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Title: |
You Want General Electrics? You got General Electrics! |
Description: |
The crew of this temporarily stopped eastbound freight have not less than three different GE models for power. |
Photo Date: |
3/3/2013 Upload Date: 3/3/2013 2:35:05 PM |
Location: |
Long Lake, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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Locomotives: |
BNSF 5650(AC44CW) BNSF 5229(C44-9W) BNSF 5876(ES44AC) |
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204 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
The First Train Of The Day |
Description: |
An eastbound BNSF freight (the Northtown-KCK?) hove to around 7 A.M. this day. The crew brought it to a stop due to red signals. This enabled me to go out and get this and another shot of it. Love that early-morning light in the background! |
Photo Date: |
3/3/2013 Upload Date: 3/3/2013 2:34:42 PM |
Location: |
Long Lake, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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Locomotives: |
BNSF 5650(AC44CW) BNSF 5229(C44-9W) BNSF 5876(ES44AC) |
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245 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Under Brown Road Again |
Description: |
I wonder how many times the crew aboard this westbound freight has passed under Brown Road in Long Lake? |
Photo Date: |
3/24/2013 Upload Date: 3/24/2013 6:58:15 PM |
Location: |
Long Lake, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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Locomotives: |
BNSF 4501(C44-9W) BNSF 1087(C44-9W) |
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175 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Headin' West! |
Description: |
On a late March day so chilly the term "spring" is an oxymoron, a crew snug in a warm cab takes a long frieght west. |
Photo Date: |
3/24/2013 Upload Date: 3/24/2013 6:57:47 PM |
Location: |
Long Lake, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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Locomotives: |
BNSF 4501(C44-9W) BNSF 1087(C44-9W) |
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173 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Former BNSF 'Bonnet |
Description: |
A former "BNSF"-ized Warbonnet unit -now decked out in Heritage II paint- brings up the rear of an eastbound freight on a (finally!) mild March day. |
Photo Date: |
3/27/2013 Upload Date: 3/27/2013 7:12:35 PM |
Location: |
Long Lake, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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Locomotives: |
BNSF 745(C44-9W) |
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82 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
On The Move Again |
Description: |
An eastbound freight (unit potash? Sand?) is underway again after being briefly halted in Long Lake by the dispatcher. |
Photo Date: |
3/27/2013 Upload Date: 3/27/2013 7:22:39 PM |
Location: |
Long Lake, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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Locomotives: |
BNSF 4123(C44-9W) |
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185 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Getting A Wheel Into The Train |
Description: |
The hogger of this eastbound freight gets a wheel into the train after a brief pause in Long Lake. |
Photo Date: |
3/27/2013 Upload Date: 3/27/2013 7:23:10 PM |
Location: |
Long Lake, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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Locomotives: |
BNSF 4123(C44-9W) |
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185 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Did A Sand Train Drop This? |
Description: |
Found this on the siding in Long Lake on the west side of the pedestrian bridge. Did a sand train drop this? |
Photo Date: |
3/27/2013 Upload Date: 3/27/2013 7:13:13 PM |
Location: |
Long Lake, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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47 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Look At All That Ore |
Description: |
A close-up of iron ore parading by in the cars of an eastbound ore train at Bandana Square on Easter Sunday 2013. |
Photo Date: |
3/31/2013 Upload Date: 4/3/2013 4:23:33 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Action |
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66 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Remote Controll Alco |
Description: |
Here is that remote controll Alco the MNNR brought down to their roundhouse from Hugo. |
Photo Date: |
3/31/2013 Upload Date: 4/1/2013 1:52:49 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Roster |
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45 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
And A "Chili Mac" On The DPU |
Description: |
A portrait of the DPU unit on an eastbound ore job as it finished parading by Bandana Square on Easter Sunday 2013 |
Photo Date: |
3/31/2013 Upload Date: 4/3/2013 4:24:05 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
BNSF 9918(SD70MAC) |
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147 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Out Of The Sun |
Description: |
Due to the sun-angle, this eastbound BNSF ore job literally came out of the sun and into my camera lense on Easter Sunday 2013. |
Photo Date: |
3/31/2013 Upload Date: 4/3/2013 4:24:32 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
BNSF 6231(ES44AC) BNSF 993(C44-9W) |
Views: |
197 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Eastbound About To Be Red-Lighted |
Description: |
This eastbound CP intermodal train came to am abrupt halt for about ten minutes after the motive power passed Bandana Square. The crew must have got a red sigal further east. |
Photo Date: |
3/31/2013 Upload Date: 4/2/2013 2:59:55 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
CP 9375(ES44AC) CP 8744(ES44AC) |
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418 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Thundering By Bandana |
Description: |
A BNSF unit train down from Duluth/Superior thunders by Bandana Square on a blustery Easter Sunday 2013. |
Photo Date: |
3/31/2013 Upload Date: 4/3/2013 4:27:41 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
BNSF 993(C44-9W) BNSF 6231(ES44AC) |
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157 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Princess Depot Looking Northeast |
Description: |
A view of the Princess Depot at Minnehaha Park from looking northeast. The metal box protects the lamp on the train order signal from the elements; wooden shutters do the same for the windows. |
Photo Date: |
3/31/2013 Upload Date: 3/31/2013 9:19:20 PM |
Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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57 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Princess Depot Looking Southeast |
Description: |
A southeast-looking view of the Princess Depot at Minnehaha Park. Track at right ends right by the depot platform, some of which is now grass and earth. |
Photo Date: |
3/31/2013 Upload Date: 3/31/2013 10:08:46 PM |
Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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37 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
A Beloved Plaque |
Description: |
I first read this plaque placed next to the Princess Depot when I was a boy. It gives me fond memories just to look at it. Man I love trains! |
Photo Date: |
3/31/2013 Upload Date: 3/31/2013 10:14:40 PM |
Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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49 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Station Sign "Minnehaha" |
Description: |
The station sign on the Princess depot at Minnehaha Park. |
Photo Date: |
3/31/2013 Upload Date: 3/31/2013 9:18:49 PM |
Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
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46 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Nose Shot |
Description: |
Usually you can view MNNR locos from the south side of the roundhouse. On this Easter Sunday, however, a string of boxcars mostly blocked out the view. I got lucky with this shot, though. The barbed wire-topped chain link fence indicates just what kind of neighborhood the Commercial's roundhouse sits in. Stay alert when you visit, railfans! |
Photo Date: |
3/31/2013 Upload Date: 4/1/2013 1:00:24 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
MNNR 54(B30-7) |
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202 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
MNNR 84 |
Description: |
Roster shot of this "new" unit, taken on a sunny but blustery Easter Sunday 2013 at the MNNR roundhouse. |
Photo Date: |
3/31/2013 Upload Date: 4/1/2013 12:59:34 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
MNNR 84(B39-8E) |
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587 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
MNNR 87 |
Description: |
Roster shot of a "new" unit for the Commercial taken at the MNNR roundhouse on a blustery but sunny Easter 2013. It was coupled up to their other "new" unit, the 84. Both were idling unmanned. |
Photo Date: |
3/31/2013 Upload Date: 4/1/2013 12:59:05 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Roster |
Locomotives: |
MNNR 87(B39-8E) |
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271 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
MNNR Yard Power |
Description: |
The MNNR yard power makes a nice subject stopped beneath the Raymond Avenue bridge. |
Photo Date: |
3/31/2013 Upload Date: 4/1/2013 1:18:31 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
MNNR T-3(Yard Slug) MNNR 88(B30-7) |
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442 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Yard Goats Under The Bridge |
Description: |
Here we have the MNNR Midway yard goats stopped beneath the Raymond Avenue bridge on a breezy, sunny Easter 2013. Today warranted breaking out one of their yard slugs. |
Photo Date: |
3/31/2013 Upload Date: 4/1/2013 1:51:03 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
MNNR 88(B30-7) MNNR T-3(Yard Slug) |
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412 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Lamberts Point And MKT 403 |
Description: |
Roster shot of these two private cars at Amtrak Midway. |
Photo Date: |
3/31/2013 Upload Date: 4/1/2013 11:49:46 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Roster,Station,Passenger |
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Views: |
453 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
403 And The Lamberts Point |
Description: |
These two open-platform private cars look nice parked back-to-back at Amtrak Midway on Easter Sunday 2013. Dig that Missouri-Kansas-Texas drumhead! |
Photo Date: |
3/31/2013 Upload Date: 4/1/2013 11:49:20 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Roster,Station,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
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416 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Snowmelt Along The Old Milwaukee Road |
Description: |
A wind-whipped snowmelt puddle on the south side of the old Milwaukee Road across from the MNNR roundhouse made an irresistible photo subject. |
Photo Date: |
3/31/2013 Upload Date: 4/1/2013 1:17:59 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Scenic |
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58 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Union Yard Goats On The Move |
Description: |
The Union Yard goats emerge from beneath the Raymond Avenue bridge on a reverse switch move. |
Photo Date: |
3/31/2013 Upload Date: 4/1/2013 9:54:01 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Yard,Action |
Locomotives: |
BNSF 3002(GP40M) BNSF 3022(GP40M) |
Views: |
346 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Shoving Back Into Union Yard |
Description: |
The hogger aboard these veteran units clad in paint schemes old and new is busy shoving a mix of COFC/TOFC flats back into Union Yard after pulling all the way down to Raymond Avenue. |
Photo Date: |
3/31/2013 Upload Date: 4/1/2013 9:56:03 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Yard,Action |
Locomotives: |
BNSF 3022(GP40M) BNSF 3002(GP40M) |
Views: |
357 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
And A Canuck National In The Bargain! |
Description: |
The crew aboard this westbound BNSF intermodal job has a CN unit along for the ride as they pass Bandana Square. |
Photo Date: |
3/31/2013 Upload Date: 4/3/2013 4:29:39 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
BNSF 7512(ES44DC) BNSF 1107(C44-9W) IC 2708(C44-9W) |
Views: |
212 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Almost Stopped |
Description: |
The crew aboard this eastbound (loaded) unit coal job have almost got their long train brought to a stopm for a (temporarily) red signal at Long Lake. Meanwhile traffic on U.S. 12 zips east and west without pause. |
Photo Date: |
4/7/2013 Upload Date: 4/7/2013 8:19:28 PM |
Location: |
Long Lake, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
BNSF 5785(ES44AC) BNSF 9256(SD70ACe) |
Views: |
345 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Eastbound DPU On The Move Again |
Description: |
The DPU on an eastbound unit coal train that stopped for all of three (?!) minutes at Long Lake brings up the rear as the train speeds out of town. |
Photo Date: |
4/7/2013 Upload Date: 4/7/2013 8:19:57 PM |
Location: |
Long Lake, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
BNSF 9307(SD70ACe) |
Views: |
158 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Eastbound Coal At A Crawl |
Description: |
The crew of this eastbound unit coal job is slowing their train to a crawl as they approach the Brown Road underpass prior to a 3-minute halt for a red signal at Long Lake. |
Photo Date: |
4/7/2013 Upload Date: 4/7/2013 8:34:13 PM |
Location: |
Long Lake, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
BNSF 5785(ES44AC) BNSF 9256(SD70ACe) |
Views: |
292 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
The Princess |
Description: |
A shot of the Princess Depot at Minnehaha Park as viewed from the Minnehaha Avenue side. Before an extensive redo of the park was done Minnehaha Avenue was much wider and still had old streetcar rails buried in them. |
Photo Date: |
4/8/2013 Upload Date: 4/9/2013 10:49:34 AM |
Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Station |
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26 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
A Gate |
Description: |
Metro-Transit buses have replaced trains at this gate. At least it is back in mass-transit service. |
Photo Date: |
4/21/2013 Upload Date: 4/25/2013 10:51:27 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
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28 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Never thought I'd see the day |
Description: |
I never thought I'd see the day such a structure would be added to SPUD to serve trains again. |
Photo Date: |
4/21/2013 Upload Date: 4/24/2013 5:48:44 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
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40 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
"The Empire Builder's" new stop |
Description: |
Come late 2013, "The Empire Builder" will call at this platform at SPUD, just as things used to be for the flagship train of the Great Northern. |
Photo Date: |
4/21/2013 Upload Date: 4/23/2013 3:32:38 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Winter,Station,Passenger |
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67 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
The old and the new |
Description: |
Another view that contrasts the ultra-modern Amtrak platform wing with the classic SPUD concourse. |
Photo Date: |
4/21/2013 Upload Date: 4/24/2013 5:52:03 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
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44 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
B Gate |
Description: |
This gate at SPUD so far only leads down to a restored train platform that has ballast by it by no tracks -yet, I hope. |
Photo Date: |
4/21/2013 Upload Date: 4/25/2013 10:51:08 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
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35 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Weathered and fresh paint |
Description: |
The next two units I found in a big line parked by the Pig's Eye diesel house. The paint is a study in contrasts, but I prefer the bandit! |
Photo Date: |
4/21/2013 Upload Date: 4/26/2013 9:56:25 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
SOO 1540(MP15AC) CP 1447(MP15AC) |
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234 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Bandits at the Belt |
Description: |
Two ex-Soo Line exx-Milwaukee Road "bandit" MP15s at the UP Belt Yard just after they were cut from their cars. Note the "Milwaukee Road" lettering still legible on the long hood of the 1548. |
Photo Date: |
4/21/2013 Upload Date: 4/24/2013 5:37:51 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
SOO 1536(MP15AC) SOO 1548(MP15AC) |
Views: |
379 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
On Milwaukee rails! |
Description: |
This transfer crew passes the Pigs Eye diesel house after dropping a cut of cars at the next door UP Belt Yard with a pair of veteran exx-Milwaukee Road ex-Soo Line "bandits." Note the "Milwaukee Road" lettering on the 1548's long hood. 33 years ago it was fresh-looking. Remarkable how long paint can last! |
Photo Date: |
4/21/2013 Upload Date: 4/24/2013 5:52:48 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Yard,Action |
Locomotives: |
SOO 1548(MP15AC) SOO 1534(MP15AC) |
Views: |
580 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
C Gate |
Description: |
Here is where you have the option at SPUD of boarding/leaving "The Empire Builder" from. |
Photo Date: |
4/21/2013 Upload Date: 4/25/2013 10:51:45 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
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31 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Coach "Merriam Park" |
Description: |
The Minnesota Commercial stashes several coaches at their roundhouse. This is one of them. Anybody know where this car came from originally? |
Photo Date: |
4/21/2013 Upload Date: 4/23/2013 7:42:31 AM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Passenger |
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Views: |
462 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
Battered paint and fresh |
Description: |
A veteran CP GE is nose-to-nose with a new ECO-friendly GP20 at Pig's Eye yard. |
Photo Date: |
4/21/2013 Upload Date: 4/27/2013 1:33:44 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
CP 9539(AC44CW) CP 2223(GP20C-ECO) |
Views: |
288 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
GE and EMD |
Description: |
Units five and six in a big lineup of motive power I found this day parked by the Pig's Eye diesel house. The paint on both units have seen better days. |
Photo Date: |
4/21/2013 Upload Date: 4/26/2013 9:56:49 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
CP 9555(AC44CW) CP 5941(SD40-2) |
Views: |
182 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Environmentally-friendly |
Description: |
I caught my first two of the recent batch of environmentally-friendly four-axle units CP got. They sure look good in fresh paint! |
Photo Date: |
4/21/2013 Upload Date: 4/26/2013 10:04:40 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
CP 2222(GP20C-ECO) CP 2216(GP20C-ECO) |
Views: |
426 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Crew change at Pig's Eye |
Description: |
I do believe th—s is a CP/ICE train that is picture here getting a crew change at Pig's Eye yard. The CP seems to be keeping some of the ex-Soo Line SD60s in service judging by the brand-oew paint on the 6234. |
Photo Date: |
4/21/2013 Upload Date: 4/27/2013 1:19:27 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Yard,Action |
Locomotives: |
ICE 6432(SD40-2) CP 6234(SD60) DME 6367(SD40-2) |
Views: |
231 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
The start of a very long line! |
Description: |
These two MP15s smartly turned out in two versions of the CP paint scheme are just the start of a very long line of units sitting beside the diesel house at Pig's Eye yard this day. |
Photo Date: |
4/21/2013 Upload Date: 4/25/2013 11:08:49 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
CP 1433(MP15AC) CP 1404(MP15AC) |
Views: |
426 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Pulling up in the engine terminal |
Description: |
A quartet of diesels -three CP (or CP-painted) and one DME- pull up inside the confines of the Pig's Eye yard engine terminal on a blustery, cloudy April Sunday afternoon. |
Photo Date: |
4/21/2013 Upload Date: 4/27/2013 5:21:37 PM |
Location: |
Long Lake, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Yard,Action |
Locomotives: |
CP 5936(SD40-2) DME 6056(SD40-2) |
Views: |
91 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
CP 6258 |
Description: |
Roster shot of this freshly re-painted former Soo Line wide-nose SD60. It is at the Pig's Eye yard diesel house. |
Photo Date: |
4/21/2013 Upload Date: 4/27/2013 1:34:19 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Richard Held |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
CP 6258(SD60M) |
Views: |
595 Comments: 0 |
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