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While driving down the street, Steve yelled Hey, stop! So I did, of course. He has a good eye. ; )
HFF! : )
Just another overview shot from this spot durimg the first day of our Minnesota adventure. John and I had some time to kill while waiting for Frank's delayed flight to arrive so made our way up to BNSF's giant Northtown Yard to have a look around. 44th Avenue has a nice sidewalk and passes directly over the diesel shop and affords a view compass south toward the hump, bowl, and main yard tower all set against the backdrop of Minneapolis' downtown skyline five miles away.
Built in the early 1970s on the site of a former Northern Pacific facility, this was one of the first major infrastructure projects of the newly merged Burlington Northern Railroad. The yard presently has a master retarder feeding 7 group retarders with a total of 53 tracks in the bowl (orignally it had 63). A set of remote control units drifts north off track Caboose 4 toward the North Receiver with a pair of faded warbonnet Santa Fe Dash-9s bracketing and SD40-2 in H1 paint.
To learn a little more check out these links from BNSF's own corporate site:
www.bnsf.com/news-media/railtalk/service/hump-yards.html
www.bnsf.com/news-media/railtalk/service/master-retarder....
Fridley, Minnesota
Friday May 5, 2023
I had this fence put in the summer after I moved into this house.. The old fence was a wreck.. No matter I wanted cedar anyway... Fappy Fence Friday, Everybody!!!
For my video; youtu.be/6JnD1MnqNw0?si=lhs0RvQ-INGDCv8y,
River Road, Lulu Island, Richmond,
North arm, Fraser River,
Taken from Riverfront Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
HODDER YARDER (MMSI: 316053938) is a Tug and is sailing under the flag of Canada. Her length overall (LOA) is 20 meters and her width is 4 meters.
In 1964-1971 she was owned by Pacific Leasing Corp. Ltd., Vancouver BC Canada. In 1972-1990 she was owned by Noble Towing Ltd., North Vancouver BC Canada. In 1991-1999 she was owned by J. & K. Marine Services Ltd., Richmond BC Canada. In 2001-2004 she was owned by Riverside Towing Ltd., Richmond BC Canada. In 2011-2024 she was owned by Hodder Tugboat Ltd., Richmond BC Canada.
Year Built 1964,
Place North Vancouver,
165hp engine (1964)
Repowered with a 248bhp diesel engine (2004c)
A window on one of the beautiful old buildings at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Although damaged, it is still beautiful.
1779 is seen departing the west end of the BNSF yard in Tacoma. This SD40-2 has a long history having first entered service with BN back in 02/78. 44 years later this hugely successful class of locomotives can still be found in regular use throughout the US network. 3,982 were built between 1972 and 1989.
Ummm...Mom...the mailman has a box!
About the time I took this the mailman came up behind me and said... "You aren't going to throw that cute thing away are ya?" :D Darn why didn't I get a pic of him with her...oh well...I know why...cause I KNEW WHAT WAS IN THE BOX HE HAD! :D *GRABBY* *GRABBY*
Originally I was taking this shot to show how widdle Aubrey is in relation to the Yard debris cntainer we ...well I...filled. :) As you see...she saw the mailman coming before I did!
So when I run out of material I head into the unknown, in my case the back yard to see what's about. Well apparently the grevilleas are in season. :)
The Pennsylvania Heritage unit NS #8102 is seen here in charge of Train 187 as they yard their Train at Norris Yard in Irondale, AL.
4/16/2017
With an ex-Conrail GP15-1 and an SW1500 for power, Cleveland Cliffs hands an empty coal train over to Lakefront Yard for interchange with CSX. The bridge at Hick can be seen in the background.
An assortment of Union Pacific power rests at the railroad's 36th Street Yard on the northeast side of Denver. The Denver skyline dominates the background here, and the new RTD line can be seen at the left. The station stop is called 38th and Blake, and this photo is taken from a pedestrian access bridge for the station.
A view of the towers at Hudson Yards from the rail trail; I like the thick leaves mixing in with the city look.
SLR 520's light power (QGRY 6904, SLR 4023 & QGRY 3014) is about to pass CN 322's light power at CN's Southwark Yard.
BNSF 552 and BNSF 3142 are tied down in the Lower Yard of downtown Rock Island, IL while CPKC's Nitrin Job heads west to cross the Mississippi River on the Crescent Bridge and land at their home yard of West Davenport.
January 31, 2024
Roughly 24 hours after the 21G derailment, Altoona is a log-jam of traffic. From left to right, 294, 20Q, 21G (rear), 21G (front), 11N (pickup left by 34A).
Prominently featured here is my multi-purpose bird stand doubling as paint can support and, as seen in this image, Coyote Peanut Dispenser. It serves each of these functions equally well with no required scheduled maintenance intervals. Pretty sure that our coyote doesn’t care about any of these features. And just to state the obvious here, these peanuts are not meant for him but really intended for the Blue Jays and Magpies. Crows, as well. I really should put up a sign on the stand so that I don’t have to explain this each and every time.
What is most impressive about this shot is something that can’t be seen but is a prominent part that allowed this shot to be taken. No, it’s not the extremely clean window glass although that is also a part of it. It is the fact that I was able to calm Misha (black dog) down enough to not scare the coyote away - they are extremely skittish even more so than the crows. So, yes, watching countless of the Dog Whisperer shows featuring Cesar Millan finally paid off. Thank you Cesar.
It’s obvious that this is a severe case of peanuts on the brain.
Class 37 (D6851) 'Flopsie' in BR green livery seen here behind the Cement Terminal in Millburn Yard (Inverness) between UTU duties.
Paducah & Louisville RS1L pauses briefly while switching at the south end of Oak Street Yard. Lead unit 4512 is a former CSX SD70MAC, while trailing unit 4120 is a former UP SD70M.
Louisville, KY - March 21, 2025.
UP YPR60B emerges out of Grand Avenue Yard behind the #815 long-hood forward passing Prairie Materials Yard 32. One of the largest concrete suppliers in Chicago, Yard 32 supplied over 5,000 cubic yards of concrete in under 24 hours during the construction of Trump Tower (seen in the background) using a fleet of 30 trucks each making nearly 600 round trips. Alas, the facility gets all of its shipments by barge.