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Tom Beckett's Collection
 
5/29/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Milwaukee Road
Model:EMD GP40Built As:MILW 164 (GP40)
Serial Number:32481Order No:7936
Frame Number:7936-12Built:1/1967
Notes:30-ERS-4
Other locos with this serial:  UP 2546(GP38-2) UP 1046(GP38-2) HLCX 1046(GP38-2) MILW 2037(GP40) SOO 2037(GP40) UP 875(GP40)
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Coming through the corn
Title:  Coming through the corn
Description:  The eastbound local is surrounded by miles of corn as it heads toward Albert Lea.
Photo Date:  6/22/1987  Upload Date: 5/7/2015 2:36:23 PM
Location:  Austin, MN
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  SOO 4451(GP38-2) MILW 2037(GP40) SOO 4422(GP38-2)
Views:  364   Comments: 0
Rolling east
Title:  Rolling east
Description:  This local heading east from Austin to Albert Lea looked a little better than its westbound counterpart, having a pair of SOO units bracketing the lone bandit patch ex MILW unit. It also had a SOO caboose trailing its 7 cars.
Photo Date:  6/22/1987  Upload Date: 5/7/2015 2:34:54 PM
Location:  Austin, MN
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SOO 4451(GP38-2) MILW 2037(GP40) SOO 4422(GP38-2)
Views:  468   Comments: 0
Switching pigs
Title:  Switching pigs
Description:  Pig flats, anyway. MILW 2037 was holding down the local work out of Pigs Eye this day, going here and there through Hoffman Av. At this moment, its working some trailer flats in the yard down near the river, and will shortly take some to the yard.
Photo Date:  6/24/1987  Upload Date: 5/10/2015 2:35:19 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 2037(GP40)
Views:  196   Comments: 0
Local going west
Title:  Local going west
Description:  MILW 2037 is once again passing Hoffman Av as it makes its way over to St Paul with 21 cars.
Photo Date:  6/24/1987  Upload Date: 5/10/2015 3:13:18 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MILW 2037(GP40)
Views:  144   Comments: 0
Westbound on the river
Title:  Westbound on the river
Description:  A westbound train led by a SOO unit passes Hoffman Av on its way to Shoreham with 88 cars. The local is still working the yard in the background.
Photo Date:  6/24/1987  Upload Date: 5/10/2015 3:18:27 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SOO 756(SD40) SOO 6304(SD40-2) MILW 2037(GP40)
Views:  435   Comments: 0


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