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| Title: |
How She Got Here |
| Description: |
This interpretive sign on the right side of GN 2523's tenders relates how she got from the Willmar roundhouse to her current display site. |
| Photo Date: |
6/12/2022 Upload Date: 6/17/2022 10:21:35 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
GN 2523(4-8-2) |
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137 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Where The Marshall And Morris Meet |
| Description: |
The junction of the Marshall and Morris subdivisions basks beneath mild, mostly sunny skies on a Sunday afternoon. |
| Photo Date: |
6/12/2022 Upload Date: 7/9/2022 10:09:30 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Yard,Signal,Track |
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63 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Clean Pumpkins |
| Description: |
A pair of clean pumpkins soaks up a mild June sun on a lovely Sunday afternoon in the Willmar yard's engine terminal. |
| Photo Date: |
6/12/2022 Upload Date: 7/8/2022 11:46:39 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Yard |
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112 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Soon To Be Former MRL |
| Description: |
This Montana Rail Link boxcar is soon to be former MRL thanks to BNSF buying out MRL. Car was at Willmar yard this day. |
| Photo Date: |
6/12/2022 Upload Date: 7/9/2022 12:50:20 AM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock |
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65 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Future North End |
| Description: |
This is the future north end of Willmar bypass, up by the BNSF Morris Subdivision (at left) near old Highway 12 and 45th Strreet Northwest. |
| Photo Date: |
6/12/2022 Upload Date: 7/8/2022 11:55:19 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
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69 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Thuroughbred |
| Description: |
4361 was the third of three units on an eastbound grain train that arrived in Willmar and then had the power cut off and head into the engine terminal. |
| Photo Date: |
6/12/2022 Upload Date: 7/9/2022 9:51:02 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
NS 4361(AC44C6M) |
| Views: |
87 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Future South End |
| Description: |
This is the future south end of the Willmar bypass, down by the Marshall Subdivision (center background). |
| Photo Date: |
6/12/2022 Upload Date: 7/8/2022 11:54:59 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Track |
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55 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Tony In The Engineer's Seat |
| Description: |
GN 2523's cab was open depsite the Kandiyohi County Museum being closed, which offered me and my friend Andy chances to photograph each other in the cab. Here I am in the hallowed engineer's seat, playing out a childhood daydream of growing up to be an engineer. |
| Photo Date: |
6/12/2022 Upload Date: 6/17/2022 10:22:20 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
GN 2523(4-8-2) |
| Views: |
123 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Waiting Westbound Big Stone |
| Description: |
A westbound Big Stone coal train awaits its departure from Willmar early on a sunny Sunday afternoon. |
| Photo Date: |
6/12/2022 Upload Date: 6/29/2022 7:24:31 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 8447(SD70ACe) BNSF 6921(ES44C4) |
| Views: |
139 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
A Clean 44CW |
| Description: |
A sparkling clean AC44CW pulling DPU duty on a westbound Big Stone coal train sits down in the east side of the Willmar yard on a lovely Sunday afternioon. |
| Photo Date: |
6/12/2022 Upload Date: 6/29/2022 7:25:37 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 5622(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
114 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Big Stone Coal Power |
| Description: |
Another look at the lead units on a westbound Big Stone coal train my buddy Andy and I found waiting near the Willmar depot this day. |
| Photo Date: |
6/12/2022 Upload Date: 6/29/2022 7:24:56 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 6921(ES44C4) BNSF 8447(SD70ACe) |
| Views: |
145 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Waiting Westbound |
| Description: |
A westbound BNSF freight with an ES44C4 and a C44-9W for power awaits departure from the west end of Willmar yard on the second Sunday of June 2022. |
| Photo Date: |
6/12/2022 Upload Date: 7/9/2022 10:09:05 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 7022(ES44C4) |
| Views: |
69 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Thunder On The Marshall |
| Description: |
A westbound freight on the Marshall Sub thunders west as my friend Andy gets his pics of the train early on a Sunday afternoon. In the foreground is the base for the south end of the Willmar bypass, which wiill connect to the Marshall Sub here |
| Photo Date: |
6/12/2022 Upload Date: 7/9/2022 9:43:57 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 7114(ES44C4) BNSF 7271(ES44DC) |
| Views: |
97 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
How Many Tracks Will Fit Here? |
| Description: |
My friend Andy and I were speculating on how many tracks BNSF will fit on this part of the Willmar bypass. 12? 14? VIew is looking from from 15th Avenue SW. |
| Photo Date: |
6/12/2022 Upload Date: 7/8/2022 11:56:56 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
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70 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Here Comes The Bypass! |
| Description: |
Grading work on the Willmar bypass is well along. This view is looking south from 15th Avenue SW. When the bypass is complete, trains coming in from the west on both BNSF lines, the Marshall and Morris Subdivisions, can take this routing rather than spend time in the yard running the power around. |
| Photo Date: |
6/12/2022 Upload Date: 7/8/2022 11:57:15 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
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58 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Willmar Yard Panorma |
| Description: |
A panoramic view of the west side of the Willmar yard shows an SD40-2 yard goat at left, a waiting empty westbound Big Stone coal train at center, and the Willmar depot at right. |
| Photo Date: |
6/12/2022 Upload Date: 7/9/2022 9:44:48 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Yard,Station |
| Locomotives: |
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28 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Another Clean Pumpkin |
| Description: |
One more clean pumpkin could be found at the Willmar engine terminal on this Sunday afternoon. |
| Photo Date: |
6/29/2022 Upload Date: 7/9/2022 12:16:10 AM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
101 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
New Tech And Old |
| Description: |
BNSF 5787 and the Willmar turntable make a sharp comparison of technology new and old on a Sunday afternoon. |
| Photo Date: |
6/29/2022 Upload Date: 7/9/2022 12:25:14 AM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
94 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Down By The Turntable |
| Description: |
BNSF 5787 idles down by the Willmar turntable on a sunny and pleasant Sunday afternoon. |
| Photo Date: |
6/29/2022 Upload Date: 7/9/2022 12:23:09 AM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
81 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BNSF 4999 |
| Description: |
Loaded grain train G-MADKAL9. |
| Photo Date: |
8/11/2022 Upload Date: 10/17/2022 4:20:53 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Jeffrey Streiff |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 4999(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
189 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BNSF 8570 |
| Description: |
Light power moving around the yard. |
| Photo Date: |
8/11/2022 Upload Date: 10/17/2022 4:21:04 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Jeffrey Streiff |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 8570(SD70ACe) |
| Views: |
157 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Big Stone Coal On The Wye |
| Description: |
A long procession of empty coal cars sits on the brand-new Willmar wye as the train's crew is changed on a Saturday afternoon. |
| Photo Date: |
10/29/2022 Upload Date: 10/30/2022 9:50:11 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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56 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Stopped For A Crew Switch |
| Description: |
A crew transfer SUV had pulled up so crews could be swapped for this Big Stone coal train which paused on the new Willmar wye for that purpose. |
| Photo Date: |
10/29/2022 Upload Date: 10/30/2022 9:49:49 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 5622(AC44CW) BNSF 9265(SD70ACe) |
| Views: |
69 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Lucky Catch |
| Description: |
This train was a lucky catch for me and my pal Andy. We sure hoped the train would stop for a crew change when we saw it moving on the brand-new Willmar wye, and the train did! |
| Photo Date: |
10/29/2022 Upload Date: 10/30/2022 9:49:21 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 9265(SD70ACe) BNSF 5622(AC44CW) |
| Views: |
68 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Splitting The Signals |
| Description: |
An empty Big Stone coal train splits the signals down by the junction of the Willmar wye and the Marshall Sub on a lovely and mild Saturday afternoon. |
| Photo Date: |
10/29/2022 Upload Date: 10/30/2022 6:47:26 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
61 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Getting Ready To Go |
| Description: |
The relief crew aboard this Big Stone coal train gets ready to head off the new Willmar wye and onto the Marshall Sub after checking the train's air and making a short move to make sure everything was good on the afternoon of the last Saturday of October of '22. |
| Photo Date: |
10/29/2022 Upload Date: 10/30/2022 9:50:48 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 5622(AC44CW) BNSF 9265(SD70ACe) |
| Views: |
64 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Goodbye Willmar Wye |
| Description: |
The fresh crew aboard an empty Big Stone coal train gets it underway on the Willmar wye on a lovely, mild Saturday afternoon. |
| Photo Date: |
10/29/2022 Upload Date: 10/30/2022 6:46:39 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
60 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BN Lives! |
| Description: |
The Burlington Northern logo remains to this day on the sand tower at Willmar yard. You can't keep a good emblem down! |
| Photo Date: |
10/29/2022 Upload Date: 10/30/2022 9:51:50 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
43 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Dig That Heritage One Paint |
| Description: |
What else is there to say? |
| Photo Date: |
10/29/2022 Upload Date: 10/30/2022 10:21:02 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 1776(SD40-2) BNSF 4744(C44-9W) |
| Views: |
158 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Colorful Trio |
| Description: |
These golden oldies makefor a colorful trio after stopping on a service track by the Willmar sand tower on a picture-perfect October afternoon. |
| Photo Date: |
10/29/2022 Upload Date: 10/30/2022 10:30:42 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 2774(GP39-2) BNSF 2589(GP39-3) BNSF 1940(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
124 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Study In Contrasts |
| Description: |
The numbeboards of the 7934 and 2909 make for a study in contrasts. My pal Andy and I weren't too thrilled about the "box" numerboard sported by the 2909. The ones on the 7934 look more stylish. |
| Photo Date: |
10/29/2022 Upload Date: 10/30/2022 10:21:30 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 7934(ES44C4) BNSF 2909(GP39E) |
| Views: |
115 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Pumpkins And Blue Sky |
| Description: |
My pal Andy and I found these two units sitting down by the Willmar depot with a train in tow on the postcard-worthy Saturday of Halloween weekend 2022. |
| Photo Date: |
10/29/2022 Upload Date: 10/30/2022 10:38:21 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 7289(ES44DC) BNSF 9718(SD70MAC) |
| Views: |
89 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Pumpkins |
| Description: |
A pair of "Pumpkins" sit by the sand tower on Halloween weekend 2022. |
| Photo Date: |
10/29/2022 Upload Date: 10/30/2022 10:31:14 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 8282(ES44C4) BNSF 7934(ES44C4) |
| Views: |
118 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Dig That "Chili MAC" |
| Description: |
The 9718 was the prize of the two for me and my friend Andy. I remember when those babies were brand-new. Now they are veterans of many years of service. Units were on the point of a train parked at the Willmar depot this day. |
| Photo Date: |
10/29/2022 Upload Date: 10/30/2022 10:38:44 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 9718(SD70MAC) BNSF 7289(ES44DC) |
| Views: |
150 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Big Stone DPU |
| Description: |
The DPU on a departing Big Stone coal train headed off the Willmar wye bound for the Marshall Sub nears the latter on a sunny Saturday afternoon. |
| Photo Date: |
10/29/2022 Upload Date: 10/30/2022 6:47:51 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
94 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Headed For The Service Tracks |
| Description: |
Three Willmar-based golden oldies head for the service tracks on a Saturday afternoon worthy of September. |
| Photo Date: |
10/29/2022 Upload Date: 10/30/2022 10:49:40 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Yard,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 2774(GP39-2) BNSF 2589(GP39-3) BNSF 1940(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
129 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Heading On IN |
| Description: |
A colorful trio of older power is brought into the yard by the engineer as the units split the signals on a fall Saturday worthy of a postcard. |
| Photo Date: |
10/29/2022 Upload Date: 10/30/2022 10:49:17 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Yard,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 1940(SD40-2) BNSF 2589(GP39-3) BNSF 2774(GP39-2) |
| Views: |
189 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BNSF 3705 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
4/8/2023 Upload Date: 6/5/2023 8:59:27 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Jeffrey Streiff |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 3705(ET44C4) |
| Views: |
88 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Great Northern 2523 |
| Description: |
On display at the Kandiyohi County Historical Society. |
| Photo Date: |
7/19/2023 Upload Date: 7/19/2023 10:35:55 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Keon McGarvey |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
GN 2523(4-8-2) |
| Views: |
72 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Great Northern 2523 |
| Description: |
On display at the Kandiyohi County Historical Society. |
| Photo Date: |
7/19/2023 Upload Date: 7/19/2023 11:06:57 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Keon McGarvey |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
GN 2523(4-8-2) |
| Views: |
73 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Great Northern 2523 |
| Description: |
On display at the Kandiyohi County Historical Society. |
| Photo Date: |
7/19/2023 Upload Date: 7/19/2023 10:34:55 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Keon McGarvey |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
GN 2523(4-8-2) |
| Views: |
85 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Great Northern 2523 |
| Description: |
On display at the Kandiyohi County Historical Society. |
| Photo Date: |
7/19/2023 Upload Date: 7/19/2023 10:36:58 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Keon McGarvey |
| Categories: |
InCab,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
GN 2523(4-8-2) |
| Views: |
74 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Great Northern 2523 |
| Description: |
On display at the Kandiyohi County Historical Society. |
| Photo Date: |
7/19/2023 Upload Date: 7/19/2023 10:37:50 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Keon McGarvey |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
GN 2523(4-8-2) |
| Views: |
89 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Great Northern 2523 |
| Description: |
On display at the Kandiyohi County Historical Society. |
| Photo Date: |
7/19/2023 Upload Date: 7/19/2023 10:39:05 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Keon McGarvey |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
GN 2523(4-8-2) |
| Views: |
76 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Great Northern 2523 |
| Description: |
On display at the Kandiyohi County Historical Society. |
| Photo Date: |
7/19/2023 Upload Date: 7/19/2023 11:05:42 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Keon McGarvey |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
GN 2523(4-8-2) |
| Views: |
63 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Great Northern 2523 |
| Description: |
On display at the Kandiyohi County Historical Society. |
| Photo Date: |
7/19/2023 Upload Date: 7/19/2023 11:08:19 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Keon McGarvey |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
GN 2523(4-8-2) |
| Views: |
85 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Local returning to the yard |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
11/22/2023 Upload Date: 5/11/2024 5:07:44 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Paul Leach |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
BNSF 2589(GP39-3) |
| Views: |
47 Comments: 0 |
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