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Tony Held's Collection
 
5/1/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Minnesota Commercial
Model:GE B36-7Built As:SP 7754 (B36-7)
Serial Number:43791Order No:474-86281
Frame Number:1402-Built:11/1984
Notes:Ex-SP 7754
Other locos with this serial:  MNNR 75(B36-7) SP 7754(B36-7)
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Finally, A Catch At This Spot Along The MNNR!
Title:  Finally, A Catch At This Spot Along The MNNR!
Description:  A MNNR crew conducts switching operations at a cluster of spur tracks located near Doswell Avenue, just north of Park Junction on the BNSF Midway Sub (foreground). This was my first MNNR catch here.
Photo Date:  9/13/2014  Upload Date: 9/20/2014 7:27:03 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 75(B36-7)
Views:  803   Comments: 0
MNNR 75 Roster Shot One
Title:  MNNR 75 Roster Shot One
Description:  As the hogger of MNNR 75 waited to make his next move while the UP East Minneapolis crew did a backup move into their yard, I carefully composed and snapped this roster view of his engine.
Photo Date:  5/4/2015  Upload Date: 5/4/2015 7:13:59 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  MNNR 75(B36-7)
Views:  224   Comments: 0
Moving Past Midway
Title:  Moving Past Midway
Description:  The 75 passes the former AMTRAK Midway depot with two smooth side covered hoppers in tow bound for the heart of MNNR's yard.
Photo Date:  5/4/2015  Upload Date: 5/4/2015 7:14:31 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Yard,Station,Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 75(B36-7)
Views:  138   Comments: 0
MNNR 75 Roster View Two
Title:  MNNR 75 Roster View Two
Description:  Once the UP East Minneapolis yard job had cleared, I got another roster view of this unit.
Photo Date:  5/4/2015  Upload Date: 5/4/2015 7:15:48 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  MNNR 75(B36-7)
Views:  255   Comments: 0
Union Pacific And The Minnesota Commercial
Title:  Union Pacific And The Minnesota Commercial
Description:  The hogger aboard the lead unit of UP's East Minneapolis yard power shoves back out of the Minnesota Commercial's yard whilst the crew aboard MNNR 75 looks on.
Photo Date:  5/4/2015  Upload Date: 5/4/2015 7:13:34 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 75(B36-7) UP 1079(GP60) HLCX 1033(GP38-2)
Views:  479   Comments: 0
GE And An Alco
Title:  GE And An Alco
Description:  The MNNR crew engages in swtiching with GE 75, while Alco 318 sits at the end of a string of diesels. 318 was idling, because I saw a big gout of black smoke come out of her stack shortly before I got this shot.
Photo Date:  6/15/2019  Upload Date: 6/23/2019 9:10:18 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 75(B36-7) MNNR 318(RS27)
Views:  229   Comments: 1
Moving Forward
Title:  Moving Forward
Description:  75's engineer takes a tank car under the Pierce Butler Route bridge during a switching move.
Photo Date:  6/15/2019  Upload Date: 6/23/2019 9:11:12 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 75(B36-7)
Views:  154   Comments: 1
Idling On The Wye
Title:  Idling On The Wye
Description:  The 75 idles on the wye by the roundhouse on a breezy, chilly, but remarkably dry Saturday afternoon in December.
Photo Date:  12/12/2020  Upload Date: 12/12/2020 7:26:27 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 75(B36-7)
Views:  295   Comments: 0
At Dale And Owasso
Title:  At Dale And Owasso
Description:  The Hugo Job crosses Dale Street near where it meets South Owasso Boulevard late on a cloudy Sunday morning.
Photo Date:  7/10/2022  Upload Date: 7/14/2022 6:05:37 PM
Location:  Roseville, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 75(B36-7)
Views:  44   Comments: 0
Coupling Up
Title:  Coupling Up
Description:  The Hugo Job's crew couples their engine up to the outbound loads slated for shippers in White Bear Lake, Hugo, and Little Canada.
Photo Date:  7/10/2022  Upload Date: 7/14/2022 6:24:02 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 75(B36-7)
Views:  46   Comments: 0
Approaching Dale
Title:  Approaching Dale
Description:  The eastbound Hugo Job approaches Dale Street on a cloudy Sunday morning in July.
Photo Date:  7/10/2022  Upload Date: 7/27/2022 10:08:42 PM
Location:  Roseville, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 75(B36-7)
Views:  35   Comments: 0
Crossing The Midway
Title:  Crossing The Midway
Description:  The northbound Hugo Job crosses the BNSF Midway Sub late on a cloudy Sunday morning.
Photo Date:  7/10/2022  Upload Date: 7/27/2022 10:11:07 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 75(B36-7)
Views:  25   Comments: 0
The Hugo Departs
Title:  The Hugo Departs
Description:  The Minnesot a Commercial's Hugo Job departs the MNNR yard around 9:30 a.m. with twelve outbound cars for customers in White Bear Lake and Hugo: ten loaded lumber flats and two boxcars.
Photo Date:  7/10/2022  Upload Date: 7/14/2022 5:46:30 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 75(B36-7)
Views:  77   Comments: 0
Following The Marty Marchings
Title:  Following The Marty Marchings
Description:  The Hugo Job follows the towering "Marty Marching" power poles as the crew takes the train east on a cloudy Sunday morning.
Photo Date:  7/10/2022  Upload Date: 7/27/2022 10:06:15 PM
Location:  Roseville, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 75(B36-7)
Views:  34   Comments: 0
Moving Onto The Old Northern Pacific
Title:  Moving Onto The Old Northern Pacific
Description:  The eastbound Hugo Job slowly moves from the Belt Line to the old Nortern Pacific at Belt Line Junction beneath mostly cloudy skies.
Photo Date:  7/10/2022  Upload Date: 7/14/2022 6:03:44 PM
Location:  Roseville, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 75(B36-7)
Views:  35   Comments: 0
The Hugo Moves Out
Title:  The Hugo Moves Out
Description:  With the outbound loads in tow, the Hugo Job moves the train out of the MNNR yard on a mild Sunday morning.
Photo Date:  7/10/2022  Upload Date: 7/14/2022 6:26:28 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 75(B36-7)
Views:  55   Comments: 0
Northbound Beneath The Clouds
Title:  Northbound Beneath The Clouds
Description:  Down by Doswell Avenue, the Hugo Job heads north beneath thickening cloudy skies on the morning of the second Sunday of July '22.
Photo Date:  7/10/2022  Upload Date: 7/27/2022 10:40:34 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 75(B36-7)
Views:  36   Comments: 0
Smoke It Up!
Title:  Smoke It Up!
Description:  The Minnesota Commercial crew smokes it up as they take the Hugo Job past the Roseville station sign late on a cloudy Sunday morning.
Photo Date:  7/10/2022  Upload Date: 7/14/2022 6:05:12 PM
Location:  Roseville, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 75(B36-7)
Views:  58   Comments: 0
Heading In For The Outbound Loads
Title:  Heading In For The Outbound Loads
Description:  The crew heads into the MNNR yard with the Hugo Job's power to pick up the outbound loads shortly after 9 a.m. on a Sunday in July.
Photo Date:  7/10/2022  Upload Date: 7/14/2022 6:23:41 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 75(B36-7)
Views:  61   Comments: 0
Here Comes The Hugo!
Title:  Here Comes The Hugo!
Description:  The Hugo Job crew heads for the west throat of the MNNR's yard with #75 for power shortly after 9 a.m. on a Sunday morning.
Photo Date:  7/10/2022  Upload Date: 7/14/2022 6:22:18 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 75(B36-7)
Views:  63   Comments: 0
Northbound At Doswell
Title:  Northbound At Doswell
Description:  The northbound Hugo Job approaches Doswell Avenue late on a July Sunday morning that had turned from sunny to cloudy by the time my railfan colleague Andy and I reached this prime spot on Andy's reccomendation (thanks, Andy! :-) )
Photo Date:  7/10/2022  Upload Date: 7/27/2022 10:41:16 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 75(B36-7)
Views:  36   Comments: 0
Northbound On The Belt
Title:  Northbound On The Belt
Description:  The Hugo Job heads north on the Belt Line north of the crossing with the BNSF Midway Sub around 10 a.m. on a Sunday morning.
Photo Date:  7/10/2022  Upload Date: 7/14/2022 5:51:51 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 75(B36-7)
Views:  49   Comments: 0
The Conductor Reboards
Title:  The Conductor Reboards
Description:  The Minnesota Commercial conductor reboards #75 after he and the engineer completed dropping off a healthy cut of smoothside hoppers loaded with flour for ADM on the old Milwaukee Road south of East 38th Street.
Photo Date:  2/18/2023  Upload Date: 2/27/2023 10:58:06 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 75(B36-7)
Views:  30   Comments: 0
Heading For The Old Milwaukee Main
Title:  Heading For The Old Milwaukee Main
Description:  My railfan colleague Andy snaps away as the Hiawatha Job heads for the old Milwaukee Road main line late on a mild February morning.
Photo Date:  2/18/2023  Upload Date: 2/27/2023 10:49:44 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 75(B36-7)
Views:  20   Comments: 0
Westbound For Hiawatha
Title:  Westbound For Hiawatha
Description:  The Hiawatha Job heads for the trackage bordering the east side of its namesake thuroughfare around the noon hour on a Saturday.
Photo Date:  2/18/2023  Upload Date: 2/27/2023 10:56:52 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 75(B36-7)
Views:  32   Comments: 0
Here Comes The Hiawatha Job!
Title:  Here Comes The Hiawatha Job!
Description:  The Hiawatha Job passes the Minnesota Commercial's roundhouse late on a mild Saturday morning with a healthy cut of loaded smoothside hoppers in tow.
Photo Date:  2/18/2023  Upload Date: 2/27/2023 10:52:31 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 75(B36-7)
Views:  32   Comments: 0
Shoving Up At East 41st
Title:  Shoving Up At East 41st
Description:  The Hiawatha Job shoves a cut of smoothside hoppers from BNSF loaded with flour bound for ADM at East 41st Street during the noon hour on a February Saturday.
Photo Date:  2/18/2023  Upload Date: 2/27/2023 10:57:32 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 75(B36-7)
Views:  24   Comments: 0
Bemeath The Crane-Like Towers
Title:  Bemeath The Crane-Like Towers
Description:  MNNR 75 is back on the main track after dropping off some loaded smoothide hoppers loaded with flour for ADM south of East 38th Street. The crane-like electric towers are a distinctive feature along this stretch of former Milwaukee Road trackage.
Photo Date:  2/18/2023  Upload Date: 2/28/2023 10:59:11 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 75(B36-7)
Views:  26   Comments: 0
Heading Into ADM
Title:  Heading Into ADM
Description:  The Hiawatha Job crew approaches East 38th Street as they head into the sprawling ADM mill during the noon hour. The smoothside hoppers at left have just been dropped off, loaded with flour for milling at ADM.
Photo Date:  2/18/2023  Upload Date: 2/27/2023 10:58:29 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 75(B36-7)
Views:  60   Comments: 0
Crossing The Shortline Bridge
Title:  Crossing The Shortline Bridge
Description:  The Hiawatha Job crosses the Shortline Bridge around the noon hour on a sunny and mild Saturday.
Photo Date:  2/18/2023  Upload Date: 2/27/2023 10:56:22 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 75(B36-7)
Views:  61   Comments: 0


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