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Title: |
They Are Already Protesting This Proposed Railway Line |
Description: |
The Zip Rail line from the Twin Cities to Rochester, Minnesota. could follow the same alignment as the long gone main line of the Chicago Great Western. This farmer whose field is located on the southwest side of the County 56 bridge over the Middle Fork of the Zumbro River (and across the street from where the CGW R-O-W once was) is already making a protest. |
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7/28/2015 Upload Date: 7/29/2015 1:14:27 AM |
Location: |
West Concord, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
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122 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
ATSF 999577 at Donahue's Greenhouse |
Description: |
Donahue's Greenhouse was closed for the season, but I still netted this shot of the former Santa Fe caboose on display here. |
Photo Date: |
7/30/2015 Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:43:59 PM |
Location: |
Faribault, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
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RollingStock |
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104 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
CEFX 3800 |
Description: |
A sun-splashed roster shot, taking during a pause in switching Malt-O-Meal. |
Photo Date: |
7/30/2015 Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:08:36 PM |
Location: |
Northfield, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
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CEFX 3800(GP38-3) |
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238 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
CEFX 6671 |
Description: |
Roster view. Unit is one of three currently assigned in Lakeville to Northfield and related operations. |
Photo Date: |
7/30/2015 Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:10:11 PM |
Location: |
Northfield, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
CEFX 6671(GP38-3) |
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163 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
CITX 6352 |
Description: |
Roster view-engine was one of three units on the Northfield run today. The engineer had paused the train in mid-switch, allowing me to take this and two other roster shots. |
Photo Date: |
7/30/2015 Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:10:50 PM |
Location: |
Northfield, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
Locomotives: |
CITX 6352(GP38-2) |
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245 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Welcome to Comus--View North |
Description: |
We are looking north towards Comus Junction from 140th Street East. The former Rock Island splits off at right, and the former Milwaukee Road is in the foreground. |
Photo Date: |
7/30/2015 Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:47:53 PM |
Location: |
Comus, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
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Signal,Track |
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85 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Welcome to Comus--View South |
Description: |
Here we are looking south from 140th Street East at the former Rock Island "Spine Line" (left) and former Milwaukee Road I&M division (right). The Spine Line remains in active service, while Progressive Rail operates into the north side of Faribault on the old I&M. |
Photo Date: |
7/30/2015 Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:48:27 PM |
Location: |
Comus, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
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Signal,Track |
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103 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Old I&M North of The Depot |
Description: |
20 years ago rail traffic still could be found down by the former Milwaukee Road depot in Faribault. 20 years later, weeds rule the rails--sad. |
Photo Date: |
7/30/2015 Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:43:14 PM |
Location: |
Faribault, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
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Track |
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132 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Prairie Avenue Crossing--Former MILW I&M |
Description: |
During the glory days of the Milwaukee Road, trains to and from Austin, Minnesota, thundered across Prairie Avenue on the rails of the I&M division. Today the rails glint only due to being burnished by auto traffic. |
Photo Date: |
7/30/2015 Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:35:51 PM |
Location: |
Faribault, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
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Track |
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156 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
140th Street East Crossing |
Description: |
This grade crossing has long provided railfans with a vantage point for action at Comus, stretching from the days of the Rock Island (background track) and the Milwaukee Road (foreground track). |
Photo Date: |
7/30/2015 Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:49:42 PM |
Location: |
Comus, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
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Track |
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68 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
All Quiet Twenty Years Later |
Description: |
I first discovered Faribault's ex-Milwaukee Road depot during the summer of 1995. Back then a company loaded gondolas with recyclables (?) here. Sadly, that business did not last into the first decades of the 21st Century, resulting in the mothballed tracks you see now. |
Photo Date: |
7/30/2015 Upload Date: 7/30/2015 11:28:11 PM |
Location: |
Faribault, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
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Station,Track |
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107 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Still Awaiting Restoration |
Description: |
Northfield's joint Milwaukee Road/Rock Island depot does not look much different than it did when I photographed it in 2011. Fix that baby up! |
Photo Date: |
7/30/2015 Upload Date: 7/30/2015 11:22:38 PM |
Location: |
Northfield, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
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Station |
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78 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Old CGW West of Former I&M |
Description: |
Here we are looking west along the former Chicago Great Western from its crossing with the former Milwaukee Road I&M division. It looks like it still runs all the way to Mankato, but it actually ends just past the crossbucks faintly visible in the far distance. |
Photo Date: |
7/30/2015 Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:21:41 PM |
Location: |
Faribault, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
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Track |
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95 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Old CGW East of Former I&M |
Description: |
A view of the old CGW east of the former crossing with the Milwaukee Road's I&M division. The shine on the rails is courtesy of Progressive Rail (note my self-portrait in the right foreground). |
Photo Date: |
7/30/2015 Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:22:37 PM |
Location: |
Faribault, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
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Track |
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101 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Site of End of Siding--View South |
Description: |
A siding stretching south from the former Milwaukee Depot once ended here. Now it has been taken up at this spot. |
Photo Date: |
7/30/2015 Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:41:41 PM |
Location: |
Faribault, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
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Track |
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110 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Old I&M North of Old CGW |
Description: |
A view up the old I&M from the crossing with the former Chicago Great Western trackage. Note the signal mast in the center distance. |
Photo Date: |
7/30/2015 Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:23:20 PM |
Location: |
Faribault, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
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Signal,Track |
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100 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Weedy Rails |
Description: |
A view south along the former Milwaukee Road I&M division from south of its crossing with the surviving Chicago Great Western fragment now served by Progressive Rail. |
Photo Date: |
7/30/2015 Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:23:55 PM |
Location: |
Faribault, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
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Track |
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114 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Intact Main, Clipped Siding |
Description: |
A siding used to exist next to the now heavily overgrown I&M at this spot located between the MILW depot and Prairie Avenue. Only the main track remains intact today. |
Photo Date: |
7/30/2015 Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:40:40 PM |
Location: |
Faribault, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
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Track |
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117 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
PGR Switching Malt O Meal |
Description: |
Progressive Rail's Northfield job switches Malt O Meal beneath sunny late July skies. |
Photo Date: |
7/30/2015 Upload Date: 7/31/2015 10:48:52 AM |
Location: |
Northfield, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Yard,Action |
Locomotives: |
CEFX 3800(GP38-3) CEFX 6671(GP38-3) CITX 6352(GP38-2) |
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516 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
"End CTC" |
Description: |
The sign affixed to this signal on the old Milwaukee Road south of Comus Junction says it all. |
Photo Date: |
7/30/2015 Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:49:14 PM |
Location: |
Comus, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
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Signal,Track |
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118 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Site of End of Siding--View North |
Description: |
A siding which ran south of the old MILW depot grounds once ended here. Now it has long since been clipped. |
Photo Date: |
7/30/2015 Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:35:20 PM |
Location: |
Faribault, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
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Track |
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134 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Here Comes The Northfield Job |
Description: |
Union Pacific's Northfield job passes by the old joint Milwaukee Road/Rock Island depot as it nears its destination at Malt O Meal. |
Photo Date: |
7/30/2015 Upload Date: 7/30/2015 11:34:58 PM |
Location: |
Northfield, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Station,Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 2463(SD60M) UP 2307(SD60M) UP 2370(SD60M) |
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246 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
60M Trio |
Description: |
It is a bit of a hike from the Twin Cities to Northfield, entailing a climb out of the Missisippi River valley. A trio of SD60M's is just the set of iron horses the train crew of today's UP Northfield job needed. Here the units repose beneath brilliant blue late July skies after being cut from their train. |
Photo Date: |
7/30/2015 Upload Date: 7/30/2015 11:38:09 PM |
Location: |
Northfield, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Yard |
Locomotives: |
UP 2370(SD60M) UP 2307(SD60M) UP 2463(SD60M) |
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244 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Almost There |
Description: |
UP's Northfield job slows as it approaches Malt O Meal (out of view at the right). |
Photo Date: |
7/30/2015 Upload Date: 7/30/2015 11:36:08 PM |
Location: |
Northfield, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
UP 2370(SD60M) UP 2307(SD60M) |
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182 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Almost There |
Description: |
The 11 A.M. combination pizza/regular train run to Marine on St. Croix races across 199th Street. The train is only a few miles from its destination. |
Photo Date: |
8/8/2015 Upload Date: 8/10/2015 8:53:32 PM |
Location: |
Otisville, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
BN 6234(SD9) |
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251 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
It Says "Northern Pacific"... |
Description: |
I always wanted to photograph this caboose. Little did I know that while it may say "Northern Pacific"... |
Photo Date: |
8/8/2015 Upload Date: 8/10/2015 9:02:13 PM |
Location: |
Chisago City, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
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RollingStock |
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36 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
...But It Is Actually Duluth and Northeastern |
Description: |
...but the sign affixed to it reveals it is actually of Duluth and Northeastern vintage. Hey Chisago City, this baby needs some TLC. |
Photo Date: |
8/8/2015 Upload Date: 8/10/2015 9:02:56 PM |
Location: |
Chisago City, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
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43 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Display Sign |
Description: |
The display sign on the Chisago City tells all about the caboose's history. Feast your eyes, railfans. |
Photo Date: |
8/8/2015 Upload Date: 8/10/2015 9:03:23 PM |
Location: |
Chisago City, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
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RollingStock |
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83 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
On To Marine on St. Croix |
Description: |
The 11 A.M. run to Marine on St. Croix is almost to its destination after crossing 199th Street. Were it not for the modern stop signs and other adornments on the crossbucks, this could be a scene out of the 1930s. |
Photo Date: |
8/8/2015 Upload Date: 8/10/2015 8:54:22 PM |
Location: |
Otisville, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger,Action |
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179 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
ARR 712 |
Description: |
Roster view of this classic RDC. |
Photo Date: |
8/16/2015 Upload Date: 8/25/2015 3:28:38 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Roster,Station,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
ARR 712(RDC2) |
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373 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Ore Dock Action |
Description: |
I finally caught some DM&IR action up in Two Harbors, even though the engine now wears the "wet noodle" logo and paint job of owner CN. It still was a fabulous catch, though. |
Photo Date: |
8/16/2015 Upload Date: 8/19/2015 8:04:20 PM |
Location: |
Two Harbors, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Action |
Locomotives: |
DMIR 408(SD40-3) |
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124 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Gateway To Two Harbors |
Description: |
Thanks to trains which run on the Nnrth Shore Scenic Railroad, the grand old Duluth & Iron Range depot still serves as the gateway to Two Harbors for train passengers as well as functions as a fine museum for the Lake County Historical Society. |
Photo Date: |
8/16/2015 Upload Date: 8/25/2015 3:44:03 PM |
Location: |
Two Harbors, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
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Station,Track |
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38 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Set In Stone |
Description: |
The name of the depot's builder and former owner remains set in stone to this day. They sure knew how to build things to last in the 1880s. |
Photo Date: |
8/16/2015 Upload Date: 8/25/2015 3:42:51 PM |
Location: |
Two Harbors, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
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Station,Track |
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57 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Done For The Day |
Description: |
The LSRM crew was finished with DM&IR 193 and Soo 2500 for the)day when I took this pic. |
Photo Date: |
8/16/2015 Upload Date: 8/25/2015 2:31:01 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Station,Action |
Locomotives: |
DMIR 193(SD18) SOO 2500(FP7A) |
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111 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
DMIR 316--Front |
Description: |
Front view of this fine example of a rebuilt SD-18 once operated by the Missabe. Note the classic passenger shelter at right. |
Photo Date: |
8/16/2015 Upload Date: 8/25/2015 2:13:16 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Roster,Station |
Locomotives: |
DMIR 316(SD-M) |
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92 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
DMIR 316--Back |
Description: |
Back view of this classic Missabe unit, taken at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. |
Photo Date: |
8/16/2015 Upload Date: 8/25/2015 2:15:18 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Roster,Station |
Locomotives: |
DMIR 316(SD-M) |
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61 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Reminds De Of The Minneapolis & St. Louis |
Description: |
The paint scheme on Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic 101 reminds me of those used by the Minneapolis & St. Louis before that railroad swi~ched to its famous red and white paint scheme. This Alco gem was stored in the outdoor portion of the Lake Superior Railroad Museum when I came upon it this day. |
Photo Date: |
8/16/2015 Upload Date: 8/25/2015 2:31:59 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Roster,Station |
Locomotives: |
DSSA 101(RS1) |
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204 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
I Love This Place |
Description: |
Here is a train shed side view of Duluth Union Station, a place I love like crazy. |
Photo Date: |
8/16/2015 Upload Date: 8/21/2015 10:00:49 AM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
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55 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
A Depot, And A Profound Place To Visit |
Description: |
This is the former Northern Pacific Hinckley depot, now operated as a museum, and what a museum it is: the Hinckey Fire Museum. I was so moved by the exhibits that I needed to cut my first visit short lest I wept aloud. There are exhibits related to railroading and Native American life, but the section that packs the biggest emotional punch is the wing dedicated to the deadly fire which swept the area on September 1st, 1894--an even that witnessed many railroaders come to the rescue of people fleeing for their lives. |
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8/16/2015 Upload Date: 8/19/2015 8:13:37 PM |
Location: |
Hinckley, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Station |
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93 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Where The Rails Resume |
Description: |
Here is where the old Northern Pacific Skally Line regains its rails in North Branch. We are on the north side of Main Street in this photo, next to a grain elevator. St. Croix Valley RR stores a number of ribside covered hoppers down here. |
Photo Date: |
8/16/2015 Upload Date: 8/20/2015 11:41:43 PM |
Location: |
North Branch, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
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RollingStock |
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91 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Interpretive Display |
Description: |
The Lake County Historical Society has this csassy display on the grounds of the Duluth & Iron Range depot discussing its history. |
Photo Date: |
8/16/2015 Upload Date: 8/25/2015 3:46:05 PM |
Location: |
Two Harbors, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Station |
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66 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Last Train Of The Day |
Description: |
The last train of the day, bound for Lester River, prepares to depart Duluth Union Depot on a hazy, warm Sunday afternoon. |
Photo Date: |
8/16/2015 Upload Date: 8/21/2015 10:39:11 AM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
GN 192(NW5) |
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222 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
The Great Northern Lives! |
Description: |
The 3 P.M. Lester River run departs downtown Duluth with a packed four car train. Despite the lettering on the trailing baggage car, it looks as if the Great Northern is alive and well in this picture. |
Photo Date: |
8/16/2015 Upload Date: 8/21/2015 10:39:56 AM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
GN 192(NW5) |
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211 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
MILW 10200 A |
Description: |
Roster view of this classic boxcab electric which survives as a monument to the glory days of the electrified districts on the Milwaukee Road's Pacific Coast extension. A visit inside, while cramped, is well worth it. |
Photo Date: |
8/16/2015 Upload Date: 8/25/2015 3:25:08 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Roster,Station |
Locomotives: |
MILW 10200(Boxcab) |
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280 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
"C.M. & St. P. 10200 A" |
Description: |
Love that lettering. |
Photo Date: |
8/16/2015 Upload Date: 8/25/2015 3:25:59 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Station |
Locomotives: |
MILW 10200(Boxcab) |
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206 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
MILW 10200 B |
Description: |
This is the 10200's "B" unit. I wish the Milwaukee Road had kept the faith about not only the Coast Division but the electric operations as well. At least we have the 10200 to remember it by, and I am glad the LSRM allows visits inside these units, but be careful. MILW boxcabs are cramped inside due to all the electrical gear except in the cab areas. |
Photo Date: |
8/16/2015 Upload Date: 8/25/2015 3:25:32 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Roster,Station |
Locomotives: |
MILW 10200(Boxcab) |
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280 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
NP 1311 |
Description: |
Roster view of this classic wooden caboose. |
Photo Date: |
8/16/2015 Upload Date: 8/25/2015 3:29:37 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Station |
Locomotives: |
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68 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
NP 390 |
Description: |
Roster view of obs car "Rainer Club." Duluth was quite the Northern Pacific town once upon a time. |
Photo Date: |
8/16/2015 Upload Date: 8/25/2015 2:30:25 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
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458 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Back At The Station |
Description: |
The 12:30 P.M. Lester River run had returned to Duluth Union Depot by the time I got to Duluth this day. I love the DM&IR paint scheme, and thank heavens LSRM has two units still wearing it. |
Photo Date: |
8/16/2015 Upload Date: 8/21/2015 10:47:41 AM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
DMIR 193(SD18) |
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147 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Old NP Yard |
Description: |
This is the old Northern Pacific yard in Hinckley, now operated by shortline railroad St. Croix Valley. The caboose at right is on the grounds of the former NP depot, now the Hinckley Fire Museum. |
Photo Date: |
8/16/2015 Upload Date: 8/19/2015 8:14:07 PM |
Location: |
Hinckley, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
RollingStock,Yard,Track |
Locomotives: |
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102 Comments: 0 |
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