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By:Tony Held
Dates:1/1/2003 - 7/3/2024
Album Info:A celebration of steam and vintage diesel across the US of A.
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"Everybody's Crazy About A Steam-Powered Train"
Title:  "Everybody's Crazy About A Steam-Powered Train"
Description:  With apologies to ZZ Top, "Everybody's crazy about a steam-powered train." The Empress sure brought the folks out to Union Depot this day!
Photo Date:  5/3/2024  Upload Date: 6/1/2024 9:49:56 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Steam,Signal
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Views:  52   Comments: 0
State Fair Worthy
Title:  State Fair Worthy
Description:  A State Fair-worthy crowd had quickly fathered by the Empress by the time I drew close on the platform at SPUD. Getting the signals at left was a lucky nice touch.
Photo Date:  5/3/2024  Upload Date: 6/1/2024 9:47:25 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Steam,Signal
Locomotives:  CP 2816(4-6-4)
Views:  63   Comments: 0
A Closer Look
Title:  A Closer Look
Description:  The crowd thinned like a parting fog bank just enough for me to get closer to the Empress for this shot.
Photo Date:  5/3/2024  Upload Date: 6/1/2024 9:47:56 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Steam
Locomotives:  CP 2816(4-6-4)
Views:  46   Comments: 0
Can Pac Covered Wagon
Title:  Can Pac Covered Wagon
Description:  Love those CP covered wagons CPKC brought with the Empress. I sure hope they keep the classic CP paint.
Photo Date:  5/3/2024  Upload Date: 6/1/2024 9:45:39 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Station
Locomotives:  CP 4107(FP9A)
Views:  59   Comments: 0
The "Bonfield"
Title:  The "Bonfield"
Description:  Second to last car on the "Final Spike" train is the "Bonfield". I do not yet know this car's number or heritage, but it sure looks snappy!
Photo Date:  5/3/2024  Upload Date: 6/1/2024 10:24:08 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Station,Passenger
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Views:  27   Comments: 0
CP Canteen
Title:  CP Canteen
Description:  This canteen car accompanying the Empress is CPKC's own canteen car dating back to the engine's first runs on the then-Canadian Pacific.
Photo Date:  5/3/2024  Upload Date: 6/1/2024 9:49:08 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Station
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Views:  67   Comments: 0
The "Stanford Fleming"
Title:  The "Stanford Fleming"
Description:  Theater car "Stanford Fleming" is, perhaps fittingly, the car that is bringing up the markers on the "Final Spike" train. If you look real close, you can see this baby has an air horn on it. An air horn that was used to greet me, my chase buddy Brandon, and several other railfans (including two from, fittingly enough, British Columbia) west of Loretto the day before!
Photo Date:  5/3/2024  Upload Date: 6/1/2024 10:24:41 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Station,Passenger
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Views:  22   Comments: 0
Getting Up To Speed
Title:  Getting Up To Speed
Description:  Steve and the crew are starting to get their iron horse up to speed as they head west on the old Milwaukee Road at Bass Lake Yard late on a fine June Saturday morning.
Photo Date:  6/22/2019  Upload Date: 6/23/2019 10:23:44 PM
Location:  Saint Louis Park, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  145   Comments: 1


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