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A pair of SD60's from EMD's leasing fleet sit near the yard office/dispatching tower (which I got a tour of while I was there) at MRL's Laurel yard.
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Apr 6, 2007
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Category: Lease Units, Demonstrators, Specials etc.
Another pic. of the NS SD70M at Laurel.
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Apr 6, 2007
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Category: Norfolk Southern
Two of MRL's SD40's pull a loaded coal train past the Quality Inn in Billings, Mt. The train is headed west towards MRL's Laurel yard.
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Apr 6, 2007
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Category: Western United States
A pic. of the cab of the NS SD70M in Laurel. It is of the later design.
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Apr 6, 2007
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Category: Norfolk Southern
A Norfolk Southern SD70M idles at Montana Rail Link's Laurel yard in Laurel, Mt. Note that the cab/nose is the later version seen on some of Union Pacific's & Norfolk Southern's SD70M's.
Empire Builder
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Apr 6, 2007
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Category: Norfolk Southern
#4888 looks like it has had some major patching jobs done to it, especialy on the nose. #4888 is seen here resting at MRL's Laurel, Mt yard.
Empire Builder
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Apr 6, 2007
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Category: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
MRL SD70ACe's #4307 & #4303 sit at one end of MRL's Laurel Yard, which is the largest rail yard between ST.Paul, Mn & Pasco, Wa. Tracks come in from 5 different directions at Laurel: 1.west from Livingston, Bozeman, Helena, ect... 2. east from Glendive/Forsyth 3. up from the Powder River...
Empire Builder
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Apr 6, 2007
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Category: Western United States
A pair of SD60s traverse Northtown Yard, one being extremely filthy, the other needing a paint job.
WisconsinCentral
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Mar 27, 2007
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Category: Editors Choice Gallery
EMC Builder's Plate, CB&Q NW-2 #9218, photo by Chuck Zeiler
Electro-Motive Corporation started in Cleveland, OH in 1922 as the Electro-Motive Engineering Company, and a few years later became the Electro-Motive Company. Its business was gasoline powered railcars, and later EMC struck up a...
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Mar 10, 2007
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Category: Detail Photos
Sounder unit 910 sits in the sun before a Rascal Flatts concert at the Tacoma dome.
Railgeek
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Mar 6, 2007
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Category: Transit, Light Rail and Commuter
7592 waits happily with 2 siblings while taking an air test. Its fate would come in just a little over 10 months.
WisconsinCentral
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Jan 22, 2007
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Category: Canadian National
Composio de cargas mistas, aguardando licena para partir. (Composition of mixed loads, awaiting license to leave).
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Jan 7, 2007
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Category: International Freight Trains
Locomotivas estacionadas no ptio de Alumnio. Aguardam formao de trem. (Locomotives parked at the patio of Alumnio. They await train formation).
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Dec 27, 2006
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Category: International Locomotives and Rolling Stock
The GN 400, known as Huscle Muscle waits on the CP ready line at St Paul Yard. This is the first production SD45 from EMD.
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Nov 18, 2006
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Category: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
A BNSF stack train leans into the reverse curves at the east end of Lupfer siding west of Whitefish.
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Nov 10, 2006
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Category: Editors Choice Gallery
Here a nice little EMD Demo in Denver's BNSF yard
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Nov 9, 2006
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Category: Lease Units, Demonstrators, Specials etc.
A BNSF, ex. BN, SD40-2 sits at Montana Rail Link's Laurel Yard.
Empire Builder
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Oct 24, 2006
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Category: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
An ex. Santa Fe SD40-2 idles in Montana Rail Link's Laurel Yard.
Empire Builder
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Oct 23, 2006
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Category: Burlington Northern Santa Fe
A MRL rc caboose is coupled to a GP35 for RC switcher service.
Empire Builder
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Oct 23, 2006
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Category: Caboose
An EMD "Oakway" SD50 makes up part of the consist of this train entering Roanoke's South Yard.
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Oct 12, 2006
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Category: Eastern United States
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