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Viewing Album:  My 1st Heritage Unit Chase...From Staples to Detroit Lakes, Minnesota?
 
By:BOB WICKES
Dates:7/24/2014 - 7/24/2014
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NS 6102
Title:  NS 6102
Description:  It started here, at the Staples Amtrak Station. Annoyingly just after I came down off the bridge.
Photo Date:  7/24/2014  Upload Date: 8/10/2014 5:06:57 PM
Location:  Staples, MN
Author:  BOB WICKES
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8102(ES44AC)
Views:  97   Comments: 0
NS 8102
Title:  NS 8102
Description:  And there it goes, after I leave my great bridge vantage point, figures. I was headed to West Fargo, ND so i decided to chase it down the highway.
Photo Date:  7/24/2014  Upload Date: 8/10/2014 5:06:59 PM
Location:  Staples, MN
Author:  BOB WICKES
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8102(ES44AC)
Views:  89   Comments: 0
NS 8102
Title:  NS 8102
Description:  And the chase is on. He was doing better than 60mph. Luckily highway speed along the tracks is mostly, except for the little towns in 65.
Photo Date:  7/24/2014  Upload Date: 8/10/2014 5:07:01 PM
Location:  Staples, MN
Author:  BOB WICKES
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8102(ES44AC)
Views:  84   Comments: 0
NS 8102
Title:  NS 8102
Description:  Not great shots but I was having fun.
Photo Date:  7/24/2014  Upload Date: 8/10/2014 5:07:02 PM
Location:  Staples, MN
Author:  BOB WICKES
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8102(ES44AC)
Views:  77   Comments: 0
NS 8102
Title:  NS 8102
Description:  I think location is correct.
Photo Date:  7/24/2014  Upload Date: 8/10/2014 5:07:03 PM
Location:  Fergus Falls, MN
Author:  BOB WICKES
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6287(ES44AC) NS 8102(ES44AC)
Views:  174   Comments: 2
BNSF 6287
Title:  BNSF 6287
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/24/2014  Upload Date: 8/10/2014 5:07:04 PM
Location:  Fergus Falls, MN
Author:  BOB WICKES
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6287(ES44AC) NS 8102(ES44AC)
Views:  177   Comments: 0
NS 8102
Title:  NS 8102
Description:  West of Staples with a smiley face thats on my Bearcat scanner antenna so i dont poke an eye out.
Photo Date:  7/24/2014  Upload Date: 8/10/2014 5:07:05 PM
Location:  Staples, MN
Author:  BOB WICKES
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8102(ES44AC)
Views:  115   Comments: 1
BNSF 6287
Title:  BNSF 6287
Description:  Way west of Staples.
Photo Date:  7/24/2014  Upload Date: 8/10/2014 5:07:06 PM
Location:  Staples, MN
Author:  BOB WICKES
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6287(ES44AC) NS 8102(ES44AC)
Views:  154   Comments: 0
BNSF 6287
Title:  BNSF 6287
Description:  Way west of Staples. At this point the crew was waving to me and prolly thought I was nuts.
Photo Date:  7/24/2014  Upload Date: 8/10/2014 5:07:06 PM
Location:  Staples, MN
Author:  BOB WICKES
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6287(ES44AC) NS 8102(ES44AC)
Views:  168   Comments: 1
BNSF 6287
Title:  BNSF 6287
Description:  Probably my favorite shot of the chase. Near Ottertail, MN.
Photo Date:  7/24/2014  Upload Date: 8/10/2014 5:07:07 PM
Location:  Staples, MN
Author:  BOB WICKES
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6287(ES44AC) NS 8102(ES44AC)
Views:  175   Comments: 4
NS 8102
Title:  NS 8102
Description:  Near Ottertail, MN
Photo Date:  7/24/2014  Upload Date: 8/10/2014 5:07:08 PM
Location:  Staples, MN
Author:  BOB WICKES
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8102(ES44AC)
Views:  78   Comments: 1
NS 8102
Title:  NS 8102
Description:  At 60+mph he gets a good head start on me but as you can see, traffic is a little light so I catch up quick.
Photo Date:  7/24/2014  Upload Date: 8/10/2014 5:07:09 PM
Location:  Ottertail, MN
Author:  BOB WICKES
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8102(ES44AC)
Views:  101   Comments: 0
NS 8102
Title:  NS 8102
Description:  I caught him again splitting the signals at Ottertail.
Photo Date:  7/24/2014  Upload Date: 8/10/2014 5:07:09 PM
Location:  Ottertail, MN
Author:  BOB WICKES
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8102(ES44AC) BNSF 6287(ES44AC)
Views:  144   Comments: 0
NS 8102
Title:  NS 8102
Description:  Flying by at better than 60.
Photo Date:  7/24/2014  Upload Date: 8/10/2014 5:07:10 PM
Location:  Ottertail, MN
Author:  BOB WICKES
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8102(ES44AC)
Views:  106   Comments: 1
BNSF 7469
Title:  BNSF 7469
Description:  Then at Detroit Lakes he caught up to this stacker. Lucky for me cuz this train dropped to a crawl allowing me to get into the lot across the street from the station.
Photo Date:  7/24/2014  Upload Date: 8/10/2014 5:07:10 PM
Location:  Detroit Lakes, MN
Author:  BOB WICKES
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7469(ES44DC)
Views:  133   Comments: 0
BNSF 4882
Title:  BNSF 4882
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/24/2014  Upload Date: 8/10/2014 5:07:11 PM
Location:  Staples, MN
Author:  BOB WICKES
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 4882(C44-9W)
Views:  136   Comments: 0
BNSF 7469
Title:  BNSF 7469
Description:  As sunlight fades this better than a mile long train crawls through town.
Photo Date:  7/24/2014  Upload Date: 8/10/2014 5:07:12 PM
Location:  Detroit Lakes, MN
Author:  BOB WICKES
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7469(ES44DC)
Views:  210   Comments: 2
NS 8102
Title:  NS 8102
Description:  The station sign at Detroit Lakes.
Photo Date:  7/24/2014  Upload Date: 8/10/2014 5:07:14 PM
Location:  Detroit Lakes, MN
Author:  BOB WICKES
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8102(ES44AC)
Views:  90   Comments: 1
NS 8102
Title:  NS 8102
Description:  And ended here at the Detroit Lakes Station.
Photo Date:  7/24/2014  Upload Date: 8/10/2014 5:07:14 PM
Location:  Detroit Lakes, MN
Author:  BOB WICKES
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8102(ES44AC)
Views:  97   Comments: 0
BNSF 6287
Title:  BNSF 6287
Description:  With barely enough light he finally makes it into town.
Photo Date:  7/24/2014  Upload Date: 8/10/2014 5:07:13 PM
Location:  Detroit Lakes, MN
Author:  BOB WICKES
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6287(ES44AC) NS 8102(ES44AC)
Views:  156   Comments: 0
NS 8102
Title:  NS 8102
Description:  And this was the final shot of the day, there actually is a train.
Photo Date:  7/24/2014  Upload Date: 8/10/2014 5:07:15 PM
Location:  Detroit Lakes, MN
Author:  BOB WICKES
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8102(ES44AC)
Views:  114   Comments: 1

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