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| Title: |
UP 2001 Leading MITDM-20 @ 9:11 AM |
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1/21/2020 Upload Date: 1/21/2020 11:42:38 AM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Greenwood Champ |
| Categories: |
Roster,Action |
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UP 2001(SD70M) UP 8480(SD70ACe) UP 7274(AC44CW) |
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299 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP 2001 |
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1/21/2020 Upload Date: 1/21/2020 11:41:50 AM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Greenwood Champ |
| Categories: |
Roster,Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 2001(SD70M) |
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222 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP 2001 |
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| Photo Date: |
1/21/2020 Upload Date: 1/21/2020 11:42:17 AM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Greenwood Champ |
| Categories: |
Roster,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 2001(SD70M) |
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126 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP 8480 |
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| Photo Date: |
1/21/2020 Upload Date: 1/21/2020 11:46:57 AM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Greenwood Champ |
| Categories: |
Roster,Winter,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 8480(SD70ACe) |
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216 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP 7274 |
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| Photo Date: |
1/21/2020 Upload Date: 1/21/2020 11:47:15 AM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Greenwood Champ |
| Categories: |
Roster,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 7274(AC44CW) UP 8480(SD70ACe) |
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236 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP 4809 |
| Description: |
Loaded coke train O-RPPG. |
| Photo Date: |
2/8/2022 Upload Date: 3/22/2022 2:15:34 PM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Jeffrey Streiff |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 4809(SD70M) |
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141 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP 9066 |
| Description: |
M-ITDM |
| Photo Date: |
2/8/2022 Upload Date: 3/22/2022 2:15:55 PM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Jeffrey Streiff |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 9066(SD70AH) |
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178 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CBFX 1101 |
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| Photo Date: |
9/8/2022 Upload Date: 3/4/2024 5:00:21 PM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Matt Petersen |
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| Locomotives: |
CBFX 1101(SW1001) |
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35 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Athens Of The West", Hey? |
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This snappy, Rock Island-themed mural on The Depot Bar and Grill proclaims Faribault as the "Athens of the West." |
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5/28/2023 Upload Date: 8/4/2023 8:17:54 PM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
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Station |
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61 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
At The End Of The Line |
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Progressive Rail's CBFX SW1001 sits at the westernmost end of the surviving Chicago Great Western trackage in Faribault on the lovely Sunday of Memorial Day weekend 2023. |
| Photo Date: |
5/28/2023 Upload Date: 5/30/2023 10:36:15 AM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CBFX 1101(SW1001) |
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167 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Low Angle View |
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Low angle views of units like the 1101 sure bring out the dramatic nature of locomotives. |
| Photo Date: |
5/28/2023 Upload Date: 7/23/2024 11:16:44 PM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CBFX 1101(SW1001) |
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39 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
At The End Of The CGW |
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CBFX 1101 sits at... well, not the end of the world, but at the western end of the surviving piece of CGW track in Faribault on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend 2023. |
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5/28/2023 Upload Date: 7/23/2024 11:12:28 PM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CBFX 1101(SW1001) |
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38 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Where A Signal Once Stood |
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West of the old CGW/MILW crossing is this base for a signal which once guarded the crossing. |
| Photo Date: |
5/28/2023 Upload Date: 8/4/2023 8:17:31 PM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Signal |
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42 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CGW North Channel Trestle |
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The Chicago Great Western crossed two trestles on Faribault's northeast side due to the Cannon River being split into two channels there. This trestle, now carrying a city trail, is on the river's north channel. North of here the old CGW has been erased by development for a few blocks before the Sakatah Singing Trail picks back up again on an intact stretch of grade. |
| Photo Date: |
5/28/2023 Upload Date: 5/30/2023 10:26:20 AM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
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60 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CGW South Channel Trestle |
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The Chicago Great Western crossed two trestles on Faribault's northeast side due to the Cannon River being split into two channels there. This trestle, now carrying a city trail, is on the river's south channel. To think Alco RS-1s and RS-3s once crossed this bridge. (Sigh) Those were the days... |
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5/28/2023 Upload Date: 5/30/2023 10:25:17 AM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
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65 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Dig That Sign! |
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The Depot Bar and Grill sure has a snappy, Rock Island-themed sign. Nice touch, man. |
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5/28/2023 Upload Date: 8/4/2023 8:19:34 PM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
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Station |
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34 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Great Weedy" All Over Again |
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This piece of former Chicago Great Western track curves into and ends at Faribault Foods. What was once the main line is now occupied by a short trail north of here, complete with two trestles over the Cannon River. Progressive Rail has moved shipments for Faribault Foods down to the Faribault Industrial Park, though this piece of the "Great Weedy" seems to be safe regardless. |
| Photo Date: |
5/28/2023 Upload Date: 8/4/2023 8:15:49 PM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Track |
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| Title: |
"Great Weedy" Redux |
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The east end of the surviving stretch of Chicago Great Western track curves eastward past Second Avenue Northwest down by Faribault Foods. The weeds along the line call the CGW's "Great Weedy" nickname to mind. |
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5/28/2023 Upload Date: 8/4/2023 8:15:23 PM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
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Track |
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| Title: |
The Switch That Ended The "Grand Tour" |
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This is the switch off the old Mileaukee Road that saved Chicago and North Western crews from taking the "grand tour of Faribault", which took them on a roundabout loop about town to serve industries along the old Chicago Great Western. After this switch was in, all they had to do was come down from the north on the old Milwaukee Road, get off here, and get to work. Now Progressive Rail traverses this same switch during its runs on tjhe old Great Western. |
| Photo Date: |
5/28/2023 Upload Date: 7/23/2024 11:18:13 PM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Track |
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24 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Hey, That's My Name! |
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Always nice to see my name on a train station. :-) (Faribault's former Milwaukee Road depot, in this case.) |
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5/28/2023 Upload Date: 7/18/2023 9:10:33 PM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
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Station |
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| Title: |
I Did It Again |
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When I first visited Faribault's Milwaukee Road depot in the summer of 1995, I was so taken by the name stamped on the platform's bricks that (to my brother's bemusement!) I snapped a picture. Revisiting the depot with my railfan friend Andy in 2023, I snapped another photo of these bricks, because I'd forgotten the name stamped on them: Flint Co. That brickmaker sure took pride in its work, no? |
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5/28/2023 Upload Date: 7/18/2023 9:09:43 PM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
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Station |
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| Title: |
Revival Delayed |
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A shipper was about to have Progressive Rail transport aggregate from down by the old Milwaukee Road depot when, alas, the COVID pandemic struck and put paid to that customer. The tracks were being groomed for revival, but now the weeds have returned. Hopefully that shipper will try again soon, reviving these old Milwaukee rails. |
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5/28/2023 Upload Date: 7/18/2023 9:09:08 PM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Station,Track |
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54 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Milwaukee Depot On A Sunday |
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Faribault's Milwaukee Road depot was decked out for the Memorial Day weekend on a pleasant late May Sunday when my railfan friend Andy and I paid a visit. |
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5/28/2023 Upload Date: 7/18/2023 9:08:23 PM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Station |
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| Title: |
A Great Future For The Great Western? |
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This pile of ties at the west end of the old Chicago Great Western in Faribault signaled a great future for this surviving stretch of the Great Western. |
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5/28/2023 Upload Date: 7/23/2024 11:19:54 PM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
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Track |
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| Title: |
Look At All Those Ties! |
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Well, this was a nice sight to see. Progressive Rail sure is plowing money into the old Chicago Great Western track in Faribault! |
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5/28/2023 Upload Date: 7/23/2024 11:22:15 PM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
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27 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Hail The Rock Island! |
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The Rock Island logo and "Faribault" station sign adorn the north side of The Depot Bar and Grill, located right next to the patio, which in turn is next to the Spine Line. To think The Rock lives again as a short line in Mississippi! That would be something worth hoisting a beer or two for at the Depot. :-) |
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5/28/2023 Upload Date: 8/4/2023 8:37:41 PM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
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Station |
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43 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Nice Touch |
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The Depot Bar and Grill, housed in the old Rock Island depot, now has this nifty, RI-painted "Food Caboose" for nearby events. I'd love to line up at this baby sometime! :-) |
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5/28/2023 Upload Date: 8/4/2023 8:20:41 PM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
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| Title: |
All Quiet On The Spine Line |
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The Spine Line was all quiet when my friend Andy and I visited Faribault on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend 2023. Here we are looking north from The Depot Bar and Grill towards the Straight River bridge. |
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5/28/2023 Upload Date: 8/4/2023 8:10:58 PM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Track |
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| Title: |
The Depot on a Sunday Afternoon |
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Apparently The Depot Bar and Grill, operating out of the old Rock Island depot on the Spine Line, isn't open Sundays. At least it wasn't open on the Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend 2023, when my friend Andy and I paid a visit. No matter. The station was as cool as ever. |
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5/28/2023 Upload Date: 8/4/2023 8:10:24 PM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Station,Track |
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| Title: |
UP 6946 |
| Description: |
M-ALNP |
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5/28/2023 Upload Date: 8/19/2023 9:39:05 PM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Jeffrey Streiff |
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UP 6946(AC4460CW) |
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143 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP 2607 |
| Description: |
M-ITPS |
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8/25/2023 Upload Date: 10/13/2023 3:11:03 PM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Jeffrey Streiff |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 2607(ET44AH) |
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73 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP 6958 |
| Description: |
M-SSNP |
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5/28/2024 Upload Date: 8/4/2024 9:21:43 PM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Jeffrey Streiff |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 6958(AC4400CWM) |
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47 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP 9077 |
| Description: |
Empty grain train GSMHM8. |
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8/13/2024 Upload Date: 11/14/2024 7:16:19 PM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Jeffrey Streiff |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 9077(SD70AH) |
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25 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP 5294 |
| Description: |
M-SSNP |
| Photo Date: |
9/27/2024 Upload Date: 11/14/2024 9:21:21 PM |
| Location: |
Faribault, MN |
| Author: |
Jeffrey Streiff |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 5294(AC45CCTE) |
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