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Tony Held's Collection
 
5/6/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad Company
Model:Rebuilt EMD SD40NBuilt As:CNW 6838 (SD40-2)
Serial Number:74639-23Order No:74609
Frame Number:74609-23Built:3/1974
Notes:nee CNW 6888, UP 3053 re# 10/21/15
Other locos with this serial:  CNW 6888(SD40-2) UP 3053(SD40N) UP 1810(SD40N)
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Crossing The Marsh
Title:  Crossing The Marsh
Description:  A substantial marsh calls for a bridge at this spot on the UP's Minneapolis Industrial spur. Here the eastbound UP-MIR job crosses the span early on a windy April afternoon. (The nearby Luce Line Trail makes for a great vantage point at this spot.)
Photo Date:  4/18/2024  Upload Date: 4/18/2024 10:04:05 PM
Location:  Medicine Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  UP 1810(SD40N)
Views:  23   Comments: 0
Crossing The Old MN&S
Title:  Crossing The Old MN&S
Description:  After sounding the air horn as per operational rules, the hogger aboard UP 1810 takes the UP-MIR job across the old MN&S main early on a windy, partly sunny Thursday afternoon.
Photo Date:  4/18/2024  Upload Date: 4/18/2024 9:45:37 PM
Location:  Golden Valley, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 1810(SD40N)
Views:  26   Comments: 0
Pausing At The Diamond
Title:  Pausing At The Diamond
Description:  The crew aboard the eastbound UP-MIR job pauses the train at the UP/CPKC diamond early on a windy Thursday afternoon.
Photo Date:  4/18/2024  Upload Date: 4/18/2024 9:45:13 PM
Location:  Golden Valley, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 1810(SD40N)
Views:  20   Comments: 0
Uncle Pete In The Sunshine
Title:  Uncle Pete In The Sunshine
Description:  The engineer aboard UP 1810 was busy pushing a cut of steel coil cars into Olympic Steel as his Armour Yellow steed was bathed in sunshine while backing across 13th Avenue North.
Photo Date:  4/18/2024  Upload Date: 4/20/2024 10:08:19 PM
Location:  Plymouth, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 1810(SD40N)
Views:  18   Comments: 0
Photogenic Power
Title:  Photogenic Power
Description:  The motive power for this UP MIR job sure was clean! Here UP 1810's engineer is backing a cut of cars for Olympic steel down the spur into the plant in perfect sunshine
Photo Date:  4/18/2024  Upload Date: 4/20/2024 10:09:44 PM
Location:  Plymouth, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 1810(SD40N)
Views:  19   Comments: 0
Crossing 13th Avenue North
Title:  Crossing 13th Avenue North
Description:  The UP MIR job crosses 13th Avenue North around the noon hour on a partly sunny and windy Thursday.
Photo Date:  4/18/2024  Upload Date: 4/20/2024 10:11:17 PM
Location:  Plymouth, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 1810(SD40N)
Views:  15   Comments: 0
Just About Ready To Go
Title:  Just About Ready To Go
Description:  The brakeman (conductor?) for the UP MIR job approaches UP 1810 after checking that the 13 cars of interchange for East Minneapolis are good to go early on a windy April afternoon. Soon they will be rolling east.
Photo Date:  4/18/2024  Upload Date: 4/20/2024 10:12:34 PM
Location:  Plymouth, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1810(SD40N)
Views:  16   Comments: 0
13 Cars For East Minneapolis
Title:  13 Cars For East Minneapolis
Description:  Switching at Olympic Steel complete, the UP MIR job is set to head for East Minneapolis yard with 13 cars of interchange on a windy April afternoon.
Photo Date:  4/18/2024  Upload Date: 4/20/2024 10:13:26 PM
Location:  Plymouth, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1810(SD40N)
Views:  25   Comments: 0
Getting Set
Title:  Getting Set
Description:  Shortly after reaching the end of the line on the Minneapolis Industrial spur to Plymouth, the crew of the UP MIR job gets set to work switching Olympic Steel on a windy but beautiful April day.
Photo Date:  4/18/2024  Upload Date: 4/20/2024 10:14:16 PM
Location:  Plymouth, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 1810(SD40N)
Views:  16   Comments: 0
Picking Up
Title:  Picking Up
Description:  The UP MIR crew hauls some steel coil cars out of Olympic Steel in Plymouth shortly before noon on a windy Thursday.
Photo Date:  4/18/2024  Upload Date: 4/20/2024 10:15:02 PM
Location:  Plymouth, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 1810(SD40N)
Views:  22   Comments: 0


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