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Tony Held's Collection
 
5/2/2024
 
 
 
 
 
By:Tony Held
Dates:10/7/2020 - 4/29/2024
Album Info:More train action and other rail scenes from around the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area.
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Look At All Those Units
Title:  Look At All Those Units
Description:  Eight units lead a westbound BNSF freight as it heads for the Long Lake/Orono border and points west, including Willmar, where I presume some of these units were hitching a ride to. BNSF 631 is an ex-Santa Fe Warbonnet, which always is a sight for sore eyes to see over twenty years after the BN-Santa Fe merger.
Photo Date:  10/1/2020  Upload Date: 10/1/2020 4:40:57 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7312(ES44DC) BNSF 631(C44-9W)
Views:  323   Comments: 0
Leaving Long Lake
Title:  Leaving Long Lake
Description:  An impressively long westbound freight clears Long Lake as the crew heads the train to Willmar and points west. Note the ex-Santa Fe open hopper in the foreground. Ex-Santa Fe equipment is always a treat to catch over twenty years after the Santa Fe merged with the Burlington Northern.
Photo Date:  10/1/2020  Upload Date: 10/1/2020 4:41:28 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  281   Comments: 0
Gotcha After All
Title:  Gotcha After All
Description:  I first encountered this westbound BNSF freight while driving west in downtown Wayzata. I regretted not having my camera with me, because no less than eight units--some headed for Willmar I presume--were on the head end. Lo and behold: the westbound had to wait on the main in east Long Lake for a meet with an eastbound train. I thus got this train after all. :-) Here the engineer is building up speed as the train approaches Brown Road.
Photo Date:  10/1/2020  Upload Date: 10/1/2020 4:39:41 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6562(ES44C4)
Views:  280   Comments: 0
One More Piece Of The Milwaukee Set To Vanish
Title:  One More Piece Of The Milwaukee Set To Vanish
Description:  For the longest time, this track connected the old Milwaukee Road to the Skunk Hollow industrial area in St. Louis Park. Now these rails are living on borrowed time, set to vanish due to SWLRT work.
Photo Date:  10/4/2020  Upload Date: 10/4/2020 8:21:55 PM
Location:  Saint Louis Park, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Track
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Views:  311   Comments: 0
Going, Going...
Title:  Going, Going...
Description:  This is the track that once connected the Milwaukee Road to the Skunk Hollow industrial area of St. Louis Park. Today the rails are awaiting being lifted, replaced by a new southbound connecting track that will cross the structure you see here.
Photo Date:  10/4/2020  Upload Date: 10/4/2020 8:21:21 PM
Location:  Saint Louis Park, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Track
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Views:  270   Comments: 0
More Of The Louie Is Reborn!
Title:  More Of The Louie Is Reborn!
Description:  The new freight rail track east of Wooddale Avenue occupies right-of-way once owned by the Minneapolis & St. Louis. Sure is nice to see more of the Louie reborn. :-)
Photo Date:  10/4/2020  Upload Date: 10/4/2020 6:36:07 PM
Location:  Saint Louis Park, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Track
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Views:  308   Comments: 0
Depot Plaque
Title:  Depot Plaque
Description:  The plaque affixed to the former Milwaukee Road depot at Jorvig Park.
Photo Date:  10/4/2020  Upload Date: 10/4/2020 7:13:10 PM
Location:  Saint Louis Park, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories: 
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Views:  266   Comments: 0
Shape Of Things To Come
Title:  Shape Of Things To Come
Description:  In the background is the Canadian Pacific's MNS Spur, the former Minneapolis, Northfield, and Southern main line. In the foreground is work related to Southwest LRT and a new freight rail connection to the MNS Spur which will allow the Twin Cities and Western easier access to their route to Savage. In the right center is the old Milwaukee Road connecting track into this area of "the Park" known as Skunk Hollow. Alas, SWLRT is going to witness the lifting of this track, but the new freight connection is going to bring trains back to the Savage swing bridge.
Photo Date:  10/4/2020  Upload Date: 10/4/2020 7:11:38 PM
Location:  Saint Louis Park, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Bridge
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Views:  271   Comments: 0
Depot On A Sunday Afternoon
Title:  Depot On A Sunday Afternoon
Description:  The old Milwaukee Road St. Louis Park depot basks beneath a mild October sun on a Sunday afternoon at its home in Jorvig Park.
Photo Date:  10/4/2020  Upload Date: 10/4/2020 7:12:15 PM
Location:  Saint Louis Park, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station
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Views:  293   Comments: 0
TCWR 2011
Title:  TCWR 2011
Description:  Roster shot taken in Hopkins on a lovely Sunday afternoon.
Photo Date:  10/4/2020  Upload Date: 10/4/2020 8:54:36 PM
Location:  Hopkins, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  TCWR 2011(GP38-2)
Views:  300   Comments: 0
TCWR 2014
Title:  TCWR 2014
Description:  Roster shot. Taken at Hopkins on a fine Sunday afternoon.
Photo Date:  10/4/2020  Upload Date: 10/4/2020 8:33:45 PM
Location:  Hopkins, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  TCWR 2014(GP38-2)
Views:  273   Comments: 0
TCWR 2015
Title:  TCWR 2015
Description:  Roster shot taken in Hopkins on a glorious Sunday afternoon in early October
Photo Date:  10/4/2020  Upload Date: 10/4/2020 8:36:18 PM
Location:  Hopkins, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  TCWR 2015(GP38-2)
Views:  322   Comments: 0
TCWR 2300
Title:  TCWR 2300
Description:  Roster shot in Hopkins of this Twin Cities & Western stalwart I've photographed over the years.
Photo Date:  10/4/2020  Upload Date: 10/4/2020 8:35:52 PM
Location:  Hopkins, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  TCWR 2300(GP39-2)
Views:  303   Comments: 0
Idling The Afternoon Away
Title:  Idling The Afternoon Away
Description:  Four TC&W locomotives coupled to two tank cars and two boxcars idle away the beautiful afternoon of the first Sunday of October, 2020. Note the Depot Coffeehouse in the distance.
Photo Date:  10/4/2020  Upload Date: 10/4/2020 8:55:07 PM
Location:  Hopkins, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  TCWR 2011(GP38-2) TCWR 2015(GP38-2) TCWR 2300(GP39-2) TCWR 2014(GP38-2)
Views:  399   Comments: 0
New Siding
Title:  New Siding
Description:  Due to the construction of the Southwest Light Rail line in St. Louis Park, Twin Cities & Western needed to build a new siding in Chaska, Minnesota, for "blocking" cars as per their method of operation. Thanks to the old Milwaukee Road once being double track through here, building a new siding was easy as pie.
Photo Date:  10/31/2020  Upload Date: 10/31/2020 7:10:00 PM
Location:  Chaska, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  254   Comments: 0
Racing The Setting Sun
Title:  Racing The Setting Sun
Description:  The crew of an eastbound freight heads their train east on the Wayzata Subdivision, racing the setting sun late on a beautiful, unseasonably mild November afternoon.
Photo Date:  11/4/2020  Upload Date: 11/4/2020 6:36:28 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9242(SD70ACe) BNSF 8077(ES44C4)
Views:  289   Comments: 0
Perfection In A Pan
Title:  Perfection In A Pan
Description:  An eastbound freight races east on the Wayzata Subdivision shortly before 4:30 P.M. on a gloriously mild November afternoon. I was concerned about how this shot might have turned out due to the low light and my flash kicking in, but the result was perfection in a pan. :-)
Photo Date:  11/4/2020  Upload Date: 11/4/2020 6:35:11 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8077(ES44C4) BNSF 9242(SD70ACe)
Views:  269   Comments: 0
Hefty Yard Power
Title:  Hefty Yard Power
Description:  I was surprised to find these two SD75Ms parked where the BNSF Midway Yard power normally can be found. I presume these babies are the yard crew's power?
Photo Date:  11/25/2020  Upload Date: 11/25/2020 6:26:59 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 251(SD75M) BNSF 252(SD75M)
Views:  275   Comments: 0
Storming By Bandana
Title:  Storming By Bandana
Description:  An eastbound BNSF freight storms by Bandana Square on Thanksgiving Eve 2020. Wish I has turned up the brightness on my camera for this one. I might have avoided having the lead engine blur.
Photo Date:  11/25/2020  Upload Date: 11/25/2020 5:39:27 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6995(ES44C4) BNSF 9301(SD70ACe)
Views:  265   Comments: 0
Waiting At Kasota
Title:  Waiting At Kasota
Description:  A MNNR crew with engine 49 as their motive power waits at Kasota Avenue for an eastbound BNSF train to pass on the St. Paul Subdivision on Thanksigivng Eve 2020.
Photo Date:  11/25/2020  Upload Date: 11/25/2020 6:38:52 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 49(B30-7)
Views:  280   Comments: 0
Traffic Stopper
Title:  Traffic Stopper
Description:  A MNNR crew with #49 for power had to stop for a red signal on the Minnesota Commercial's main line due to impending traffic on the St. Paul Sub. They had pulled up to the Kasota Avenue grade crossing just enough to trigger the crossing signals, but as they were not proceeding any further yet, the signals soon deactivated. Talk about a traffic stopper. :-)
Photo Date:  11/25/2020  Upload Date: 11/25/2020 6:36:17 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 49(B30-7)
Views:  272   Comments: 0
Yard Power At East Minneapolis
Title:  Yard Power At East Minneapolis
Description:  The East Minneapolis yard crew pauses during a switching move early on the afternoon of Thanksgiving Eve 2020.
Photo Date:  11/25/2020  Upload Date: 11/25/2020 6:28:25 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  UP 1705(SD40N) UP 1907(SD40N)
Views:  309   Comments: 0
Onward At Bandana
Title:  Onward At Bandana
Description:  The crew aboard an empty westbound BNSF unit coal train takes their train on down the old Northern Pacific as it passes Bandana on Thanksgiving Eve 2020.
Photo Date:  11/25/2020  Upload Date: 11/25/2020 6:15:30 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5453(C44-9W) BNSF 6814(ES44C4) BNSF 7116(ES44C4)
Views:  257   Comments: 0
Empty Coal At Bandana
Title:  Empty Coal At Bandana
Description:  An empty westbound BNSF coal rolls past Bandana Square on a cool, cloudy Thanksgiving Eve 2020.
Photo Date:  11/25/2020  Upload Date: 11/25/2020 6:14:18 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7116(ES44C4) BNSF 6814(ES44C4) BNSF 5453(C44-9W)
Views:  266   Comments: 0
Westbound At Bandana
Title:  Westbound At Bandana
Description:  A westbound BNSF freight rumbles past Bandana Square on Thanksgiving Eve 2020.
Photo Date:  11/25/2020  Upload Date: 11/25/2020 5:48:34 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7401(ES44DC) BNSF 3895(ET44C4)
Views:  231   Comments: 0
Passing Bandana
Title:  Passing Bandana
Description:  A westbound BNSF freight passes Bandana Square as the crew takes the train on through the Twin Cities on Thanksgiving Eve 2020.
Photo Date:  11/25/2020  Upload Date: 11/25/2020 5:49:26 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 3895(ET44C4) BNSF 7401(ES44DC)
Views:  238   Comments: 0
Yard Goats At Snelling
Title:  Yard Goats At Snelling
Description:  A pair of yard goats for BNSF Midway yard idles down by Snelling Avenue and the adjacent car wash on a breezy, chilly, but dry December afternoon.
Photo Date:  12/12/2020  Upload Date: 12/12/2020 7:22:29 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 2785(GP39-2) BNSF 2565(GP39-3)
Views:  266   Comments: 0
Omigosh!
Title:  Omigosh!
Description:  I last saw MNNR 200 back in 1996--that's right, '96! I had no idea this baby was still on the roster.
Photo Date:  12/12/2020  Upload Date: 12/12/2020 7:39:59 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MNNR 200(SW1200)
Views:  262   Comments: 0
Nice To See You Again
Title:  Nice To See You Again
Description:  Nice to see you again, MNNR 200.
Photo Date:  12/12/2020  Upload Date: 12/12/2020 7:40:37 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MNNR 200(SW1200)
Views:  271   Comments: 0
GE And Alco
Title:  GE And Alco
Description:  2002 and the 318 rest at the Minnesota Commercial's roundhouse on a dry but chilly December afternoon.
Photo Date:  12/12/2020  Upload Date: 12/12/2020 7:28:33 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MNNR 2002(B23-7) MNNR 318(RS27)
Views:  307   Comments: 0
Alcosaur!
Title:  Alcosaur!
Description:  I had not seen the 318 in a while when I came upon it at the Commercial's roundhouse on a breezy, chilly, but snow free Saturday afternoon in December.
Photo Date:  12/12/2020  Upload Date: 12/12/2020 6:28:33 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MNNR 318(RS27)
Views:  341   Comments: 0
Idling Amidst The Chill
Title:  Idling Amidst The Chill
Description:  The 58 was active and idling when I photographed it at the MNNR roundhouse on a dry but chilly Saturday afternoon.
Photo Date:  12/12/2020  Upload Date: 12/12/2020 7:35:22 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MNNR 58(B39-8E)
Views:  223   Comments: 0
Napping The Afternoon Away
Title:  Napping The Afternoon Away
Description:  The 68 naps the afternoon away down at the MNNR roundhouse on the second Saturday in December, 2020.
Photo Date:  12/12/2020  Upload Date: 12/12/2020 7:35:57 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MNNR 68(B23-7)
Views:  263   Comments: 0
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
First Catch Of '21
Title:  First Catch Of '21
Description:  An eastbound freight stopped down by May Street late this morning, powered by three oldies but goodies! This made for a nice first catch of '21.
Photo Date:  3/6/2021  Upload Date: 3/6/2021 12:33:00 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 2964(GP39V) BNSF 1776(SD40-2) BNSF 1943(SD40-2)
Views:  260   Comments: 0
Eastbound SIONTW
Title:  Eastbound SIONTW
Description:  The eastbound SIONTW, with an eclectic mix of power at the crew's disposal--a GP40M, a B40-8W, and a GP60M--enters Long Lake late on a gorgeous, sunny mid-March morning.
Photo Date:  3/18/2021  Upload Date: 3/18/2021 12:11:37 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 100(GP60M) BNSF 527(B40-8W) BNSF 3020(GP40M)
Views:  546   Comments: 2
Good Thing They Built The Sound Wall Low
Title:  Good Thing They Built The Sound Wall Low
Description:  The H-NTWLAU heads west late on the afternoon of a gloriously springlike mid-March Friday. Good thing they built the sound wall low along this stretch of Orchard Lane, making apartment-eye shots like this possible. :-)
Photo Date:  3/19/2021  Upload Date: 3/19/2021 6:48:46 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8350(ES44C4) BNSF 6180(ES44AC) BNSF 1943(SD40-2) BNSF 1940(SD40-2)
Views:  255   Comments: 0
Golden Oldie In The Lead
Title:  Golden Oldie In The Lead
Description:  I walked down to the access gate between old and new Highway 12 so I could get the WLMNTW's lead unit. GP50s are golden oldies. :-)
Photo Date:  3/20/2021  Upload Date: 3/20/2021 8:51:04 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 3134(GP50)
Views:  262   Comments: 0
Eastbound WLMNTW
Title:  Eastbound WLMNTW
Description:  The crew of the eastbound WLMNTW waits for the dispatcher to give them a green signal while stopped in Long Lake early on a mild, breezy Saturday evening in March.
Photo Date:  3/20/2021  Upload Date: 3/20/2021 8:50:43 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 1616(SD40-2) BNSF 1833(SD40-2) BNSF 3134(GP50)
Views:  357   Comments: 0
Returning To Humboldt
Title:  Returning To Humboldt
Description:  Just as an eastbound freight was clearing the east side of the yard, this local, which was primary hauling gondolas full of scrap, arrived.
Photo Date:  3/22/2021  Upload Date: 3/22/2021 10:07:04 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CP 2202(GP20C-ECO) CP 2256(GP20C-ECO)
Views:  310   Comments: 0
The Old And The New
Title:  The Old And The New
Description:  The crew of this train I saw at Humboldt Yard's east end early on a mild March Monday evening had a mix of the old and new for power.
Photo Date:  3/22/2021  Upload Date: 3/22/2021 10:18:35 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CP 4406(GP38-2) CP 2213(GP20C-ECO) CP 4422(GP38-2)
Views:  260   Comments: 0
There's The DPU
Title:  There's The DPU
Description:  I waited and waited for the DPU unit on this eastbound freight passing through Humboldt Yard to come into view until I finally got my shot as the train cleared the yard's east end.
Photo Date:  3/22/2021  Upload Date: 3/22/2021 10:06:32 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8766(ES44AC)
Views:  187   Comments: 0
Ambling Through Humboldt
Title:  Ambling Through Humboldt
Description:  An eastbound freight ambles through Humboldt Yard early on a mild Monday evening.
Photo Date:  3/22/2021  Upload Date: 3/22/2021 10:05:52 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CP 8108(AC4400CWM)
Views:  212   Comments: 0
Galloping East
Title:  Galloping East
Description:  The H-WLMPAS gallops east late on a pleasantly mild afternoon in Long Lake.
Photo Date:  3/22/2021  Upload Date: 3/22/2021 9:18:52 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6614(ES44C4) CSX 390(AC44CW)
Views:  198   Comments: 0
Late Afternoon Thunder
Title:  Late Afternoon Thunder
Description:  The eastbound H-WLMPAS splits the signals as the train thunders through Long Lake late on a Monday afternoon.
Photo Date:  3/22/2021  Upload Date: 3/22/2021 9:18:31 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 390(AC44CW) BNSF 6614(ES44C4)
Views:  187   Comments: 0
Centerbeam With FRED
Title:  Centerbeam With FRED
Description:  The hind end of the eastbound H-WLMPAS begins to clear Long Lake late on a Monday afternoon in March. The BCOL centerbeam flat was a nice touch.
Photo Date:  3/22/2021  Upload Date: 3/22/2021 9:19:28 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  203   Comments: 0
Downtown Thunder
Title:  Downtown Thunder
Description:  After a wait on the Wayzata siding, an eastbound freight out of Willmar thunders out of downtown Wayzata late on a cool, gray, damp Wednesday afternoon.
Photo Date:  3/24/2021  Upload Date: 3/24/2021 7:50:50 PM
Location:  Wayzata, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  178   Comments: 0
ECOs In Repose
Title:  ECOs In Repose
Description:  A pair of GP20C-ECOs sit on the track behind the Humboldt Yard office early on a chilly, breezy Tuesday evening.
Photo Date:  3/30/2021  Upload Date: 3/30/2021 9:03:14 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CP 2256(GP20C-ECO) CP 2202(GP20C-ECO)
Views:  320   Comments: 0
Stored Action Reds, Dual Flags, and Others
Title:  Stored Action Reds, Dual Flags, and Others
Description:  Stored units remain at Humbloldt Yard. I wonder if this is CP's surge fleet?
Photo Date:  3/30/2021  Upload Date: 3/30/2021 9:14:37 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CP 5905(SD40-2)
Views:  291   Comments: 0
Pause
Title:  Pause
Description:  A CP crew pauses down by the yard office before reversing during some switching early on a gusty Tuesday evening.
Photo Date:  3/30/2021  Upload Date: 3/30/2021 9:07:40 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CP 2277(GP20C-ECO) CP 2225(GP20C-ECO)
Views:  274   Comments: 0


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