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12-year Old With a Camera |
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The only reason to post this shot is that it's from the first roll of film and the first day I ever shot a picture of a railroad subject. The camera was the ultimate simple, point-and-shoot of its day, a Kodak 126 Instamatic with its drop-in film cartridge and practically no exposure control. The train is NP's no.13, which met the Mainstreeter in Fargo ND and then ran north across the wilds of Minnesota and North Dakota to Winnipeg Manitoba. The temp is near zero and the location is the tiny farm town of Mekinock ND, roughly 14 miles west of Grand Forks. Budd RDC B32, a former WP Zephyrette, has the job today. The train will last only until the spring of 1969; the Budd car would end up with Amtrak. The tracks were pulled up by BN in 1983. |
| Photo Date: |
2/5/1968 Upload Date: 7/18/2009 12:12:45 PM |
| Location: |
Mekinock, ND |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
| Categories: |
Winter,Station |
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NP B-32(RDC2) |
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| Title: |
NP station, East Grand Forks MN |
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It's a DARK day in EGF MN; this is the NP station in town, a simple 2-story brick affair. The NP had a yard and roundhouse nearby as well. |
| Photo Date: |
1/15/1970 Upload Date: 8/26/2009 8:22:48 PM |
| Location: |
East Grand Forks, MN |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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Station |
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| Title: |
Inside the GFND Roundhouse |
| Description: |
1970, and I talked my way into the BN roundhouse in Grand Forks ND. the shots I made with my Instamatic (126) camera weren't that good- but the memories are forever. This is GN SD7 570, in Big Sky Blue. |
| Photo Date: |
2/1/1970 Upload Date: 7/4/2013 5:39:04 PM |
| Location: |
Grand Forks, ND |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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GN 570(SD7) |
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| Title: |
GN F3A 275B |
| Description: |
Great Northern F3A 275B waits for a signal near the depot in downtown Grand Forks in Feb 1970 with two other covered wagons and a caboose; it's headed to the east towards Minnesota. This unit was built for passenger service and downgraded to freight duty by GN in 1969; it became BN 614 and was retired in June 1971. Scanned from an Instamatic print. |
| Photo Date: |
2/5/1970 Upload Date: 8/25/2009 10:06:58 PM |
| Location: |
Grand Forks, ND |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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GN 275B(F3A) |
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| Title: |
Big G caboose |
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GN caboose X23 sits in the snow at Grand Forks yard in Feb 1970. It was from the series X-1 to X-30, built by the GN at its St. Cloud MN shops in 1958 and became BN 10383. Scanned from an Instamatic print. |
| Photo Date: |
2/5/1970 Upload Date: 8/25/2009 10:07:08 PM |
| Location: |
Grand Forks, ND |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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RollingStock |
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| Title: |
GN E7A 511 |
| Description: |
In Feb 1970 the GN shortened its overnight Minneapolis to Manitoba "Winnipeg Limited" to a daylight train from Grand Forks north, with connections provided by the Western Star. Power was typically a single E7A and arrival from Canada was scheduled for 1100 daily. Here GN 511, fresh off what was now called the "Winnipeg Connection" sits near the depot at Grand Forks in Feb 1970 after having been cut off from its train. A hostler will soon take it to the roundhouse, located about a mile further west. Scanned from an Instamatic print. |
| Photo Date: |
2/5/1970 Upload Date: 8/25/2009 10:07:21 PM |
| Location: |
Grand Forks, ND |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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GN 511(E7A) |
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1079 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
GN NW5 189 |
| Description: |
It's a month after the BN merger and GN NW5 189 has already lost its "Big G" herald but has yet to be renumbered. It's shown sitting next to the Grand Forks roundhouse. Scanned from an Instamatic print. |
| Photo Date: |
2/5/1970 Upload Date: 8/25/2009 10:07:48 PM |
| Location: |
Grand Forks, ND |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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GN 189(NW5) |
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1151 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
The Western Star arrives at Grand Forks depot |
| Description: |
GN train 28, the eastbound Western Star, arrives at Grand Forks depot on 5 Feb 1970; if on schedule it's about 1110 in GFND. The Star is led by an SDP45 and two F-units, which were pretty much normal power east of Havre Montana at this time. Once the BN merger was consumated Burlington Route E-units became standard through here, usually with an ex-GN F3 or F7B in the middle. The train has come from Seattle and, when done at the downtown depot, will back out just over 2.5 miles to the wye at PA Jct before turning south and heading for Fargo, Minneapolis and points east. Scanned from an Instamatic print. |
| Photo Date: |
2/5/1970 Upload Date: 8/25/2009 10:08:10 PM |
| Location: |
Grand Forks, ND |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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GN 330(SDP45) |
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| Title: |
NP caboose 10018 |
| Description: |
A classic NP caboose- 10018 was built by the road in its Brainerd MN shops in 1951; it became BN 11350. |
| Photo Date: |
2/5/1970 Upload Date: 8/26/2009 8:20:44 PM |
| Location: |
East Grand Forks, MN |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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Roster |
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| Title: |
GN F7A 309C |
| Description: |
GN "Big Sky Blue" F7A 309C is the third unit in a cab hop headed east into Minnesota. |
| Photo Date: |
2/5/1970 Upload Date: 8/26/2009 8:23:46 PM |
| Location: |
Grand Forks, ND |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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GN 309C(F7A) |
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791 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
GN caboose X-153 |
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GN blue caboose X-153 sits as part of a cab hop headed into Minnesota in Feb 1970; built in 9/69, it would become BN 10073. |
| Photo Date: |
2/5/1970 Upload Date: 8/26/2009 8:24:19 PM |
| Location: |
Grand Forks, ND |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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RollingStock |
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| Title: |
GN Russell Plw X1521 |
| Description: |
Great Northern Russell Plow X1521 sits on a spur in Grand Forks ND in Feb 1970 |
| Photo Date: |
2/5/1970 Upload Date: 8/26/2009 8:24:33 PM |
| Location: |
Grand Forks, ND |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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| Title: |
GN plow X7500 |
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GN plow X7500 sits at Grand Forks ND in Feb 1970, obviouslly unconcerned with the puny amount of snow around it. |
| Photo Date: |
2/5/1970 Upload Date: 8/26/2009 8:24:42 PM |
| Location: |
Grand Forks, ND |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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| Title: |
GN MOW car 03018 |
| Description: |
GN MOW car 03018 sits at GFND in 2/70; although the title states it belongs to the Minot Division, it's actually on the Dakota Division. |
| Photo Date: |
2/5/1970 Upload Date: 8/26/2009 8:24:57 PM |
| Location: |
Grand Forks, ND |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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| Title: |
Cold Day In East Grand Forks |
| Description: |
NP Alco RS11 914 takes a spin on the turntable at the East Grand Forks roundhouse in February 1970, only a few weeks before the BN merger. At this time the road ran a daily train to Winnipeg from here behind 2 to 3 GP9s or RS11s. A trio of GP9s sit to the left. Scanned from a 126 print. |
| Photo Date: |
2/12/1970 Upload Date: 9/2/2012 3:17:40 PM |
| Location: |
East Grand Forks, MN |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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NP 914(RS11) |
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691 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Working East Grand Forks Yard |
| Description: |
NP GP9 363 switches the yard in East Grand Forks MN on a cold day in February 1970. During this period GP9s and a few RS11s handled most trains on this line. The BN merger is only weeks away and the NP yard, station and roundhouse in East Grand Forks will soon be closed. 363 was delivered by EMD in 1958 and became BN 1942; it lasted until 1992 before being retired. Scanned from an Instamatic print. |
| Photo Date: |
2/15/1970 Upload Date: 8/25/2009 10:05:45 PM |
| Location: |
East Grand Forks, MN |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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NP 363(GP9) |
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1169 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Moving Power in GFND |
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April 1970- a month after the BN merger and a set of power moves to their train from the Grand Forks roundhouse. GN GP20 2010 leads F7A 307A and another F-unit. My buddy Jeff sits to the right- about the only other guy at South Junior High School that seemed to have an interest in trains. Scanned from an Instamatic print. |
| Photo Date: |
4/12/1970 Upload Date: 7/4/2013 5:38:48 PM |
| Location: |
Grand Forks, ND |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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Roster |
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GN 2010(GP20) |
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709 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Grand Forks Roundhouse |
| Description: |
BN's former GN roundhouse and shop is shown in April 1970, only a month after the merger. An NW5 and F7A are visible. This view looks to the east. Scanned from an Instamatic print. |
| Photo Date: |
4/15/1970 Upload Date: 8/25/2009 10:07:58 PM |
| Location: |
Grand Forks, ND |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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| Title: |
Grand Forks Depot |
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GN's impressive stone depot in downtown Grand Forks ND in May 1970. Not a great shot- but the building still stands, although not used by the railroad now. At this time it still saw four trains a day on the still new BN. Scanned from an Instamatic (126) print. |
| Photo Date: |
5/1/1970 Upload Date: 7/4/2013 5:38:28 PM |
| Location: |
Grand Forks, ND |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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| Title: |
NP Alco at Fargo |
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Memorial Day, 1970; my older brother Mark and I rode the BN's Western Star to Fargo and hiked around town in a steady drizzle to find trains to shoot. This S2, the first Alco switcher I'd ever seen, was sitting by the former NP depot. Scanned from an Instamatic (126) print. |
| Photo Date: |
5/30/1970 Upload Date: 7/4/2013 5:38:00 PM |
| Location: |
Fargo, ND |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
NP 706(S2) |
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| Title: |
BN F7A 626 |
| Description: |
BN F7A 626, the former GN 308C, was shot only a few months after the road's formation. It's off a train and heading for the Grand Forks roundhouse on a July afternoon. Scanned from an Instamatic (126) slide. |
| Photo Date: |
6/15/1970 Upload Date: 6/21/2013 9:17:41 PM |
| Location: |
Grand Forks, ND |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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BN 626(F7A) |
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| Title: |
BN: The first year |
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A BN train comes to a stop in Grand Forks Yard from the west behind former GN F7A, GN F7B, NP F9B, GN GP7. Up to the BN merger Grand Forks was a largely first generation EMD town with GP20s and occasional U25Bs, GP30s and 35s thrown in. The merger added NP power to the mix and even big six axle units on coal trains. Scanned from an Instamatic (126) slide |
| Photo Date: |
6/15/1970 Upload Date: 1/22/2008 10:02:50 PM |
| Location: |
Grand Forks, ND |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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Action |
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| Title: |
BN Western Star arriving |
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BN train 27, the Chicago to Seattle Western Star, arrives GFND behind an E9/F7B/E8 set of power. This view looks to the west from the depot platform; the roundhouse is about a mile down the tracks. Note the ex GN E7A sitting to the left, which had cut off from the Winnipeg train and would soon head for the barn. Scanned from an Instamatic (126) slide |
| Photo Date: |
6/15/1970 Upload Date: 1/22/2008 10:03:01 PM |
| Location: |
Grand Forks, ND |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
| Categories: |
Yard,Passenger,Action |
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BN 9983(E9A) |
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| Title: |
BN train 48 |
| Description: |
Former GN E7A 9907 brings BN train 48, the former Winnipeg LTD into Grand Forks. The train has three cars in different paint; the third one is a former Frisco coach. This view looks east from the station platform. Scanned from an Instamatic (126) slide. |
| Photo Date: |
6/15/1970 Upload Date: 1/22/2008 10:03:22 PM |
| Location: |
Grand Forks, ND |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
| Categories: |
Yard,Passenger,Action |
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| Title: |
East Grand Forks MN Roundhouse |
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The former-NP six-stall roundhouse at East Grand Forks MN. BN quickly closed the facility after the March 1970 merger and moved all engine activity across the river to the much larger ex-GN operation. The area has since been completely redeveloped into a professional park along Demers Blvd. Scanned from an Instamatic print. |
| Photo Date: |
7/12/1970 Upload Date: 9/2/2012 3:17:57 PM |
| Location: |
East Grand Forks, MN |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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Yard |
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| Title: |
BN 451 |
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BN NW2 451 works the yard in Grand Forks ND only four months after the road's formation. It was delivered in 1939 as 5303, the Big G's second NW2 and later wore the number 103. It would serve with the BN until retired in 1982. Scanned from an Instamatic (126) slide. |
| Photo Date: |
7/15/1970 Upload Date: 5/15/2008 9:32:17 PM |
| Location: |
Grand Forks, ND |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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BN 451(NW2) |
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| Title: |
GN NW5 193 |
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At the time of BN's formation you could usually count on seeing several of their ten rare GN NW5s at Grand Forks, ND. Here GN 193 taxis by with an MOW train. It has yet to receive its BN number of 993; it would survive on the BN through 1982. Scanned from a 126 (Instamatic) slide. |
| Photo Date: |
7/15/1970 Upload Date: 5/15/2008 9:32:37 PM |
| Location: |
Grand Forks, ND |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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GN 193(NW5) |
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| Title: |
BN GP7 1529 |
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BN GP7 1529, the ex GN 629, sits next to a former NP F9A at Grand Forks during the road's first summer. The unit still wears its original paint scheme and would only last until wrecked in 1973. Scanned from an Instamatic (126) slide. |
| Photo Date: |
7/15/1970 Upload Date: 5/15/2008 9:32:28 PM |
| Location: |
Grand Forks, ND |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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Roster |
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BN 1529(GP7) |
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| Title: |
BN GP7 1544 |
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It's four months after the BN merger and former GN GP7 644 is now BN 1544; it's shown sitting by the passenger depot while waiting for the inbound Winnipeg train to clear before resuming its downtown switching duties. |
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7/15/1970 Upload Date: 8/26/2009 8:26:37 PM |
| Location: |
Grand Forks, ND |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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BN 1544(GP7) |
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| Title: |
BN U28C 5672 |
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Prior to the BN merger, large six-axle power was almost unheard of in Grand Forks ND; with the merger the road starting routing the Cohasset coal trains through town, which resulted in this photographer's first encounter with big 2d generation freight power. Here a former NP U28C leads a U33C and SD45 (all ex NP) through town. |
| Photo Date: |
7/15/1970 Upload Date: 8/26/2009 8:23:07 PM |
| Location: |
Grand Forks, ND |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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BN 5672(U28C) |
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