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Viewing Album:  Around The Twin Cities: Vol. 2
 
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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Dig That Covered Wagon
Title:  Dig That Covered Wagon
Description:  Milwaukee 261 was not the only classy locomotive drawing attention at St. Paul Union Depot's Train Days 2016.
Photo Date:  5/1/2016  Upload Date: 5/1/2016 8:39:40 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Station
Locomotives:  SOO 2500(FP7A)
Views:  94   Comments: 1
Just Up From The Spine
Title:  Just Up From The Spine
Description:  A northbound freight just up from the Spine Line sits beneath mild May Day skies at Belt Yard.
Photo Date:  5/1/2016  Upload Date: 5/1/2016 8:47:37 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  UP 2535(ES44AC-H) UP 6322(AC44CW) UP 8544(SD70ACe)
Views:  170   Comments: 0
TC&W's Newest
Title:  TC&W's Newest
Description:  One of TC&W's new GP38-2s proudly sits on display at St. Paul Union Depot during Train Days 2016.
Photo Date:  5/1/2016  Upload Date: 5/1/2016 6:34:51 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  TCWR 2011(GP38-2)
Views:  251   Comments: 0
Steam, Fs, And Hood Units
Title:  Steam, Fs, And Hood Units
Description:  The tracks at St. Paul Union Depot played host to steam, Fs, and hood units for Train Days 2016. TC&W 2011 is notable because it is a Positive Train Control equipped locomotive, one of four TC&W recently purchased but has yet to put into revenue service.
Photo Date:  5/1/2016  Upload Date: 5/1/2016 8:40:21 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Station
Locomotives:  TCWR 2011(GP38-2) SOO 2500(FP7A) MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  282   Comments: 1
UP 6322
Title:  UP 6322
Description:  Roster shot of this ex-Espee unit, taken at Belt Yard.
Photo Date:  5/1/2016  Upload Date: 5/1/2016 8:10:53 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  UP 6322(AC44CW)
Views:  135   Comments: 1
UP 8544
Title:  UP 8544
Description:  Roster view, taken at Belt Yard.
Photo Date:  5/1/2016  Upload Date: 5/1/2016 8:48:05 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  UP 8544(SD70ACe)
Views:  56   Comments: 0
Only In Minneapolis
Title:  Only In Minneapolis
Description:  This sign for the railroad crossing on Humboldt Avenue North currently sports an anti-meth sticker. Only in Minneapolis.
Photo Date:  5/5/2016  Upload Date: 5/5/2016 3:09:03 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  78   Comments: 0
Yard Goats Behind The Fence
Title:  Yard Goats Behind The Fence
Description:  I snapped this picture of Humboldt's yard goats from Morgan Avenue North, taking advantage of a handy gap in the trees.
Photo Date:  5/5/2016  Upload Date: 5/5/2016 3:59:47 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CP 3131(GP38-2) SOO 4402(GP38-2)
Views:  271   Comments: 1
The Herzog Train Is In!
Title:  The Herzog Train Is In!
Description:  A unit train made up entirely of loaded Herzog gondolas (I do not know the commodity they were hauling) sits in the east end of Humboldt Yard beneath lovely May skies.
Photo Date:  5/5/2016  Upload Date: 5/5/2016 3:09:38 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5046(SD30C-ECO) CP 5047(SD30C-ECO)
Views:  323   Comments: 3
Herzog Train And Crew Taxi
Title:  Herzog Train And Crew Taxi
Description:  Here is another shot of the Herzog train I found at Humboldt Yard today. Note the crew taxi in the left foreground.
Photo Date:  5/5/2016  Upload Date: 5/5/2016 3:59:24 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CP 5046(SD30C-ECO) CP 5047(SD30C-ECO)
Views:  299   Comments: 1
SOO 4402
Title:  SOO 4402
Description:  This veteran Soo Line unit was part of the yard goat duo at Humboldt Yard today. You gotta love those Soo Line units.
Photo Date:  5/5/2016  Upload Date: 5/5/2016 4:00:10 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  SOO 4402(GP38-2)
Views:  245   Comments: 0
Waiting At I-94
Title:  Waiting At I-94
Description:  A westbound CP freight waits at I-94 for a meet with an eastbound freight at East Humboldt. This is my first catch at this locale.
Photo Date:  5/5/2016  Upload Date: 5/5/2016 3:05:29 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 8855(ES44AC) CEFX 1002(AC44CW)
Views:  83   Comments: 0
Passing Through University
Title:  Passing Through University
Description:  A BNSF freight passes through University as it leaves Northtown Yard behind.
Photo Date:  5/29/2016  Upload Date: 5/30/2016 10:37:15 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7643(ES44DC) CSX 719(ES44AC-H) BNSF 4671(C44-9W)
Views:  99   Comments: 0
On To Northtown
Title:  On To Northtown
Description:  A northbound empty coal or coke train heads into Northtown yard while on its way north on the BNSF.
Photo Date:  5/29/2016  Upload Date: 5/31/2016 10:35:10 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9335(SD70ACe) BNSF 6036(ES44AC) BNSF 9265(SD70ACe)
Views:  102   Comments: 0
Northbound In The Sun
Title:  Northbound In The Sun
Description:  Northbound BNSF oil rolls through university amidst a splash of sunshine pouring forth from the partly sunny skies above.
Photo Date:  5/29/2016  Upload Date: 5/31/2016 10:35:46 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4293(ES44C4) BNSF 8152(ES44C4)
Views:  156   Comments: 0
Northbound Empties
Title:  Northbound Empties
Description:  An empty coal or coke train heads north through University Junction on the last Sunday in May of 2016.
Photo Date:  5/29/2016  Upload Date: 5/31/2016 10:34:44 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9265(SD70ACe) BNSF 6036(ES44AC) BNSF 9335(SD70ACe)
Views:  140   Comments: 0
Northbound Oil
Title:  Northbound Oil
Description:  A northbound BNSF oil train rolls through a splash of sunshine at University Junction.
Photo Date:  5/29/2016  Upload Date: 5/31/2016 10:35:28 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8152(ES44C4) BNSF 4293(ES44C4)
Views:  167   Comments: 0
Departing Northtown
Title:  Departing Northtown
Description:  A BNSF freight heads south through University as it departs Northtown Yard on a lovely May afternoon.
Photo Date:  5/29/2016  Upload Date: 5/30/2016 10:37:00 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4671(C44-9W) CSX 719(ES44AC-H) BNSF 7643(ES44DC)
Views:  94   Comments: 0
Northstar At University
Title:  Northstar At University
Description:  A Target Field bound Northstar train passes University Junction beneath partly cloudy and mild late May skies.
Photo Date:  5/29/2016  Upload Date: 5/30/2016 10:16:28 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  104   Comments: 0
Meet At University
Title:  Meet At University
Description:  A southbound Northstar train meets at northbound BNSF oil train at University.
Photo Date:  5/29/2016  Upload Date: 5/30/2016 10:16:46 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNRX 503(MP36PH-3C) MNRX 502(MP36PH-3C)
Views:  82   Comments: 1
Two Uncle Petes
Title:  Two Uncle Petes
Description:  A Union Pacific duo heads south through University Junction beneath partly sunny skies. 1449 is an ex-Southern Pacific unit now fully decked out in UP colors.
Photo Date:  5/29/2016  Upload Date: 5/30/2016 10:12:45 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 1449(GP40-2) UP 1133(GP60)
Views:  136   Comments: 1
Light Power At University
Title:  Light Power At University
Description:  A light Union Pacific power move heads south through University Junction on a lovely Sunday afternoon.
Photo Date:  5/29/2016  Upload Date: 5/30/2016 10:12:23 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 1133(GP60) UP 1449(GP40-2)
Views:  167   Comments: 0
At Rest Outside The "Shop"
Title:  At Rest Outside The "Shop"
Description:  Progressive Rail's Dan Patch Line duo sit at rest outside the PGR's "shop" west of Lyndale Avenue on Memorial Day 2016.
Photo Date:  5/30/2016  Upload Date: 5/31/2016 10:36:29 PM
Location:  Bloomington, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PGR 34(SW1500) PGR 36(SW1500)
Views:  261   Comments: 0
PGR 34
Title:  PGR 34
Description:  Nose view.
Photo Date:  5/30/2016  Upload Date: 5/31/2016 10:36:42 PM
Location:  Bloomington, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PGR 34(SW1500)
Views:  190   Comments: 0
MN&S Aura
Title:  MN&S Aura
Description:  In this shot, the aura of the Minneapolis, Northfield, and Southern can be felt in this nose on view of PGR's ex-MN&S unit now virtually back in her old colors.
Photo Date:  5/30/2016  Upload Date: 5/31/2016 10:37:00 PM
Location:  Bloomington, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PGR 36(SW1500)
Views:  192   Comments: 0
RRVW 2001 At Ziegler
Title:  RRVW 2001 At Ziegler
Description:  Red River Valley & Western 2001 sits at Ziegler CAT on Memorial day 2016.
Photo Date:  5/30/2016  Upload Date: 5/31/2016 10:37:12 PM
Location:  Bloomington, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  RRVW 2001(GP20C)
Views:  258   Comments: 0
Power At Roseport
Title:  Power At Roseport
Description:  I found four units parked on the end of live rails on the old Chicago Great Western main line at Roseport in Rosemount on the evening of Summer Solstice 2016. Behind the 4409 was a CSX unit, another UP unit, and a BNSF unit.
Photo Date:  6/20/2016  Upload Date: 6/21/2016 5:49:52 AM
Location:  Rosemount, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4409(SD70M)
Views:  52   Comments: 0
My Kind Of Thunder
Title:  My Kind Of Thunder
Description:  A westbound BNSF grain train makes my kind of thunder as it rolls through my home suburb on The Glorious Fourth.
Photo Date:  7/4/2016  Upload Date: 7/4/2016 5:27:13 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6814(ES44C4) CREX 1344(ES44AC) BNSF 6750(ES44C4)
Views:  174   Comments: 1
Green Signal On The Glorious Fourth
Title:  Green Signal On The Glorious Fourth
Description:  A westbound BNSF grain train heads for the green signal as the crew takes the train west on the Wayzata Sub on the Fourth of July.
Photo Date:  7/4/2016  Upload Date: 7/4/2016 5:28:49 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6750(ES44C4) CREX 1344(ES44AC) BNSF 6814(ES44C4)
Views:  164   Comments: 0
Seen Better Days
Title:  Seen Better Days
Description:  The former Minneapolis, Northfield, and Southern grade crossing on 155th Street sure has seen better days. By now only the dirt and vegetation is keeping the rails in gauge here at Orchard Gardens. The track used to be double here but was reduced to single track sometime after the Soo Line took over the MN&S (or so I assume).
Photo Date:  8/21/2016  Upload Date: 8/21/2016 5:32:58 PM
Location:  Burnsville, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  68   Comments: 0
Motive Power Behind The Sound Wall
Title:  Motive Power Behind The Sound Wall
Description:  The crew aboard a stopped eastbound auto rack train brought the head end of the train down to across my apartment building on a lovely August Sunday afternoon.
Photo Date:  8/21/2016  Upload Date: 8/21/2016 5:36:49 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5213(C44-9W) BNSF 6585(ES44C4)
Views:  79   Comments: 0
Dan Patch Line Survivor
Title:  Dan Patch Line Survivor
Description:  This is the passenger shelter at Orchard Gardens. This was built by the Dan Patch Line, the predecessor of the Minneapolis, Northfield, and Southern. The shelter's role was to provide a waiting space for passengers along the Dan Patch's interurban route to Northfield and points south. When the Dan Patch passed to the more freight oriented MN&S, the shelter survived as a monument to the brief success of the Dan Patch as a passenger line.
Photo Date:  8/21/2016  Upload Date: 8/21/2016 5:33:40 PM
Location:  Burnsville, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station
Locomotives: 
Views:  39   Comments: 0
Orchard Gardens
Title:  Orchard Gardens
Description:  A view looking north from Orchard Gardens of the Dan Patch passenger shelter and the 155th Street grade crossing. Will passenger rail return to the old Dan Patch/MN&S? We can all hope such an eventuality comes to pass.
Photo Date:  8/21/2016  Upload Date: 8/21/2016 5:34:42 PM
Location:  Burnsville, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station
Locomotives: 
Views:  47   Comments: 0
Eastbound Autoracks
Title:  Eastbound Autoracks
Description:  An eastbound autorack train waits for a green signal behind the sound wall separating the BNSF Wayzata Sub from Orchard Lane on a lovely late August afternoon.
Photo Date:  8/21/2016  Upload Date: 8/21/2016 5:35:19 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5213(C44-9W) BNSF 6585(ES44C4)
Views:  58   Comments: 0
2010 And The Depot
Title:  2010 And The Depot
Description:  A portrait of TCWR 2010 and the former Milwaukee Road Hopkins depot which now is on its third owner, Canadian Pacific.
Photo Date:  8/27/2016  Upload Date: 8/27/2016 11:49:12 PM
Location:  Hopkins, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  TCWR 2010(GP38-2)
Views:  178   Comments: 0
Stashed Under 169
Title:  Stashed Under 169
Description:  A mix of freight cars sits on the siding beneath the 169 overpass on a gray Saturday afternoon.
Photo Date:  8/27/2016  Upload Date: 8/28/2016 11:05:55 PM
Location:  Hopkins, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  22   Comments: 0
New Kids On The Old Milwaukee Road
Title:  New Kids On The Old Milwaukee Road
Description:  Three of TC&W's four new units sit on the siding by the Hopkins depot on a fall-like afternoon in late August. This is the first new power to grace the rails of the old Milwaukee Road Benton Cutoff in quite some time.
Photo Date:  8/27/2016  Upload Date: 8/27/2016 11:42:28 PM
Location:  Hopkins, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories: 
Locomotives:  TCWR 2010(GP38-2) TCWR 2014(GP38-2) TCWR 2013(GP38-2)
Views:  466   Comments: 1
2013 And A Hi-Rail Truck
Title:  2013 And A Hi-Rail Truck
Description:  Portrait of the 2013 with a Canadian Pacific hi-rail truck parked at the CP Hopkins depot.
Photo Date:  8/27/2016  Upload Date: 8/28/2016 11:08:40 PM
Location:  Hopkins, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories: 
Locomotives:  TCWR 2013(GP38-2)
Views:  105   Comments: 1
New Power On The Ready Track
Title:  New Power On The Ready Track
Description:  Three of TC&W's four newest units, Automatic Train Control equipped GP38-2s, sits on the ready track by the Hopkins depot beneath gray skies on an "Augtober" worthy Saturday afternoon in late August.
Photo Date:  8/27/2016  Upload Date: 8/27/2016 11:35:57 PM
Location:  Hopkins, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories: 
Locomotives:  TCWR 2013(GP38-2) TCWR 2014(GP38-2) TCWR 2010(GP38-2)
Views:  462   Comments: 1
Still Says "Santa Fe"
Title:  Still Says "Santa Fe"
Description:  The 2793 still says "Santa Fe" on its long hood twenty years after the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe merger. The paint is still in good order too. Santa Fe sure knew how to buy quality paint!
Photo Date:  9/4/2016  Upload Date: 9/4/2016 9:29:13 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BNSF 2793(GP39-2)
Views:  102   Comments: 1
Eastbound At Bandana As The Fair Rocks On
Title:  Eastbound At Bandana As The Fair Rocks On
Description:  An eastbound COFC/TOFC intermodal thunders by Bandana Square as, in the background, the Minnesota State Fair rocks on.
Photo Date:  9/4/2016  Upload Date: 9/4/2016 9:21:25 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7621(ES44DC) BNSF 5115(C44-9W) BNSF 4576(C44-9W) BNSF 4545(C44-9W)
Views:  95   Comments: 1
Another Bandana Catch
Title:  Another Bandana Catch
Description:  An eastbound TOFC/COFC intermodal rolls east past Bandana Square, yet another catch I made at this locale.
Photo Date:  9/4/2016  Upload Date: 9/4/2016 9:26:53 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4545(C44-9W) BNSF 4576(C44-9W)
Views:  52   Comments: 0
Midway Yard Goats
Title:  Midway Yard Goats
Description:  A trio of yard goats sit beneath mostly cloudy skies on an afternoon in early September.
Photo Date:  9/4/2016  Upload Date: 9/4/2016 9:28:53 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 2912(GP39E) BNSF 2352(GP38-2) BNSF 2793(GP39-2)
Views:  232   Comments: 1
Shoofly At Wayzata
Title:  Shoofly At Wayzata
Description:  Construction of a new road bridge across the BNSF Wayzata Sub on Bushaway Road necessitated this shoofly.
Photo Date:  9/25/2016  Upload Date: 9/25/2016 5:31:29 PM
Location:  Wayzata, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  51   Comments: 0
BNSF "Marias Pass"
Title:  BNSF "Marias Pass"
Description:  "Marias Pass" is named in honor of the pass along the former Great Northern in Glacier National Park. The car was part of BNSF's Ryder Cup special when I photographed it in Wayzata.
Photo Date:  9/28/2016  Upload Date: 10/3/2016 6:59:28 PM
Location:  Wayzata, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  30   Comments: 0
The "MT San Antonio"
Title:  The "MT San Antonio"
Description:  The "MT San Antonio" provides power for BNSF's Ryder Cup train as it sits beneath gray skies three days before the Ryder Cup began in earnest.
Photo Date:  9/28/2016  Upload Date: 10/3/2016 6:46:00 PM
Location:  Wayzata, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  138   Comments: 0
BNSF "Raton Pass"
Title:  BNSF "Raton Pass"
Description:  This car is named in honor of a storied place along the former Santa Fe. Today it was one of the BNSF Ryder Cup cars you could take a gander at from the trail along County Road 15.
Photo Date:  9/28/2016  Upload Date: 10/3/2016 6:49:22 PM
Location:  Wayzata, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  40   Comments: 0
BNSF's Ryder Cup Train Is In
Title:  BNSF's Ryder Cup Train Is In
Description:  BNSF's Ryder Cup 2016 train sits in the former Dakota Rail interchange trackage at Wayzata on a gray but mild Wednesday afternoon. Dig that varnish!
Photo Date:  9/28/2016  Upload Date: 9/29/2016 11:41:02 AM
Location:  Wayzata, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  52   Comments: 0
BNSF "Snoqualmie Pass"
Title:  BNSF "Snoqualmie Pass"
Description:  The "Snoqualmie Pass" is named after a locale on the Milwaukee Road's route through the Cascades that BNSF predecessor Burlington Northern owned for a short while after the Milwaukee pulled out from the West Coast in 1980. BN subsequently abandoned the route through the pass. I find it surprising a BNSF business train car would bear the name of a place that no longer is part of a rail system.
Photo Date:  9/28/2016  Upload Date: 10/3/2016 7:00:38 PM
Location:  Wayzata, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  136   Comments: 0
BNSF "Stampede Pass"
Title:  BNSF "Stampede Pass"
Description:  BNSF business car "Stampede Pass" is named in honor of the pass located on the former Northern Pacific main line across the Cascades that was railbanked a short while after the Burlington Northern merger but was reactivated after the BNSF merger.
Photo Date:  9/28/2016  Upload Date: 10/3/2016 7:12:40 PM
Location:  Wayzata, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  272   Comments: 0

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