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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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Still Used?
Title:  Still Used?
Description:  A portrait of the State of Minnesota track scale house, located near the Minnesota Commercial's roundhouse. Is this still used?
Photo Date:  10/13/2019  Upload Date: 10/13/2019 7:27:18 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  63   Comments: 0
Lazy Sunday
Title:  Lazy Sunday
Description:  Late on an unseasonably cool and breezy Sunday morning in early October, engines at the Minnesota Commercial roundhouse enjoy a lazy Sunday.
Photo Date:  10/13/2019  Upload Date: 10/13/2019 7:26:42 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MNNR T-2(Yard Slug) MNNR 1978(B23-7)
Views:  149   Comments: 0
ECOs
Title:  ECOs
Description:  Close up of the two ECOs I saw on a stopped Canadian Pacific freight near Van Cleve Park this day.
Photo Date:  10/14/2019  Upload Date: 10/15/2019 9:04:44 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 2276(GP20C-ECO) CP 2206(GP20C-ECO)
Views:  161   Comments: 1
Sixties!
Title:  Sixties!
Description:  The crew of this CP freight had a pair of SD60s as the lead units. I love those classic EMDs. These babies are also former Soo Line units, which adds to their appeal for me.
Photo Date:  10/14/2019  Upload Date: 10/15/2019 9:06:16 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 6252(SD60) CP 6302(SD60-3)
Views:  160   Comments: 0
Nice Catch
Title:  Nice Catch
Description:  I came upon a stopped northbound Canadian Pacific freight just south of Van Cleve Park on the BNSF on a fairly seasonable Monday afternoon. I have no idea if this train was going to the Paynesville Sub, Northtown, or Duluth, but the motive power the crew had made it quite a nice catch.
Photo Date:  10/14/2019  Upload Date: 10/15/2019 9:04:07 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 2276(GP20C-ECO) CP 2206(GP20C-ECO) CP 6252(SD60) CP 6302(SD60-3)
Views:  277   Comments: 1
Stopped By The Bridge
Title:  Stopped By The Bridge
Description:  An eastbound BNSF freight idles down by the County 15/Highway 12 connector bridge during the noon hour on a sunny, breezy, and mild Saturday in October.
Photo Date:  10/26/2019  Upload Date: 10/26/2019 8:11:28 PM
Location:  Wayzata, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6060(ES44AC) BNSF 4046(C44-9W)
Views:  48   Comments: 2
GEs
Title:  GEs
Description:  First and second units on an eastbound freight pausing in Long Lake before the dispatcher cleared the crew to proceed.
Photo Date:  11/2/2019  Upload Date: 11/2/2019 8:11:29 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 3889(ET44C4) BNSF 605(AC44C4M)
Views:  221   Comments: 1
Weathered Pumpkin
Title:  Weathered Pumpkin
Description:  Fifth and last unit on a stopped eastbound freight I caught this day.
Photo Date:  11/2/2019  Upload Date: 11/2/2019 8:16:00 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6206(ES44AC) BNSF 4020(C44-9W)
Views:  54   Comments: 0
EMD And A GE
Title:  EMD And A GE
Description:  Third and fourth units on an eastbound freight I bagged while it was paused in Long Lake.
Photo Date:  11/2/2019  Upload Date: 11/2/2019 8:14:11 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9625(SD70MAC) BNSF 4020(C44-9W)
Views:  99   Comments: 0
Second Catch Of The Day
Title:  Second Catch Of The Day
Description:  My second, and final, catch of the day was another eastbound freight the dispatcher had pause in Long Lake before clearing the crew to proceed. The engineer thoughtfully parked the engines where I could easily photograph them from my apartment. Having last been in CSX country way back in 1994 (long story), seeing CSX units is always a treat out this way.
Photo Date:  11/2/2019  Upload Date: 11/2/2019 8:09:50 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CSX 869(ES44AC-H) BNSF 6947(ES44C4)
Views:  91   Comments: 0
First Catch Of The Day
Title:  First Catch Of The Day
Description:  Shortly after 9:30 A.M. this day, I bagged this eastbound freight which had been halted by the dispatcher in my home suburb.
Photo Date:  11/2/2019  Upload Date: 11/2/2019 8:09:10 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6206(ES44AC) BNSF 4020(C44-9W) BNSF 9625(SD70MAC) BNSF 605(AC44C4M) BNSF 3889(ET44C4)
Views:  253   Comments: 1
COFC!
Title:  COFC!
Description:  An eastbound BNSF COFC intermodal passes Bandana Square beneath wonderfully sunny (and mild!) early December skies. The "BNSF 'bonnet" was a nice catch.
Photo Date:  12/4/2019  Upload Date: 12/4/2019 9:03:27 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7478(ES44DC) BNSF 779(C44-9W)
Views:  89   Comments: 1
CP!
Title:  CP!
Description:  An eastbound Canadian Pacific freight rolls past Bandana Square early on a lovely, mild Wednesday afternoon.
Photo Date:  12/4/2019  Upload Date: 12/4/2019 9:02:06 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8916(ES44AC)
Views:  185   Comments: 0
Alco In Repose
Title:  Alco In Repose
Description:  Minnesota Commercial's venerable Alco 316 sits at the sand tower at the "Commersh"'s roundhouse late on a delightfully mild Wednesday afternoon.
Photo Date:  12/4/2019  Upload Date: 12/4/2019 8:58:06 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Winter
Locomotives:  MNNR 316(RS27)
Views:  93   Comments: 0
Not Exactly The Big Boy, But It Will Do
Title:  Not Exactly The Big Boy, But It Will Do
Description:  The mid-train helper (?) on an eastbound Canadian Pacific freight proved to be from Union Pacific. You know, back this past summer, U.P. 4014 passed by Bandana Square twice, going to and from Duluth, MN, and I did not catch her here both times. U.P. 6055 may not be the 4014, but it will do.
Photo Date:  12/4/2019  Upload Date: 12/4/2019 9:02:41 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  UP 6055(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  55   Comments: 0
Holiday Train Varnish
Title:  Holiday Train Varnish
Description:  The varnish section of the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train, four business cars bedecked with lights and decor, proudly brings up the rear of the train as it heads west for Loretto and the first show of today's run.
Photo Date:  12/12/2019  Upload Date: 12/12/2019 9:36:35 PM
Location:  Plymouth, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  84   Comments: 0
"Holiday Train/Holiday Train/Holiday Train Rock"
Title:  "Holiday Train/Holiday Train/Holiday Train Rock"
Description:  "Holiday Train/Holiday Train/Holiday Train Rock"; watched by a gaggle of onlookers, the westbound Canadian Pacific Holiday Train approaches Chesire Parkway on a gray December afternoon. Trains still can be a draw in this day and age, no?
Photo Date:  12/12/2019  Upload Date: 12/12/2019 9:35:36 PM
Location:  Plymouth, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CP 2246(GP20C-ECO)
Views:  203   Comments: 2
On To Loretto
Title:  On To Loretto
Description:  The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train approaches a curve on the Paynesville Subdivision as the train leaves Cheshire Parkway behind, bound for Loretto and points west.
Photo Date:  12/12/2019  Upload Date: 12/12/2019 9:37:01 PM
Location:  Plymouth, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  98   Comments: 1
Paused Eastbound
Title:  Paused Eastbound
Description:  An eastbound BNSF unit grain (?) train pauses near my home in Long Lake until dispatch will clear them to proceed on down the Wayzata Subdivision into town.
Photo Date:  12/17/2019  Upload Date: 12/17/2019 9:05:11 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5987(ES44AC) BNSF 8982(SD70MAC) BNSF 100(GP60M)
Views:  176   Comments: 0
Parked By Gopher Resource
Title:  Parked By Gopher Resource
Description:  The first Saturday of not only 2020 but also the new decade saw Progressive Rail's Eagandale line power parked down by Gopher Resource on a mild, sunny afternoon. In fact, the sun was so dazzling, I had to get down on one knee to take this shot so I could get the sunlight behind the building!
Photo Date:  1/4/2020  Upload Date: 1/4/2020 6:47:18 PM
Location:  Eagan, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter
Locomotives:  CEFX 1558(SW1500) GMTX 302(MP15AC)
Views:  303   Comments: 1
Parked On The Old Milwaukee
Title:  Parked On The Old Milwaukee
Description:  Progressive Rail's Eagandale Line power sits on the old Milwaukee Road down by Gopher Resource on a dazzlingly sunny afternoon on the first Saturday of 2020--and a new decade.
Photo Date:  1/4/2020  Upload Date: 1/4/2020 6:49:57 PM
Location:  Eagan, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter
Locomotives:  GMTX 302(MP15AC) CEFX 1558(SW1500)
Views:  326   Comments: 1
Hi-Railer
Title:  Hi-Railer
Description:  A BNSF crew in a hi-rail truck heads east past Bandana Square late on a chilly, blustery Tuesday morning.
Photo Date:  2/11/2020  Upload Date: 2/11/2020 10:45:18 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  52   Comments: 0
Still There
Title:  Still There
Description:  Burlington Northern caboose 12556 is still at Northtown. Here the veteran waycar rests on the old Northern Pacific line into downtown Minneapolis late on a Saturday afternoon.
Photo Date:  2/15/2020  Upload Date: 2/15/2020 9:07:45 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Winter,Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  58   Comments: 0
A Warbonnet Amidst The Pumpkins
Title:  A Warbonnet Amidst The Pumpkins
Description:  A weathered but all-Santa Fee warbonnet sits amidst the pumpkins at the north end of a long line of parked diesels at Northtown.
Photo Date:  2/15/2020  Upload Date: 2/15/2020 7:34:38 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 1040(C44-9W) BNSF 625(C44-9W)
Views:  120   Comments: 0
Northernmost Unit
Title:  Northernmost Unit
Description:  This dash nine has been waiting out the winter near the St. Anthony Parkway bridge, the northernmost unit on a long string of parked engines at Northtown.
Photo Date:  2/15/2020  Upload Date: 2/15/2020 7:33:35 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 1049(C44-9W)
Views:  47   Comments: 0
Switchin' At Northtown
Title:  Switchin' At Northtown
Description:  A veteran 40-2 pauses during a switching move near the Canadian Pacific overpass late on a mild Saturday afternoon.
Photo Date:  2/15/2020  Upload Date: 2/15/2020 7:26:18 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1804(SD40-2)
Views:  96   Comments: 0
Warbonnets Forever
Title:  Warbonnets Forever
Description:  This lone warbonnet, an ex-Santa Fe one at that, was parked at the north end of the long string of locomotives at Northtown. Always is a prize to catch a warbonnet these days.
Photo Date:  2/15/2020  Upload Date: 2/15/2020 7:32:50 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Winter,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  40   Comments: 0
The Engines From My Youth
Title:  The Engines From My Youth
Description:  When I was a teenager, engines like the 8937 formed part of the backbone of the BNSF fleet. Now she and many of her compatriots are parked at Northtown due to fluctuating traffic levels.
Photo Date:  2/15/2020  Upload Date: 2/15/2020 8:28:46 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 8937(SD70MAC)
Views:  51   Comments: 0
Grinstein Green!
Title:  Grinstein Green!
Description:  A few units clad in Grinstein Green can be found parked at Northtown. Among these is the 9809.
Photo Date:  2/15/2020  Upload Date: 2/15/2020 8:29:22 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 9809(SD70MAC)
Views:  69   Comments: 0
New Paint But Still Parked
Title:  New Paint But Still Parked
Description:  This baby sports new paint but she still was parked, basking under the late afternoon sun at Northtown on a Saturday in mid-February..
Photo Date:  2/15/2020  Upload Date: 2/15/2020 8:00:26 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 9846(SD70MAC)
Views:  114   Comments: 0
Waiting For The Surge
Title:  Waiting For The Surge
Description:  BNSF 9874 is one of many units waiting for a surge of traffic to seem them removed from storage at Northtown and return to the rails. For the moment, all the 9874 and her fellow stored units can do is soak up the sun.
Photo Date:  2/15/2020  Upload Date: 2/15/2020 8:30:02 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 9874(SD70MAC)
Views:  74   Comments: 0
So Many Parked MACs
Title:  So Many Parked MACs
Description:  So many SD70MACs can now be found parked at Northtown, like the 9907, awaiting a surge of traffic that will see them return to service.
Photo Date:  2/15/2020  Upload Date: 2/15/2020 8:31:49 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 9907(SD70MAC)
Views:  78   Comments: 0
Under The Parkway
Title:  Under The Parkway
Description:  Glowing in the late afternoon sun, BNSF 9988 quietly sits beneath St. Anthony Parkway, waiting out lean times that have seen it stored at Northtown.
Photo Date:  2/15/2020  Upload Date: 2/15/2020 8:10:17 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 9988(SD70MAC)
Views:  47   Comments: 0
Paused On The Old Soo
Title:  Paused On The Old Soo
Description:  The Canadian Pacific crew on a westbound train pauses on the old Soo Line main just west of the Northtown bridge late on a sunny Saturday afternoon.
Photo Date:  2/15/2020  Upload Date: 2/15/2020 9:10:37 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8738(ES44AC)
Views:  80   Comments: 0
Here Comes The Other Train?
Title:  Here Comes The Other Train?
Description:  Apparently, PSR railroading entails running two trains as one. In the case of this Canadian Pacific job, the first train was a westbound COFC intermodal, and the second was a general freight, each with one unit for power. The trains were westbound on the old Soo Line. Here the second one is nearing the bridge over Northtown Yard.
Photo Date:  2/15/2020  Upload Date: 2/15/2020 9:11:06 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CP 9773(AC44CW)
Views:  116   Comments: 0
KCS!
Title:  KCS!
Description:  I like the Kansas City Southern, so I could not help photographing this KCS autorack in a westbound Canadian Pacific train I caught down by Northtown late on a mild, sunny Saturday afternoon.
Photo Date:  2/15/2020  Upload Date: 2/15/2020 9:20:45 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Winter,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  89   Comments: 0
Waiting To Go
Title:  Waiting To Go
Description:  Down by University Avenue, a southbound (?) BNSF grain (?) train awaits clearance to depart Northtown late on a Saturday afternoon in February.
Photo Date:  2/15/2020  Upload Date: 2/15/2020 9:09:13 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Yard,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  40   Comments: 0
All There Was
Title:  All There Was
Description:  Humboldt Yard on President's Day 2020 was so quiet, all you could hear was the sound of traffic on Osseo Road. All I could find to photograph were these three stored units, amongst them "bandit" GP40 2010.
Photo Date:  2/17/2020  Upload Date: 2/17/2020 5:47:22 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  SOO 2010(GP40)
Views:  247   Comments: 1
"Chessie System/Seaboard System"
Title:  "Chessie System/Seaboard System"
Description:  That is what "CSX" means, folks. Their new paint scheme sure weathers well too.
Photo Date:  2/23/2020  Upload Date: 2/23/2020 9:24:32 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  CSX 3075(ES44AC-H)
Views:  53   Comments: 0
Switching On A Mild Day
Title:  Switching On A Mild Day
Description:  A road (?) crew pauses during a switching more at the east end of Humboldt Yard on a late February Sunday afternoon that was so nice and mild, the crew could have the 3075's windows open.
Photo Date:  2/23/2020  Upload Date: 2/23/2020 9:22:46 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 3075(ES44AC-H) KCS 4175(SD70ACe)
Views:  125   Comments: 0
Kansas City Southern!
Title:  Kansas City Southern!
Description:  Their "Southern Belle"-type paint scheme sure takes the elements well, maintaining its colorfulness. Nice.
Photo Date:  2/23/2020  Upload Date: 2/23/2020 9:25:40 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  KCS 4175(SD70ACe)
Views:  108   Comments: 0
Stashed Cars
Title:  Stashed Cars
Description:  Two spur tracks near Progressive Rail's Bloomington freight house had a stash of cars parked on them when I visited on this mild, breezy March afternoon.
Photo Date:  3/3/2020  Upload Date: 3/3/2020 9:06:21 PM
Location:  Bloomington, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  37   Comments: 0
Waiting For The Next Move
Title:  Waiting For The Next Move
Description:  Switching move complete, the engineer aboard PGR #36 awaits his cue for the next switching move as a cut of cars is sorted at the Bloomington freight house.
Photo Date:  3/3/2020  Upload Date: 3/3/2020 8:57:40 PM
Location:  Bloomington, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PGR 36(SW1500) PGR 34(SW1500)
Views:  84   Comments: 0
Paused Again
Title:  Paused Again
Description:  The engineer again pauses during a switch move, awaiting word from the brakeman to proceed.
Photo Date:  3/3/2020  Upload Date: 3/3/2020 9:08:33 PM
Location:  Bloomington, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PGR 36(SW1500) PGR 34(SW1500)
Views:  98   Comments: 0
Pulling Forward
Title:  Pulling Forward
Description:  The engineer moves his engines forward on another switching move down at Progressive Rail's Bloomington freight house. This was the hottest action I have caught on PGR's Dan Patch Line in months.
Photo Date:  3/3/2020  Upload Date: 3/3/2020 9:07:23 PM
Location:  Bloomington, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PGR 36(SW1500) PGR 34(SW1500)
Views:  58   Comments: 0
Switchin' Cars
Title:  Switchin' Cars
Description:  The engineer waits for word from the brakeman while switching a cut of cars at the Bloomington freight house early on a mild, windy Tuesday afternoon.
Photo Date:  3/3/2020  Upload Date: 3/3/2020 9:16:18 PM
Location:  Bloomington, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  45   Comments: 0
And Back On In
Title:  And Back On In
Description:  The engineer completes the second switching move I saw while I was at the Bloomington freight house this day. Progressive Rail sure has traffic humming along the old Dan Patch "high line."
Photo Date:  3/3/2020  Upload Date: 3/3/2020 9:26:13 PM
Location:  Bloomington, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PGR 36(SW1500) PGR 34(SW1500)
Views:  90   Comments: 0
Switching The Freight House
Title:  Switching The Freight House
Description:  The 36's engineer moves a string of cars back during a switch move at the Progressive Rail freight house early on a breezy but nice March afternoon.
Photo Date:  3/3/2020  Upload Date: 3/3/2020 8:56:04 PM
Location:  Bloomington, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PGR 36(SW1500) PGR 34(SW1500)
Views:  70   Comments: 0
Waiting For The Brakeman's Cue
Title:  Waiting For The Brakeman's Cue
Description:  The engineer aboard the 36 waits for the brakeman's cue while paused during a switching move at the Progressive Rail freight house. Meanwhile, motorists on James Avenue can only wait for the move to be complete.
Photo Date:  3/3/2020  Upload Date: 3/3/2020 8:57:10 PM
Location:  Bloomington, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PGR 36(SW1500) PGR 34(SW1500)
Views:  71   Comments: 0
Paused On James Avenue
Title:  Paused On James Avenue
Description:  The engineer pauses the locomotives on James Avenue during another switching move at the freight house.
Photo Date:  3/3/2020  Upload Date: 3/3/2020 9:15:41 PM
Location:  Bloomington, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PGR 36(SW1500) PGR 34(SW1500)
Views:  92   Comments: 0


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