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By:Tony Held
Dates:9/3/2014 - 9/7/2020
Album Info:More train action and other rail scenes from around the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area. Enjoy!
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Ghost Of The MN&S At Dodd Avenue
Title:  Ghost Of The MN&S At Dodd Avenue
Description:  I found this unit south of Dodd Avenue whilst one of the crew got some "beans" from a nearby Marathon station. The 37 looks so much like an Minneapolis, Northfield, & Southern unit it is only the ditch lights that remind you it is not a ghost from the days of the MN&S past.
Photo Date:  6/19/2015  Upload Date: 6/19/2015 6:07:41 PM
Location:  Lakeville, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PGR 37(SW1500)
Views:  173   Comments: 0
Classy Place
Title:  Classy Place
Description:  Progressive Rail's Lakeville freight house sure is classy.
Photo Date:  6/19/2015  Upload Date: 6/19/2015 6:51:23 PM
Location:  Lakeville, MN
Author:  Richard Held
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Views:  86   Comments: 0
Stashed North Of Jaguar
Title:  Stashed North Of Jaguar
Description:  A side view of a cut of covered hoppers I found parked north of Jaguar Avenue.
Photo Date:  6/19/2015  Upload Date: 6/19/2015 6:33:37 PM
Location:  Lakeville, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  58   Comments: 0
Soo Line Reminder
Title:  Soo Line Reminder
Description:  This U.S. D.O.T. grade crossing inventory number sign on one of the cross bucks at the 143rd Street West grade crossing is vintage Soo Line. Nice find!
Photo Date:  6/19/2015  Upload Date: 6/19/2015 7:06:35 PM
Location:  Burnsville, MN
Author:  Richard Held
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Views:  102   Comments: 0
BNSF Or Detour?
Title:  BNSF Or Detour?
Description:  I snagged this stopped unit oil or ethanol train from my living room window. Is this a BNSF train, or a CP detour?
Photo Date:  7/1/2015  Upload Date: 7/1/2015 5:45:14 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 8518(AC44CW) CEFX 1037(AC44CW)
Views:  150   Comments: 1
Stopped Eastbound COFC
Title:  Stopped Eastbound COFC
Description:  Living within view of the BNSF Wayzata Sub has plenty of perks. Whenever a train gets stopped within easy photographing range of my home, catching trains is a snap. Here a stopped eastbound COFC waits for clearance to proceed into town on a sunny Sunday afternoon in July.
Photo Date:  7/19/2015  Upload Date: 7/19/2015 3:50:09 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7246(ES44DC) BNSF 5303(C44-9W)
Views:  155   Comments: 0
Here Comes The Belt Yard-Northtown Job
Title:  Here Comes The Belt Yard-Northtown Job
Description:  Union Pacific's transfer run to Northtown from Belt Yard rolls through Unversity Junction on a lovely July afternoon.
Photo Date:  7/20/2015  Upload Date: 7/20/2015 11:05:13 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 1990(SD40N) UP 679(GP38-2)
Views:  338   Comments: 0
Eastbound Oil
Title:  Eastbound Oil
Description:  Here is a panorama of an eastbound oil train taking the Wayzata siding for a crew change. Dig those lovely skies.
Photo Date:  7/20/2015  Upload Date: 7/22/2015 7:39:50 AM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4531(C44-9W)
Views:  69   Comments: 2
Heading For A Crew Change
Title:  Heading For A Crew Change
Description:  The crew wheeling this unit oil train towards the Wayzata siding have a crew change to look forward to. (Can anybody give me the numbers on the BNSF and CSX units?)
Photo Date:  7/20/2015  Upload Date: 7/22/2015 7:46:32 AM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Action
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Views:  46   Comments: 0
At The End Of The Line Again
Title:  At The End Of The Line Again
Description:  The crew for today's GVI job has reached the end of the line down by Olympic Steel once more. In a minute the crew will decouple from the train to take the runaround track prior to commencing switching operations at Olympic.
Photo Date:  7/20/2015  Upload Date: 7/20/2015 10:17:56 PM
Location:  Plymouth, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  HLCX 3841(GP38-2)
Views:  231   Comments: 0
Suburban Railroading
Title:  Suburban Railroading
Description:  After reaching the end of the line, the UP crew decoupled their iron horse in order to take the runaround track in order to start switching Olympic Steel. This picture is a vivid portrait of suburban railroading.
Photo Date:  7/20/2015  Upload Date: 7/20/2015 10:30:06 PM
Location:  Plymouth, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Action
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Views:  120   Comments: 0
Light Power Move
Title:  Light Power Move
Description:  A light power move heads through University early on a July afternoon. I wonder why so many CP units are on the BNSF?
Photo Date:  7/20/2015  Upload Date: 7/22/2015 7:32:21 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8262(ES44C4) BNSF 7749(ES44DC)
Views:  130   Comments: 0
Light Power To Northtown
Title:  Light Power To Northtown
Description:  A mix of BNSF and CP units runs light into Northtown on a fine July afternoon. This move must have come from St. Paul, judging by the CP unit.
Photo Date:  7/20/2015  Upload Date: 7/22/2015 7:32:44 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7840(ES44DC) CP 9500(AC44CW) BNSF 7749(ES44DC) BNSF 8262(ES44C4)
Views:  256   Comments: 0
Southbound Intermodal
Title:  Southbound Intermodal
Description:  A southbound intermodal (mostly COFC but with some TOFC) rolls through University as it departs Northtown beneath sunny July skies.
Photo Date:  7/20/2015  Upload Date: 7/21/2015 8:38:32 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7113(ES44C4) BNSF 4479(C44-9W)
Views:  192   Comments: 0
Hello Again Northtown
Title:  Hello Again Northtown
Description:  The Union Pacific bades Northtown hello again as the transfer from Belt yard passes through University beneath July skies worthy of a day at the beach.
Photo Date:  7/20/2015  Upload Date: 7/20/2015 11:12:27 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 679(GP38-2) UP 1990(SD40N)
Views:  283   Comments: 0
The Spur Track Has Vanished
Title:  The Spur Track Has Vanished
Description:  A short spur track--a leftover from a former wye track dating back to the Minneapolis, Northfield, and Southern--used to be located just south of Laurel Avenue. To my great surprise, the spur track was recently removed. Here is how it now looks.
Photo Date:  7/21/2015  Upload Date: 7/21/2015 8:09:00 PM
Location:  Golden Valley, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Track
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Views:  73   Comments: 0
Looking South Towards 394
Title:  Looking South Towards 394
Description:  Here we are looking south down the MNS Spur towards the 394 bridge (center background).
Photo Date:  7/21/2015  Upload Date: 7/21/2015 8:12:43 PM
Location:  Golden Valley, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Track
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Views:  52   Comments: 0
When Was This Torn up?
Title:  When Was This Torn up?
Description:  A spur track used to jut off the MNS line just south of Laurel Avenue, When was this torn up?
Photo Date:  7/21/2015  Upload Date: 7/21/2015 8:10:32 PM
Location:  Golden Valley, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Track
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Views:  111   Comments: 0
Darn Wires
Title:  Darn Wires
Description:  I caught this stopped eastbound freight from the living room of my apartment. Those darn wires like to get in the way, but I still made a good catch.
Photo Date:  7/26/2015  Upload Date: 7/26/2015 11:24:34 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 2731(GP39-2) BNSF 3106(GP50) BNSF 6092(ES44AC) BNSF 6298(ES44AC)
Views:  381   Comments: 0
Train U TNDCXP1 26T With A Special Guest
Title:  Train U TNDCXP1 26T With A Special Guest
Description:  Train U TNDCXP1 26T --a unit oil job-- was stopped by the dispatcher while passing through Long Lake while on its way east. Leading the three units was a celebrity unit--the Norfolk Southern Lackawanna Heritage unit! At last I finally made my first NS Heritage unit catch. I wonder if the motorists on U.S. 12 noted it? (Note: I had hoped to get a photo of the front of the engine, but I had a pressing errand I had to do in Wayzata--I heard a train go through Wayzata during my errand run and when I came back to Long Lake, I saw this train had gone. I still got a decent shot, though.)
Photo Date:  7/27/2015  Upload Date: 7/27/2015 9:43:00 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4024(C44-9W) BNSF 9925(SD70MAC) NS 1074(SD70ACe)
Views:  126   Comments: 0
BNSF 4937 Close Up
Title:  BNSF 4937 Close Up
Description:  A close up view of this DPU unit on an eastbound grain train stopped on the Wayzata siding.
Photo Date:  7/30/2015  Upload Date: 8/1/2015 7:29:18 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BNSF 4937(C44-9W)
Views:  87   Comments: 0
Will These Signals Ever Ring Again?
Title:  Will These Signals Ever Ring Again?
Description:  This is the former Minneapolis, Northfield, and Southern/Soo Line grade crossing at 150th Street. Will these signals ever ring again?
Photo Date:  7/30/2015  Upload Date: 8/1/2015 7:10:04 PM
Location:  Burnsville, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Track
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Views:  109   Comments: 1
Getting Out Of Town
Title:  Getting Out Of Town
Description:  The engineer aboard this eastbound grain train gets it moving again after being stopped by the dispatcher along with two other eastbound trains--apparently due to track work taking place in Wayzata's east side.
Photo Date:  7/30/2015  Upload Date: 7/30/2015 11:49:42 PM
Location:  Wayzata, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4980(C44-9W) BNSF 8030(ES44C4)
Views:  151   Comments: 1
Rails!
Title:  Rails!
Description:  A view north along the old MN&S main line from 150th Street reveals a glimpse of rails which are mostly covered in overgrowth by now.
Photo Date:  7/30/2015  Upload Date: 8/1/2015 7:10:59 PM
Location:  Burnsville, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Track
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Views:  121   Comments: 0
Out of Service for Decades
Title:  Out of Service for Decades
Description:  A view south along the old MN&S main from 150th Street eloquently demonstrates how long out of service these rails have been. The line remains intact by virtue of its being the only direct north/south route through the Twin Cities.
Photo Date:  7/30/2015  Upload Date: 8/1/2015 7:11:45 PM
Location:  Burnsville, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Track
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Views:  85   Comments: 1
Hasty Shot
Title:  Hasty Shot
Description:  I stumbled upon Progressive Rail's Northfield job as it departed Lakeville. I only had time for two hasty shots while holding my camera out my car window. This was the best of the two.
Photo Date:  7/30/2015  Upload Date: 7/31/2015 10:41:46 AM
Location:  Lakeville, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CEFX 3800(GP38-3) CEFX 6671(GP38-3) CITX 6352(GP38-2)
Views:  522   Comments: 0
Waiting Grain
Title:  Waiting Grain
Description:  An eastbound grain train waits near the County 15/Highway 12 bridge in Wayzata. Perhaps the train was stopped for a crew change.
Photo Date:  7/30/2015  Upload Date: 8/1/2015 7:18:09 PM
Location:  Wayzata, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5986(ES44AC)
Views:  87   Comments: 0
Clogged Main Track
Title:  Clogged Main Track
Description:  The Wayzata Subdivision was choked with traffic late in the morning on the last Thursday of July, 2015. This eastbound mixed freight was stopped behind an eastbound grain train.
Photo Date:  7/30/2015  Upload Date: 8/1/2015 7:28:36 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6570(ES44C4) BNSF 5741(ES44AC)
Views:  186   Comments: 0
Busy Day on the Wayzata Sub
Title:  Busy Day on the Wayzata Sub
Description:  No less than three trains sit stopped on the Wayzata Sub in this picture. The grain train at left was apparently awaiting a crew change. Track work apparently delayed the grain train and the mixed manifest on the main track.
Photo Date:  7/30/2015  Upload Date: 8/1/2015 7:27:25 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5741(ES44AC) BNSF 6570(ES44C4) BNSF 4937(C44-9W)
Views:  196   Comments: 0
BNSF 9719
Title:  BNSF 9719
Description:  This veteran BNSF unit was the third iron horse at the disposal of the crew aboard a stopped eastbound grain train pulling out of Wayzata after being delayed by track work.
Photo Date:  7/30/2015  Upload Date: 7/31/2015 12:18:11 AM
Location:  Wayzata, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9719(SD70MAC)
Views:  96   Comments: 0
RRVW 4105
Title:  RRVW 4105
Description:  Roster view, taken just after 7 a.m.
Photo Date:  8/1/2015  Upload Date: 8/1/2015 8:06:08 PM
Location:  Hopkins, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RRVW 4105(GP15C)
Views:  150   Comments: 0
St. Paul Turn
Title:  St. Paul Turn
Description:  I came upon the St. Paul Turn just after 7 a.m. this day. This impressive lashup would power the train on into Minneapolis/St. Paul proper so TC&W could interchange with the likes of Canadian Pacific.
Photo Date:  8/1/2015  Upload Date: 8/1/2015 8:02:50 PM
Location:  Hopkins, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  TCWR 2301(GP39-2) TCWR 2300(GP39-2) TCWR 4302(GP30C) RRVW 4105(GP15C) TCWR 2008(GP20C) RRVW 4106(GP15C)
Views:  309   Comments: 1
TCWR 2008 and RRVW 4106
Title:  TCWR 2008 and RRVW 4106
Description:  Roster views, taken just after 7 a.m.
Photo Date:  8/1/2015  Upload Date: 8/1/2015 8:05:17 PM
Location:  Hopkins, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  TCWR 2008(GP20C) RRVW 4106(GP15C)
Views:  198   Comments: 0
TCWR 2300 and TCWR 4302
Title:  TCWR 2300 and TCWR 4302
Description:  Roster views taken just after 7 a.m. on the first day of August.
Photo Date:  8/1/2015  Upload Date: 8/1/2015 8:04:04 PM
Location:  Hopkins, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  TCWR 2300(GP39-2) TCWR 4302(GP30C)
Views:  178   Comments: 0
UP 803 and 664
Title:  UP 803 and 664
Description:  Roster view of these units, taken as they idled by the Valley Park yard office on a warm, sunny Sunday.
Photo Date:  8/2/2015  Upload Date: 8/2/2015 9:40:28 PM
Location:  Shakopee, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  UP 803(GP38-2) UP 664(GP38-2)
Views:  248   Comments: 0
Weeds Are Down, But Rails Are Severed
Title:  Weeds Are Down, But Rails Are Severed
Description:  The Princess Depot looks grand during the noon hour of the first Tuesday in August. Sadly, while the old Milwaukee Rails at left are visible due to weed control, the route into the park has been cut at East Minnehaha Parkway and Nawadaha Boulevard due to recent road work. Why can't the corridor into the park be maintained for special train movements, and why did Canadian Pacific allow Minneapolis to cut the rails twice (three times if you count paving the tracks over up at 46th Street).
Photo Date:  8/4/2015  Upload Date: 8/4/2015 5:30:40 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Track
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Views:  434   Comments: 0
Protest At The Princess
Title:  Protest At The Princess
Description:  Looks like one railfan was so incensed with the recent cutting of the rails north of the Princess that he/she went and left this on the grounds of the Princess Depot.
Photo Date:  8/4/2015  Upload Date: 8/4/2015 5:33:42 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station
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Views:  395   Comments: 0
I Second That Emotion!
Title:  I Second That Emotion!
Description:  A railfan protester left a discrete but firm message on the grounds of the Princess Depot over the recent cutting of the rails north of the park. I second that emotion, my friend.
Photo Date:  8/4/2015  Upload Date: 8/4/2015 5:34:52 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station
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Views:  390   Comments: 0
Idling On The Main Track
Title:  Idling On The Main Track
Description:  I am used to finding TCWR units down by the former Milwaukee Road depot, but normally they are on the side track. These two units were idling down by the depot on the main track this morning. My cell phone camera came in handy since I had left my regular camera at home.
Photo Date:  8/6/2015  Upload Date: 8/6/2015 9:13:20 PM
Location:  Hopkins, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  TCWR 2301(GP39-2) TCWR 4301(GP30C)
Views:  124   Comments: 0
Morning Vista
Title:  Morning Vista
Description:  Here is a morning vista of these TCWR units down by the Hopkins depot. My cell phone camera did pretty good on this shot.
Photo Date:  8/6/2015  Upload Date: 8/6/2015 9:14:42 PM
Location:  Hopkins, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  TCWR 4301(GP30C) TCWR 2301(GP39-2)
Views:  127   Comments: 0
Another Stopped Eastbound Oil Train
Title:  Another Stopped Eastbound Oil Train
Description:  While on my way to Osceola, Wisconsin, I paused to bag this stopped eastbound unit oil train the dispatcher had stopped in town.
Photo Date:  8/8/2015  Upload Date: 8/8/2015 10:31:16 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CREX 1418(ES44AC) BNSF 4427(C44-9W) BNSF 5794(ES44AC)
Views:  240   Comments: 0
At Last! (Part One)
Title:  At Last! (Part One)
Description:  The MN&S Spur crosses Minnehaha Creek on this bridge located on the SLP-Edina border at Brookside Avenue. I have always wanted to photograph a train here, and I finally got lucky!
Photo Date:  8/10/2015  Upload Date: 8/11/2015 12:38:40 PM
Location:  Saint Louis Park, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 2225(GP20C-ECO)
Views:  166   Comments: 0
Hello Again, Nesbitt
Title:  Hello Again, Nesbitt
Description:  The Canadian Pacific 0630 crew eases their train to a stop down by Nesbitt Siding, having once again brought interchange for Progressive Rail.
Photo Date:  8/10/2015  Upload Date: 8/11/2015 12:38:56 PM
Location:  Bloomington, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 2225(GP20C-ECO) CP 2226(GP20C-ECO)
Views:  262   Comments: 0
At Last! (Part Two)
Title:  At Last! (Part Two)
Description:  The southbound 0630 crosses Minnehaha Creek in fine style at the bridge located on Brookside Avenue on the SLP-Edina border. I knew the crossing gate would get into the photo, and my camera flash came on due to shadows cast by the rising sun, but I am quite satisfied with this picture.
Photo Date:  8/10/2015  Upload Date: 8/11/2015 12:39:10 PM
Location:  Saint Louis Park, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 2225(GP20C-ECO) CP 2226(GP20C-ECO)
Views:  225   Comments: 0
A Fine Sight
Title:  A Fine Sight
Description:  The CP 0630 heads to Auto Club Junction and its meet with Progressive Rail. The train makes a fine sight as it crosses Old Shakopee Road on a sunny August morning.
Photo Date:  8/10/2015  Upload Date: 8/11/2015 12:39:47 PM
Location:  Bloomington, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 2225(GP20C-ECO) CP 2226(GP20C-ECO)
Views:  259   Comments: 0
Heading For Auto Club
Title:  Heading For Auto Club
Description:  The CP 0630 crew departs Nesbitt Siding bound for Auto Club Junction with two revenue cars destined for Humboldt Yard which will be included in the cars Progressive Rail has waiting for them at Auto Club Yard.
Photo Date:  8/10/2015  Upload Date: 8/11/2015 12:40:03 PM
Location:  Bloomington, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 2225(GP20C-ECO) CP 2226(GP20C-ECO)
Views:  224   Comments: 1
Passing Through Hyland Lake Park Reserve
Title:  Passing Through Hyland Lake Park Reserve
Description:  The southbound 0630 passes through Hyland Lake Park Reserve while on its way to interchange with Progressive Rail.
Photo Date:  8/10/2015  Upload Date: 8/11/2015 1:04:16 PM
Location:  Bloomington, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 2225(GP20C-ECO) CP 2226(GP20C-ECO)
Views:  281   Comments: 0
My O. Winston Link Moment
Title:  My O. Winston Link Moment
Description:  A private crossing off of Brookside Avenue south of the Minnehaha Creek bridge on the old MN&S main (aka the MN&S Spur) provided a handy parking place. I decided to incorporate my Chevy Cruze into this picture, thus making this picture my O. Winston Link moment.
Photo Date:  8/10/2015  Upload Date: 8/11/2015 1:03:55 PM
Location:  Edina, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 2226(GP20C-ECO) CP 2225(GP20C-ECO)
Views:  259   Comments: 0
Coming Up Out Of The Hollow
Title:  Coming Up Out Of The Hollow
Description:  Having picked up a carload of salt from J.B. Hill Company, the 0630 power rolls up out of Skunk Hollow on a glorious August morning.
Photo Date:  8/10/2015  Upload Date: 8/10/2015 10:54:14 PM
Location:  Saint Louis Park, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  58   Comments: 0
Approaching Milwaukee Junction
Title:  Approaching Milwaukee Junction
Description:  The 0630 power approaches Milwaukee Junction after the crew picked up a load at J.B. Hill co.
Photo Date:  8/10/2015  Upload Date: 8/10/2015 10:54:58 PM
Location:  Saint Louis Park, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 2225(GP20C-ECO) CP 2226(GP20C-ECO)
Views:  248   Comments: 1


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