, and I believe in this 100 percent, that this is my best CP album thus far. These great consists just keep comin!
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/17/2010 11:21:34 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 5937(SD40-2)
Views:  229   Comments: 0
CP 290
Title:  CP 290
Description:  Blown out sky, but I didn't have much time to mingle with the settings, CP 290 rolls by the bluffs and up to the crew change.
Photo Date:  5/16/2010  Upload Date: 5/17/2010 11:28:58 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Alec Holmes
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Locomotives:  CP 5937(SD40-2)
Views:  219   Comments: 0


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