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Viewing Album:  2007 Minnesota Iron Range Trip
 
By:Eric Bitton
Dates:9/8/2007 - 9/9/2007
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BNSF Geeps at Kelly Lake
Title:  BNSF Geeps at Kelly Lake
Description:  This is all we saw at Kelly Lake, I like to try this area again sometime, but here we see a pair of former BN Geeps, a GP38 - 2 and a GP39E are hooked up to a caboose, there was a second caboose there
Photo Date:  9/8/2007  Upload Date: 5/31/2011 12:50:01 AM
Location:  Kelly Lake, MN
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 2107(GP38-2) BNSF 2934(GP39E)
Views:  364   Comments: 0
CN 5716 North
Title:  CN 5716 North
Description:  In overcast skies threating to dump rain on us, a pair of CN SD75Is and a SD40 leads a freight train heading to Canada at Ramshaw
Photo Date:  9/8/2007  Upload Date: 5/31/2011 12:51:44 AM
Location:  Ramshaw, MN
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CN 5716(SD75I) CN 5661(SD75I)
Views:  399   Comments: 0
CN 2220 South
Title:  CN 2220 South
Description:  A rare lashup rolls through Iron Jct., our first CN GEVO leads a rebuilt IC SD40 - 2 and a CN Dash 9, again, I'm not sure if this is the MRF or just a CN freight train, because we saw couple of them
Photo Date:  9/8/2007  Upload Date: 5/31/2011 12:29:45 AM
Location:  Iron Junction, MN
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CN 2220(ES44DC) IC 6005(SD40-2R) CN 2613(C44-9W)
Views:  620   Comments: 0
CN 5716 North
Title:  CN 5716 North
Description:  A pair of SD75Is and a SD40 leads a CN freight train, they are about to cross over the DM&IR diamonds at Ramshaw
Photo Date:  9/8/2007  Upload Date: 5/31/2011 12:32:37 AM
Location:  Ramshaw, MN
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CN 5716(SD75I) CN 5661(SD75I)
Views:  415   Comments: 0
CN 2663 South
Title:  CN 2663 South
Description:  In downpouring rain, a CN freight rolls through Iron Jct. with a Dash 9 and a pair SD75Is leading the way, I love rain shots, but I rarely get them
Photo Date:  9/8/2007  Upload Date: 5/31/2011 12:44:04 AM
Location:  Iron Junction, MN
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CN 2563(C44-9W) CN 5769(SD75I)
Views:  636   Comments: 0
CN 2563 South
Title:  CN 2563 South
Description:  I don't know if this is the MRF or just a CN freight train, but a Dash 9 and a pair of SD75Is leads this train through Iron Jct. in the downpouring rain, these are shots that I like
Photo Date:  9/8/2007  Upload Date: 5/31/2011 12:24:32 AM
Location:  Iron Junction, MN
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CN 2563(C44-9W) CN 5769(SD75I)
Views:  669   Comments: 0
DMIR 200 South
Title:  DMIR 200 South
Description:  In overcast skies, the class SD38AC unit leads a SD-M and a WC SD40 - 3 on a very rare MOW rail train through Iron Jct.
Photo Date:  9/8/2007  Upload Date: 5/31/2011 12:31:23 AM
Location:  Iron Junction, MN
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  DMIR 200(SD38AC) DMIR 303(SD-M) WC 6936(SD40-3)
Views:  598   Comments: 0
DM&IR 203 North
Title:  DM&IR 203 North
Description:  A pair of SD38ACs leads a empty ore train in overcast skies, this one is going to possibly the Thunderbrid Mind, I crutched down to get this shot
Photo Date:  9/8/2007  Upload Date: 5/31/2011 12:28:32 AM
Location:  Iron Junction, MN
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  DMIR 203(SD38AC) DMIR 202(SD38AC)
Views:  407   Comments: 0
DM&IR 316 North
Title:  DM&IR 316 North
Description:  A DM&IR SD-M leads a SD38AC on a empty ore train, like DM&IR 203 North, this is heading to Thunderbird Mine
Photo Date:  9/8/2007  Upload Date: 5/31/2011 12:41:51 AM
Location:  Iron Junction, MN
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  DMIR 316(SD-M) DMIR 205(SD38AC)
Views:  505   Comments: 0
BNSF 4417 North
Title:  BNSF 4417 North
Description:  The skies finally cleared up and sun shined on Day 2 of 2, we start at Iron Jct. and no matter where we go, we can't get away from BNSF, this rare move rolls through Iron Jct., a trio of BNSF Dash 9s gives us a nice surprise, when I heard the horn, I knew it was BNSF
Photo Date:  9/9/2007  Upload Date: 5/31/2011 12:54:38 AM
Location:  Iron Junction, MN
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4417(C44-9W) BNSF 786(C44-9W) BNSF 5474(C44-9W)
Views:  531   Comments: 0
BNSF 4417 North
Title:  BNSF 4417 North
Description:  A very rare sight, a trio of BNSF Dash 9s leads a empty ore train through Iron Jct, this is the only BNSF train I have seen this far north in Minnesota, it is splitting the signals
Photo Date:  9/9/2007  Upload Date: 5/31/2011 12:52:43 AM
Location:  Iron Junction, MN
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4417(C44-9W) BNSF 786(C44-9W)
Views:  429   Comments: 0
DM&IR 202 South
Title:  DM&IR 202 South
Description:  A pair of SD38ACs round the curve at Iron Jct, I got two nice shots of this train going around the curve, this is the 2nd photo
Photo Date:  9/9/2007  Upload Date: 5/31/2011 1:12:42 AM
Location:  Iron Junction, MN
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  DMIR 202(SD38AC) DMIR 203(SD38AC)
Views:  438   Comments: 1
DM&IR 202 South
Title:  DM&IR 202 South
Description:  A loaded raw ore train swings around the curve at Iron Jct., this is the best curve shot I have ever gotten, plus it has my favorite all time railroad in it
Photo Date:  9/9/2007  Upload Date: 5/31/2011 12:53:46 AM
Location:  Iron Junction, MN
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  DMIR 202(SD38AC) DMIR 203(SD38AC)
Views:  455   Comments: 2
DM&IR 202 North
Title:  DM&IR 202 North
Description:  After emptying at the Fairlane Taconite Processing Plant, DM&IR SD38ACs #202 and #203 take off for Thunderbird Mine for more raw ore
Photo Date:  9/9/2007  Upload Date: 5/31/2011 12:56:04 AM
Location:  Fairlane, MN
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  DMIR 202(SD38AC) DMIR 203(SD38AC)
Views:  381   Comments: 0
DMIR 202 South
Title:  DMIR 202 South
Description:  On the elevated curve at Iron Jct., a pair of Maroon and Gold Motors provide the power of a loaded raw ore train haeding for Fairlane
Photo Date:  9/9/2007  Upload Date: 5/31/2011 11:01:54 PM
Location:  Iron Junction, MN
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  DMIR 202(SD38AC) DMIR 203(SD38AC)
Views:  358   Comments: 0

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