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Ready To Roll |
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As the westbound train rolls into the distance, the hogger aboard the 4531 wastes no time powering up the 3 units of this eastbound grain job to get off the siding and back on the road. |
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4/17/2011 Upload Date: 4/17/2011 6:47:24 PM |
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Wayzata, MN |
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Richard Held |
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BNSF 4531(C44-9W) BNSF 690(C44-9W) |
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The I & M |
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When first built, this line stretched through rural countryoide. Now look at what surrounds it: county roads, office buildings, you name it, it's suburbia. Nevertheless, this portion of Milwaukee Road predecessor Minnesota Central (not the same as the one which built from Red Wing to Mankato two decades after this MC) which later became the Milwaukee Road I & M division still sees trains thanks to being operated by Progressive Rail. We are looking south from the Yankee Doodle Road grade crossing. |
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4/17/2011 Upload Date: 4/16/2011 9:03:03 PM |
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Eagan, MN |
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Richard Held |
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Title: |
Water Tank Sign |
Description: |
The marker next to the Carver water tank. |
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5/5/2011 Upload Date: 5/7/2011 6:35:14 AM |
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Carver, MN |
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Richard Held |
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Title: |
CNW 11142 |
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Roster view of this gem at Carver's Depot Park. Tracks in background belong to the doomed Chaska Industrial lead (ex-CNW, exx-M&St.L.) of the Union Pacific about to face the lifting of its rails. |
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5/5/2011 Upload Date: 5/5/2011 10:26:35 PM |
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Carver, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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Title: |
Depot Park |
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A complete view of Depot Park in Carver with the ill-fated rails of the former Chaska Industrial lead in the background. Get this view while you can! |
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5/5/2011 Upload Date: 5/7/2011 6:27:25 AM |
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Carver, MN |
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Richard Held |
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Title: |
Depot Park Sign |
Description: |
Note how the old M & St L water tank has become the image of the city logo. |
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5/5/2011 Upload Date: 5/7/2011 6:31:43 AM |
Location: |
Carver, MN |
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Richard Held |
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Title: |
No More Tenders To Fill |
Description: |
The water tank at Carver stands tall while the rusty rails of the Louie forlornly await their fate. Note the earth wall to the left, a reminder of the 2011 flood season. |
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5/5/2011 Upload Date: 5/7/2011 6:36:19 AM |
Location: |
Carver, MN |
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Richard Held |
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Title: |
Forbidden Fruits |
Description: |
I deliberately worked the "no trespassing" sign into this shot taken, ironically enough, from public property. In this case, the parking lot for the Skate Park located right under Highway 169 at this point. The building with the dumpster is an addition to the old Milwaukee Road depot building. |
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6/12/2011 Upload Date: 6/14/2011 8:39:52 AM |
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Hopkins, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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RRVW 4105(GP15C) RRVW 2053(GP20C) |
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Title: |
Where The Telegraph Poles End |
Description: |
Telegraph poles line the former Milwaukee Road from the site of Bass Lake Yard in St. Louis Park to down by the former Milwaukee depot in Hopkins, where they end abruptly. |
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6/12/2011 Upload Date: 6/14/2011 8:03:44 AM |
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Hopkins, MN |
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Richard Held |
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Title: |
Stop! |
Description: |
This sign affixed to a telegraph pole beneath the 169 overpass warns folks on the nearby rail trail to keep off. |
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6/12/2011 Upload Date: 6/14/2011 8:04:00 AM |
Location: |
Hopkins, MN |
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Richard Held |
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Title: |
Quartet |
Description: |
A quartet of units -two each from RRV&W and TC&W- sit shut down on the siding on a cloudy Sunday afternoon. |
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6/12/2011 Upload Date: 6/14/2011 8:43:22 AM |
Location: |
Hopkins, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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RRVW 4105(GP15C) RRVW 2053(GP20C) TCWR 2300(GP39-2) TCWR 2301(GP39-2) |
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Title: |
RRVW 4105 and 2053 |
Description: |
Another roster view of this duo. These used to be TC&W units before being sent out west. Today they were back on home turf. |
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6/12/2011 Upload Date: 6/14/2011 8:48:20 AM |
Location: |
Hopkins, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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RRVW 4105(GP15C) RRVW 2053(GP20C) |
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306 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
RRVW 4105 and 2053 |
Description: |
Roster view. |
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6/12/2011 Upload Date: 6/14/2011 8:51:39 AM |
Location: |
Hopkins, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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RRVW 4105(GP15C) RRVW 2053(GP20C) |
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371 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
TCWR 2300 and 2301 |
Description: |
Roster view. |
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6/12/2011 Upload Date: 6/14/2011 9:10:07 AM |
Location: |
Hopkins, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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TCWR 2300(GP39-2) TCWR 2301(GP39-2) |
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Title: |
TCWR 2301 |
Description: |
I decided to get a seperate roster view of it because of how it was facing the opposite direction from the three other units in the parked quartet I found by the Hopkins depot. |
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6/12/2011 Upload Date: 6/14/2011 9:36:12 AM |
Location: |
Hopkins, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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TCWR 2301(GP39-2) |
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Title: |
Weedy But Thriving |
Description: |
Looking down towards the bridge over 35W on the ex-MNS High Line, one might jump to the conclusion this line is no better than one run by the old CNW. Wrong! You should see the traffic this line generates. |
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6/22/2011 Upload Date: 6/22/2011 6:48:29 PM |
Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
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Richard Held |
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Title: |
Hide And Seek |
Description: |
I had driven down from the parking garage at Bandana Square and parked near the shop building now housing the Kaplan school to dump trash from my Hardee's lunch when my ears caught the unmistakable rumble of a train! Shot didn't come out as clean as I'd wished, but still I caught this lone dash-9 toting a short string of mixed freight cars. |
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6/25/2011 Upload Date: 6/27/2011 12:05:00 PM |
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Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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BNSF 5469(C44-9W) |
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Title: |
Newbie And Cajon Veteran |
Description: |
An H-II painted and veteran ex-Santa Fe pair of dash-nines are the motive power at the fingertips of the hogger of this general merchandise job rolling northwest past Bandana Square. |
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6/25/2011 Upload Date: 6/27/2011 12:05:16 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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BNSF 5300(C44-9W) BNSF 616(C44-9W) |
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Title: |
Just Like On My T-Shirt! |
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Behold a classic Milwaukee Road switch stand still intact on the Short Line, just like the one on the blue Milwaukee 261 t-shirt I was wearing on this railfan jaunt. |
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6/25/2011 Upload Date: 6/27/2011 11:38:29 AM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
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Richard Held |
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Title: |
Bad Ordered |
Description: |
Judging by how there's still coal aboard, this "swoosh" logo gondola got set out bad ordered at Wayzata. |
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6/25/2011 Upload Date: 6/26/2011 1:29:46 PM |
Location: |
Wayzata, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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Title: |
Short Line Bridge East End |
Description: |
We're at the eastern end of a Milwaukee Road landmark: their Short Line bridge over Old Man River in Saint Paul, MN. Since vandals set off fireworks and caused a fire on the span several years ago, security on the bridge was beefed up from the simple sign on the left to the whole getup you see now. It seems to be working. |
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6/25/2011 Upload Date: 6/26/2011 1:46:52 PM |
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Saint Paul, MN |
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Richard Held |
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Title: |
Jointed Rails |
Description: |
Here's a view down the old MN&S as it crosses Glenwood Avenue at the south end of Western Avenue yard. Dig that jointed rail. |
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6/25/2011 Upload Date: 6/26/2011 1:30:53 PM |
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Golden Valley, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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Title: |
Veteran Bridge |
Description: |
This bridge over Glenwood Avenue has seen the MN&S pass into the Soo and the Soo into the CP. Been meaning to get a pic, and finally got one. |
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6/25/2011 Upload Date: 6/26/2011 1:30:06 PM |
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Golden Valley, MN |
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Richard Held |
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Title: |
Thunder On By |
Description: |
A BNSF mixed freight thunders by Bandana Square in this vista from the parking garage. |
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6/25/2011 Upload Date: 6/27/2011 12:16:19 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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BNSF 5300(C44-9W) BNSF 616(C44-9W) |
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Title: |
I See You |
Description: |
The lone dash 9 toting a short string of freight cars behind it becomes more visible in this going away shot. |
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6/25/2011 Upload Date: 6/27/2011 12:17:59 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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BNSF 5469(C44-9W) |
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Title: |
Grain Spilt And Sprouting |
Description: |
Along the Short Line east of the bridge grain that has fallen out of hoppers is all over the place, and even growing, as we can see here. |
Photo Date: |
6/25/2011 Upload Date: 6/27/2011 11:39:39 AM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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Title: |
Along The Milwaukee Way |
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The Short Line before it splits at the wye before the bridge. We are looking east-northeast. |
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6/25/2011 Upload Date: 6/27/2011 11:48:18 AM |
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Saint Paul, MN |
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Richard Held |
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Title: |
Midway |
Description: |
BNSF Midway Intermodal yard sign and motive power, the latter of which was beginning to back up in a switching move as I snapped this shot, which was a "take two" of one I'd done a minute earlier that didn't turn out as good. |
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6/25/2011 Upload Date: 6/27/2011 12:18:17 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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BNSF 1896(SD40-2) BNSF 2716(GP39-2) |
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Title: |
Yard Power Portrait |
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A portrait of the BNSF Midway Intermodal yard power doing their chores, duties attended to by a crew, apparently, not remote control, despite their being so equipped. |
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6/25/2011 Upload Date: 6/27/2011 12:18:35 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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BNSF 1896(SD40-2) BNSF 2716(GP39-2) |
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238 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
NS 8950 Roster View |
Description: |
Roster shot of this unit. |
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6/25/2011 Upload Date: 6/27/2011 12:35:20 PM |
Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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NS 8950(C40-9W) |
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Title: |
NS 9649 Roster View |
Description: |
Roster shot of this unit. |
Photo Date: |
6/25/2011 Upload Date: 6/27/2011 12:33:10 PM |
Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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NS 9649(C40-9W) |
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Title: |
Thuroughbred Visitors |
Description: |
At UP's East Minneapolis yard I came across this Norfolk Southern duo. |
Photo Date: |
6/25/2011 Upload Date: 6/27/2011 12:28:31 PM |
Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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NS 9649(C40-9W) NS 8950(C40-9W) |
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Title: |
Tattered Switch |
Description: |
This switch is for the wye east of the Short Line bridge. It and a nearby telephone (?) box have not fared well with local youths. |
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6/25/2011 Upload Date: 6/27/2011 11:50:37 AM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
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Richard Held |
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Title: |
Walking On The Local Rail Trail? |
Description: |
This is not a rail trail this gentleman is walking on. it is the spur track that juts off the ex Milwaukee Road Short Line currently being operated from Merriam Junction to the Southeast Minneapolis grain mills; the exact location of which is where there is a wye down along I-94. While it's true none of us are perfect, the less time spent on active rail lines the better. |
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6/25/2011 Upload Date: 6/26/2011 8:24:01 PM |
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Saint Paul, MN |
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Richard Held |
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Title: |
Union Junction |
Description: |
A portrait of this connection between the ex-NP and ex-GN lines in the Midway area. Overpass in the background is the U of M transitway. |
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6/25/2011 Upload Date: 6/26/2011 8:14:45 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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Title: |
Western Avenue Yard |
Description: |
A view of Western Avenue yard looking north from the south end. Bridges in distance carry Highway 55 and related frontage road over the tracks. |
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6/25/2011 Upload Date: 6/26/2011 1:30:33 PM |
Location: |
Golden Valley, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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Title: |
Westward Ho! |
Description: |
The TCWR 20th anniversary train to Glencoe rolls west after crossing Lyman Blvd on the old Milwaukewe Road. |
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7/30/2011 Upload Date: 7/30/2011 1:36:17 PM |
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Chanhassen, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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TCWR 4300(GP30C) |
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Title: |
Crossing Lyman Boulevard |
Description: |
The 20th Anniversary special to Glencoe crosses Lyman Boulevard. The driver on the red car on the right almost didn't make it, slamming on the brakes when finally it was noticed the gates were coming down and backing up a foot to get out of their way! Thank heavens nothing more happened than that. Would have been a crummy way to start the trip. |
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7/30/2011 Upload Date: 7/30/2011 2:10:12 PM |
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Chanhassen, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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TCWR 2004(GP20C) |
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Title: |
All Aboard! |
Description: |
The 20th Anniversary train boards in downtown Chanhassen while photographers and spectators look on. We are near the grade crossing on Market Blvd, out of view to the left. Who would have thought one day CNW bi-levels would travel along the old Milwaukee Road? |
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7/30/2011 Upload Date: 7/30/2011 1:59:34 PM |
Location: |
Chanhassen, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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TCWR 2004(GP20C) |
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Title: |
Happy 20th Anniversary! |
Description: |
The passenger special to Glencoe celebrating 20th years of the Twin Cities and Western sits beneath a warm late July sky in downtown Chan about to board passengers. |
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7/30/2011 Upload Date: 7/30/2011 1:35:52 PM |
Location: |
Chanhassen, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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TCWR 4300(GP30C) |
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Title: |
Goodbye Chan |
Description: |
As a pair of father-son duos savor the moment, the 20th Anniversary train clears Lyman Blvd on its way west. |
Photo Date: |
7/30/2011 Upload Date: 7/30/2011 2:10:46 PM |
Location: |
Chanhassen, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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TCWR 4300(GP30C) |
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Title: |
Truck And Train |
Description: |
Parked near the Market Blvd grade crossing in downtown Chan was this TCWR pickup truck. No idea how come it was present for the 20th Anniversary train. Note the photog and onlooker on the sidewalk. |
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7/30/2011 Upload Date: 7/30/2011 2:00:04 PM |
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Chanhassen, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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TCWR 2004(GP20C) |
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Title: |
"Coon Creek" "Begin CTC" |
Description: |
A pair of signs and a signal near the switch linking the Staples and Hinckley subs at Coon Creek Jpnction. |
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8/7/2011 Upload Date: 8/7/2011 11:24:25 PM |
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Coon Rapids, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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Title: |
The "Northtown-Pasco"? |
Description: |
The only "sunny side" train I could find down at Northtown sits beneaph the 44th Avenue bridge. This might be the "Northtown-Pasco" job I kept hearing about on the scanner. Certainly has the horses for a long trip up the Staples sub and beyond. |
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8/7/2011 Upload Date: 8/7/2011 11:32:48 PM |
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Minneapolis, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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BNSF 6237(ES44AC) BNSF 8864(SD70MAC) |
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Title: |
Cascade Green In The Lead! |
Description: |
The Superior-Northtown train enters Coon Creek Junction with a BN veteran still working for BNSF, not a leasor. Nice! |
Photo Date: |
8/7/2011 Upload Date: 8/7/2011 11:38:52 PM |
Location: |
Coon Rapids, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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BNSF 1943(SD40-2) |
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Title: |
Almost There |
Description: |
Only a few miles remain ahead of the crew aboard BNSF 1943 as they bring the Superior-Noruhtown off the Hinckley sub at Coon Creek. |
Photo Date: |
8/7/2011 Upload Date: 8/7/2011 11:40:10 PM |
Location: |
Coon Rapids, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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BNSF 5782(ES44AC) BNSF 1692(SD40-2) BNSF 1943(SD40-2) |
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Title: |
My First Northstar! |
Description: |
Alas, due to the extremely high "burst" speed I used, shot came out a bit fuzzy. I cleaned it up best I could, and here it is. Train is at Coon Creek junction. |
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8/7/2011 Upload Date: 8/7/2011 9:09:38 PM |
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Coon Rapids, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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Title: |
Minneapolis Ho! |
Description: |
The only afternoon southbound$Northstar commuter speeds away from Coon Creek Junction behind two smokin' units. |
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8/7/2011 Upload Date: 8/7/2011 11:23:55 PM |
Location: |
Coon Rapids, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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Title: |
Long Live The BN! |
Description: |
Love these old, dated "no trespassing" signs. This one is near the g}ade crossing on Foley Blvd. |
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8/7/2011 Upload Date: 8/7/2011 11:24:11 PM |
Location: |
Coon Rapids, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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81 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
This Must Be The Joint |
Description: |
The sign at Amtrak Midway. To think that one day this depot will be replaced by a golden oldie, the St. Paul Union Depot. This "Amshack" still always had a charm to me. Feels like an airport inside, only alot more peaceful! |
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8/13/2011 Upload Date: 8/13/2011 9:18:06 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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KCS 4027(SD70ACe) |
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49 Comments: 0 |
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