Detroit Lakes subdivision
Author: Jeremiah Rindahl
these photos are taken along Canadian Pacific's Detroit Lakes subdivision from Glenwood to Thief River Falls
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All three deer escaped with their lives....this time.
CP's new ES44's stand out, even on a cloudy day
the conductor unpacks the pesky switch during an early April snowstorm
CP 8571 west battles an early April snowstorm just outside of Alexandria
SOO 4446 and her sister 4424 get underway just north of Forada after meeting CP 6001 east
CP 8503 east at Carlos, Mn
an impatient guy gets his boat out, even though there is still ice on the area lakes. Don't worry, the train is stopped.
My (not so clean) steed awaits the call to duty. Actually, my truck is a wind block while i take a picture. Trying to somehow work this in to an actual shot...eventually.
an east coast visitor
this train, measuring 7,218 feet glides under the highway 210 overpass in Henning.
after seeing train after train of eithes a single dash-9, or grimy old SD's, a BNSF ES44DC is a welcome visitor to CP's Detroit Lbkes sub...here in Parkers Prairie, Mn, also, is that a pheasant hitching a ride on the plow?
CP 5802 east meets CP 8523 west at Vergas. No unusual locomotives today...shoot :(
CP 5802 east crawls toward downtown Vergas, waiting for CP 8523 west to clear the main.
Five units tug hard on a 7400 foot long train in a Minnesota blizzard
another CP train battles the blizzard, towing some interesting lease units, including an ex-ATSF SD45-2
(this photo is a salvage, turned out waaay too dark, so i tried to revive it) CP 9013 east glides through Miltona, the site of the 1990 bus-train accident that killed my older brother. i cant really explain my fascination for trains
Well, 2007 has almost come to a close, but there is so much to look forward to for 2008, you cant help but be excited. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!
Another 490 heads east through Miltona, Minnesota
CP 6003 and three other units bring yet another 290 east through Alex
Four different paints lead this 290.
CP 5902 east is the last daylight train today, so i figured i'd better catch it. funny the SD40 leads the new GEVO.
A new GEVO.
A rare(for this line) pipe train heads north(railroad west)
the moped only goes 25 mph, so i made it just in time to get this shot with unfavorable shadows.
I caught this ex-BN SD40-2 trailing three CP units just coming into Miltona.
Chain-link fence shadow.
An eastbound at Alexandria....and my feeble attempts at night photography.
CP 9739 streaks through Alexandria after sunset
The 491 heads toward a meet with its counterpart, the 490, at ESS Forada.
The only good kind of rail train: New rail to be put down.
A rare unit coal train glides south of Forada. Not sure why they're running them on the DL sub.
not much of a picture i know. The only interesting fact is, this is the first unit coal train i've seen and/or photographed on the Detroit Lakes sub.
A CWR train heads east (railroad westbound...go figure) toward its destination of Detroit Lakes. All the ties are layed out and ready to be installed. Lots of work on the DL sub this summer.