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| Title: |
Just outside Beroun |
| Description: |
We are outside Beroun with Pine City up next, we are in the countryside with nothing to much to see but open track. |
| Photo Date: |
12/19/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 8:56:09 PM |
| Location: |
Beroun, MN |
| Author: |
Eric Bitton |
| Categories: |
InCab,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCXY 1363(GP9) |
| Views: |
352 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Arriving in Pine City |
| Description: |
Finally, we got to Pine City, we are over half way there, we have some pretty good scenes from the cab. The Snake River, the Pine City Depot, and Devil's Lake |
| Photo Date: |
12/19/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 9:08:00 PM |
| Location: |
Pine City, MN |
| Author: |
Eric Bitton |
| Categories: |
InCab,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCXY 1363(GP9) |
| Views: |
348 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Cargill Mill |
| Description: |
The largest structure in East Central Minnesota is Cargill's grain mill in Rush City, SCXY is the only supplier for the mill. Thanks to the help of the Hinckley Local as well withbring hoppers from the Cities |
| Photo Date: |
12/19/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 9:52:33 PM |
| Location: |
Rush City, MN |
| Author: |
Eric Bitton |
| Categories: |
InCab,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCXY 1363(GP9) |
| Views: |
209 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
A Beroun crossing |
| Description: |
With the engineer blowing the horn, we come up to a crossing, I did do some trainwatching on the Hinckley Sub, but I am going to upload my cab ride shots first |
| Photo Date: |
12/19/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 8:56:35 PM |
| Location: |
Beroun, MN |
| Author: |
Eric Bitton |
| Categories: |
InCab,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCXY 1363(GP9) |
| Views: |
339 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Devil's Lake |
| Description: |
Here's Devil's Lake from the cab, there is a legend about this lake that it swallowed an entire train in the 1900s |
| Photo Date: |
12/19/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 9:15:59 PM |
| Location: |
Pine City, MN |
| Author: |
Eric Bitton |
| Categories: |
InCab,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCXY 1363(GP9) |
| Views: |
135 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SCXY 1352 |
| Description: |
We are just about to head to another switch on the main to get to the old NP Yard |
| Photo Date: |
12/19/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 7:16:24 PM |
| Location: |
Hinckley, MN |
| Author: |
Eric Bitton |
| Categories: |
InCab,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCXY 1352(GP8) |
| Views: |
423 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SCXY 1352 and Hinckley Fire Museum |
| Description: |
Here's a look of the Fire Musuem from the cab on SCXY 1352 |
| Photo Date: |
12/19/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 7:18:49 PM |
| Location: |
Hinckley, MN |
| Author: |
Eric Bitton |
| Categories: |
InCab,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCXY 1352(GP8) |
| Views: |
182 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SCXY 1352's lettering |
| Description: |
Looking back at the SCXY lettering along the side of the GP8 with the GP9 in the photo |
| Photo Date: |
12/19/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 7:21:32 PM |
| Location: |
Hinckley, MN |
| Author: |
Eric Bitton |
| Categories: |
InCab,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCXY 1352(GP8) SCXY 1363(GP9) |
| Views: |
192 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Looking back at SCXY #1363 |
| Description: |
Here we see SCXY #1363 as we look back to her, they have dropped of 3 tank cars and will take the empty one back to the interchange tracks for the Local to pick up |
| Photo Date: |
12/19/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 7:22:08 PM |
| Location: |
Hinckley, MN |
| Author: |
Eric Bitton |
| Categories: |
InCab,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCXY 1352(GP8) SCXY 1363(GP9) |
| Views: |
176 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SCXY 1352 heading back to the main |
| Description: |
After dropping up the 3 tank cars and and picking up the one, we head back to the mainline to get back onto SCXY tracks. We also see #1363 |
| Photo Date: |
12/19/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 7:27:34 PM |
| Location: |
Hinckley, MN |
| Author: |
Eric Bitton |
| Categories: |
InCab,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCXY 1352(GP8) SCXY 1363(GP9) |
| Views: |
201 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Heading to the cab of #1363 |
| Description: |
We now head out of the cab of SCXY #1352 and head into the cab of SCXY #1363 for the rest of trip to Rush City |
| Photo Date: |
12/19/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 7:28:34 PM |
| Location: |
Hinckley, MN |
| Author: |
Eric Bitton |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCXY 1352(GP8) SCXY 1363(GP9) |
| Views: |
161 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SCXY 1363's headlight and numberboard |
| Description: |
Looking at the numberboard and headlights of SCXY #1363 as we head to the cab |
| Photo Date: |
12/19/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 7:29:14 PM |
| Location: |
Hinckley, MN |
| Author: |
Eric Bitton |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCXY 1363(GP9) |
| Views: |
119 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Looking down the long hood |
| Description: |
I get a shot of SCXY #1363's long hood as we go to the cab |
| Photo Date: |
12/19/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 7:30:35 PM |
| Location: |
Hinckley, MN |
| Author: |
Eric Bitton |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCXY 1363(GP9) |
| Views: |
136 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SCXY 1352's long hood from SCXY 1363 |
| Description: |
I get a shot of SCXY #1352's long hood from SCXY #1363 and the engineer is going towards #1363 |
| Photo Date: |
12/19/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 7:31:12 PM |
| Location: |
Hinckley, MN |
| Author: |
Eric Bitton |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCXY 1352(GP8) |
| Views: |
184 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Going to the cab |
| Description: |
Me and the engineer are now going to the cab of #1363 from the other side of the long hood. |
| Photo Date: |
12/19/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 7:32:11 PM |
| Location: |
Hinckley, MN |
| Author: |
Eric Bitton |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCXY 1363(GP9) |
| Views: |
166 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SCXY 1352 from the cab of SCXY 1363 |
| Description: |
I get a shot of SCXY #1352 from the cab of SCXY #1363 |
| Photo Date: |
12/19/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 7:32:43 PM |
| Location: |
Hinckley, MN |
| Author: |
Eric Bitton |
| Categories: |
InCab,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCXY 1363(GP9) SCXY 1352(GP8) |
| Views: |
173 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SCXY 1363 near the S-Curve |
| Description: |
There is a S-Curve on the SCXY line and we are getting close to it. This shot is one of my best I got out of the cab window |
| Photo Date: |
12/19/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 9:18:36 PM |
| Location: |
Pine City, MN |
| Author: |
Eric Bitton |
| Categories: |
InCab,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCXY 1363(GP9) |
| Views: |
341 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Passing some of the loaded cars |
| Description: |
We are just outside the main Rush City Yard, but we are in Rush City. Here are some of the loaded grain hoppers at the mill tracks |
| Photo Date: |
12/19/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 9:51:21 PM |
| Location: |
Rush City, MN |
| Author: |
Eric Bitton |
| Categories: |
InCab,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCXY 1363(GP9) |
| Views: |
153 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Heading towards the Snake River |
| Description: |
We are almost to the bridge over the Snake River, the ride has been smooth, the GP9 handled well. She was great |
| Photo Date: |
12/19/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 9:09:24 PM |
| Location: |
Pine City, MN |
| Author: |
Eric Bitton |
| Categories: |
InCab,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCXY 1363(GP9) |
| Views: |
314 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
HWY 61 and I-35 bridges |
| Description: |
We gewt a view of the HWY 61 bridge with the I-35 Bridges in the background, Beroun is the next town down the line |
| Photo Date: |
12/19/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 8:47:58 PM |
| Location: |
Hinckley, MN |
| Author: |
Eric Bitton |
| Categories: |
InCab,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCXY 1363(GP9) |
| Views: |
318 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
HWY 61 |
| Description: |
We get a good view of Old HWY 61 from the cab of SCXY #1363 as we leave Hinckley and bound for Rush City |
| Photo Date: |
12/19/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 8:46:40 PM |
| Location: |
Hinckley, MN |
| Author: |
Eric Bitton |
| Categories: |
InCab,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCXY 1363(GP9) |
| Views: |
126 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SCXY 1363 about to leave Hinckley |
| Description: |
We are now in the cab of SCXY #1363 as we are about to head for Rush City. The car son the siding are for the Local, we are going to head light back to Rush City |
| Photo Date: |
12/19/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 8:44:01 PM |
| Location: |
Hinckley, MN |
| Author: |
Eric Bitton |
| Categories: |
InCab,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCXY 1363(GP9) |
| Views: |
337 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
On the final leg |
| Description: |
We have left Rock Creek and are on the final leg of the trip to Rush City. I really enjoyed it and I thank the SCXY for allowing me on this special trip |
| Photo Date: |
12/19/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 9:41:07 PM |
| Location: |
Rock Creek, MN |
| Author: |
Eric Bitton |
| Categories: |
InCab,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCXY 1363(GP9) |
| Views: |
326 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SCXY 1352 |
| Description: |
I'm in the cab of SCXY #1352 for the first time ever, it was such a cool ride |
| Photo Date: |
12/19/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 7:09:29 PM |
| Location: |
Hinckley, MN |
| Author: |
Eric Bitton |
| Categories: |
InCab,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCXY 1352(GP8) |
| Views: |
209 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Me and SCXY 1363 |
| Description: |
This signals the end of the trip, my grandma gets a shot of me with SCXY GP9 #1363. We are in Rush City, it was amazing to be in the cab of both units. Thank you SCXY for allowing me to ride in the cab of each unit and allowing to let me take photos along the way |
| Photo Date: |
12/19/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 9:54:48 PM |
| Location: |
Rush City, MN |
| Author: |
Eric Bitton |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCXY 1363(GP9) SCXY 1352(GP8) |
| Views: |
310 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Just Past Beroun |
| Description: |
We just past Beroun and we are on our way to Pine City. Beroun is a small town, but Rock Creek is smaller |
| Photo Date: |
12/19/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 8:57:38 PM |
| Location: |
Beroun, MN |
| Author: |
Eric Bitton |
| Categories: |
InCab,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCXY 1363(GP9) |
| Views: |
307 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SCXY 1363 passing interchange cars |
| Description: |
We are passing the SCXY interchange, the Local is on it's way, but we weren't going to wait for it. Our journey to Rush City began |
| Photo Date: |
12/19/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 8:44:45 PM |
| Location: |
Hinckley, MN |
| Author: |
Eric Bitton |
| Categories: |
InCab,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCXY 1363(GP9) |
| Views: |
126 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SCXY 1363 in Rock Creek |
| Description: |
We are in the 2nd to last town, we are also in the smallest town on the line. But the trip is almost over, it did take an hour, but it was a slow hour. |
| Photo Date: |
12/19/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 9:39:53 PM |
| Location: |
Rock Creek, MN |
| Author: |
Eric Bitton |
| Categories: |
InCab,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCXY 1363(GP9) |
| Views: |
306 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
End of final leg |
| Description: |
Well, we made it to Rush City, the trip was so cool, but not over yet, we would do some switching before they would let me out. Here's a shot of the front windows of SCXY #1363 |
| Photo Date: |
12/19/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 9:49:17 PM |
| Location: |
Rush City, MN |
| Author: |
Eric Bitton |
| Categories: |
InCab,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCXY 1363(GP9) |
| Views: |
156 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SCXY 1352 |
| Description: |
I start my cab ride up by the nose of SCXY GP8 #1352 as they will start to take a trio of tank cars to the old NP Yard |
| Photo Date: |
12/19/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 7:07:12 PM |
| Location: |
Hinckley, MN |
| Author: |
Eric Bitton |
| Categories: |
InCab,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCXY 1352(GP8) |
| Views: |
413 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
The Depot |
| Description: |
I missed the main part of the depot, but I got the TSA Caboose place., Devil's Lake is next |
| Photo Date: |
12/19/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 9:14:34 PM |
| Location: |
Pine City, MN |
| Author: |
Eric Bitton |
| Categories: |
InCab,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCXY 1363(GP9) |
| Views: |
170 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Going over the Snake River |
| Description: |
We finally make it to the Snake River, there is a thin layer of ice over the water in some spots |
| Photo Date: |
12/19/2011 Upload Date: 12/19/2011 9:11:09 PM |
| Location: |
Pine City, MN |
| Author: |
Eric Bitton |
| Categories: |
Bridge,InCab,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SCXY 1363(GP9) |
| Views: |
138 Comments: 0 |
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