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5/19/2024
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Viewing Album:  Around The Twin Cities: Vol. 3
 
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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Looking North Along The I&M
Title:  Looking North Along The I&M
Description:  Here we are looking north on the Eagandale Line--the old Milwaukee Road I&M Division--from the grade crossing for the recycling plant (at left). You can just glimpse downtown Minneapolis in the center distance, a reminder of when you could ride the Milwaukee Road from Eagan to downtown back in the good old days.
Photo Date:  3/2/2022  Upload Date: 3/3/2022 10:05:41 AM
Location:  Eagan, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Track
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Views:  47   Comments: 0
Dash-Two In The Snow
Title:  Dash-Two In The Snow
Description:  This veteran unit was sitting beneath snow-filled skies at the Pine Bend Refinery on a Tuesday afternoon.
Photo Date:  3/8/2022  Upload Date: 3/8/2022 10:19:36 PM
Location:  Rosemount, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter
Locomotives:  CITX 3088(SD40-2)
Views:  41   Comments: 0
Snowy Moment At Pine Bend
Title:  Snowy Moment At Pine Bend
Description:  A veteran ex-CP unit now working as a lease unit sits at Pine Bend during a burst of snow on a Tuesday afternoon.
Photo Date:  3/8/2022  Upload Date: 3/8/2022 10:20:31 PM
Location:  Rosemount, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter
Locomotives:  CITX 3088(SD40-2)
Views:  54   Comments: 0
HLCX 6403
Title:  HLCX 6403
Description:  This veteran unit with many variations and owners was at Pine Bend on a (briefly) snowy Tuesday afternoon.
Photo Date:  3/8/2022  Upload Date: 3/8/2022 10:21:49 PM
Location:  Rosemount, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter
Locomotives:  HLCX 6403(SD40-2)
Views:  84   Comments: 0
Passing Suburbia
Title:  Passing Suburbia
Description:  The Eagandlae crew passes a bit of suburbia as they take some interchange north along venerable Milwaukee rails late on a sunny Tuesday morning.
Photo Date:  3/8/2022  Upload Date: 3/8/2022 10:12:40 PM
Location:  Inver Grove Heights, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CEFX 1558(SW1500) GMTX 302(MP15AC)
Views:  81   Comments: 0
Northbound At Azalea
Title:  Northbound At Azalea
Description:  The Progressive Rail crew crosses Azalea Way late on a Tuesday morning as they bring some interchange up the Eagandale Line.
Photo Date:  3/8/2022  Upload Date: 3/8/2022 10:11:40 PM
Location:  Inver Grove Heights, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CEFX 1558(SW1500) GMTX 302(MP15AC)
Views:  95   Comments: 0
On To Eagan
Title:  On To Eagan
Description:  With six cars of interchange in tow, the Progressive Rail crew wheels their train north for Eagan and the shippers located there late on a gorgeous Tuesday morning.
Photo Date:  3/8/2022  Upload Date: 3/8/2022 10:13:24 PM
Location:  Inver Grove Heights, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  GMTX 302(MP15AC) CEFX 1558(SW1500)
Views:  75   Comments: 0
Awaiting Final Disposition
Title:  Awaiting Final Disposition
Description:  Six stored units, among which is Soo "bandit" 2010 (second unit from the back), sit beneath gloomy March skies at Humboldt Yard while awaiting their final disposition.
Photo Date:  3/23/2022  Upload Date: 3/23/2022 8:46:23 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  SOO 2010(GP40) CP 6073(SD40-2)
Views:  269   Comments: 0
Two Pumpkins
Title:  Two Pumpkins
Description:  First and second of four units on a waiting eastbound freight I caught this day.
Photo Date:  3/25/2022  Upload Date: 3/25/2022 10:24:30 PM
Location:  Wayzata, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5050(C44-9W) BNSF 7170(ES44C4)
Views:  78   Comments: 0
Warbonnet!
Title:  Warbonnet!
Description:  BNSF-ized or not, a Warbonnet is still a primo catch these days. Especially if, as in the 743's case, the paint is still immaculate.
Photo Date:  3/25/2022  Upload Date: 3/25/2022 10:25:53 PM
Location:  Wayzata, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BNSF 743(C44-9W)
Views:  79   Comments: 0
Pumpkin And A Warbonnet
Title:  Pumpkin And A Warbonnet
Description:  Third and fourth of four units on the point of a waiting eastbound freight I caught this day.
Photo Date:  3/25/2022  Upload Date: 3/25/2022 10:33:38 PM
Location:  Wayzata, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9389(SD70ACe) BNSF 743(C44-9W)
Views:  76   Comments: 0
Waiting On A Windy Afternoon
Title:  Waiting On A Windy Afternoon
Description:  An eastbound freight either waiting for a green signal or a fresh crew sits on the siding in Wayzata on a breezy Friday afternoon.
Photo Date:  3/25/2022  Upload Date: 3/25/2022 10:24:04 PM
Location:  Wayzata, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5050(C44-9W) BNSF 7170(ES44C4) BNSF 9389(SD70ACe) BNSF 743(C44-9W)
Views:  95   Comments: 0
If Only It Were Bound For Hutchinson
Title:  If Only It Were Bound For Hutchinson
Description:  I found this tank car parked on the old Dakota Rail interchange trackage that BNSF now uses for car storage. No clue why this car was here (set out bad ordered from a passing train?), but oh how I wish it were interchange waiting for Dakota Rail to come take it west to Hutchinson!
Photo Date:  3/25/2022  Upload Date: 3/25/2022 10:26:27 PM
Location:  Wayzata, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  54   Comments: 0
Vintage Rail
Title:  Vintage Rail
Description:  This rail on the old Skally Line at M&D Junction dates back to when FDR was prez. Wow!
Photo Date:  3/27/2022  Upload Date: 3/28/2022 9:36:10 PM
Location:  White Bear Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  76   Comments: 0
Great Day For Railfanning
Title:  Great Day For Railfanning
Description:  My friend Andy snaps away with his camera as the eastbound Hugo Job rolls parallel to South Owasso Boulevard (at right) on a great day for railfanning.
Photo Date:  3/27/2022  Upload Date: 3/28/2022 9:25:51 PM
Location:  Roseville, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 42(SF30B) MNNR 44(B23-7)
Views:  76   Comments: 0
On To White Bear
Title:  On To White Bear
Description:  The eastbound Hugo Job, bound today only for White Bear Lake due to shipper needs, proceeds on east with eleven flatcars of lumber while my friend Andy takes a picture or two more.
Photo Date:  3/27/2022  Upload Date: 3/28/2022 9:26:45 PM
Location:  Roseville, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
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Views:  20   Comments: 0
Crossing Dale
Title:  Crossing Dale
Description:  The Hugo Job crosses Dale Street as the crew takes the train east for White Bear Lake with eleven loaded lumber flats strung out behind their motive power.
Photo Date:  3/27/2022  Upload Date: 3/28/2022 9:15:42 PM
Location:  Roseville, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 42(SF30B) MNNR 44(B23-7)
Views:  78   Comments: 0
Approaching Snelling
Title:  Approaching Snelling
Description:  The eastbound Hugo Job approaches Snelling Avenue on its outbound run. Say, that driver sure falls into the "Oblivious Newton-John" (to borrow a phrase from the late Richard Marcinko) category! Sure the crossing signals weren't active, but still, a train was obviously coming. Some people...
Photo Date:  3/27/2022  Upload Date: 3/28/2022 9:10:14 PM
Location:  Roseville, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 42(SF30B)
Views:  78   Comments: 0
Hugo Job At I-35E
Title:  Hugo Job At I-35E
Description:  The Hugo Job passes under I-35E as the crew takes the train east on a beauteous Sunday morning.
Photo Date:  3/27/2022  Upload Date: 3/28/2022 9:01:43 PM
Location:  Vadnais Heights, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 42(SF30B) MNNR 44(B23-7)
Views:  54   Comments: 0
All Clear At Snelling
Title:  All Clear At Snelling
Description:  With the crossing clear of oblivious drivers thanks to the signals, the eastbound Hugo Job crosses Snelling Avenue late on a sunny Sunday morning.
Photo Date:  3/27/2022  Upload Date: 3/28/2022 9:10:42 PM
Location:  Roseville, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 42(SF30B)
Views:  76   Comments: 0
Crossing Labore
Title:  Crossing Labore
Description:  The eastbound Hugo Job crosses Labore Road on a cool but gorgeous Sunday morning.
Photo Date:  3/27/2022  Upload Date: 3/28/2022 9:05:11 PM
Location:  Vadnais Heights, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 44(B23-7) MNNR 42(SF30B)
Views:  86   Comments: 0
Passing The Sign
Title:  Passing The Sign
Description:  The eastbound Hugo Job passes the "Roseville" sign late on a cool but beautiful Sunday morning in March.
Photo Date:  3/27/2022  Upload Date: 3/28/2022 9:13:34 PM
Location:  Roseville, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 42(SF30B)
Views:  32   Comments: 0
Just About Ready To Go
Title:  Just About Ready To Go
Description:  With three loads of lumber left to deliver before picking up empty flats and heading west again, the engineer aboard the Hugo Job awaits the arrival of the brakeman before they make their last drop off of the run early on a gorgeous Sunday afternoon.
Photo Date:  3/27/2022  Upload Date: 3/28/2022 9:30:52 PM
Location:  White Bear Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 42(SF30B) MNNR 44(B23-7)
Views:  95   Comments: 0
Eastward, Ho
Title:  Eastward, Ho
Description:  Having crossed Dale Street, the Hugo Job continues on east beneath sun-scrubbed skies on a lovely Sunday in March.
Photo Date:  3/27/2022  Upload Date: 3/28/2022 9:26:19 PM
Location:  Roseville, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 44(B23-7) MNNR 42(SF30B)
Views:  33   Comments: 0
Wrapping Up At Structural Wood Corp
Title:  Wrapping Up At Structural Wood Corp
Description:  The MNNR crew on the Hugo Job is in the process of wrapping up switching at Structural Wood Corporation, with the engineer waiting for the word to reverse and couple up with the remaining loads of lumber bound for another White Bear-based shopper.
Photo Date:  3/27/2022  Upload Date: 3/28/2022 9:30:29 PM
Location:  White Bear Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 42(SF30B) MNNR 44(B23-7)
Views:  87   Comments: 0
Pulling Forward Into M&D Junction
Title:  Pulling Forward Into M&D Junction
Description:  The Hugo Job pulls forward into M&D Junction while switching UFP White Bear Lake on a gorgeous Sunday. They were pulling out empty lumber flats prior to delivering the last three lumber flats they had for today's run.
Photo Date:  3/27/2022  Upload Date: 3/28/2022 9:38:20 PM
Location:  White Bear Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 42(SF30B) MNNR 44(B23-7)
Views:  126   Comments: 0
Reversing Out Of The Junction
Title:  Reversing Out Of The Junction
Description:  The Hugo Job crew reverses out of M&D Junction while switching UFP White Bear Lake during the noon hour on the last Sunday of March 2022.
Photo Date:  3/27/2022  Upload Date: 3/28/2022 9:39:08 PM
Location:  White Bear Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 42(SF30B) MNNR 44(B23-7)
Views:  104   Comments: 0
Switching UFP
Title:  Switching UFP
Description:  The Hugo Job crew switches UPF White Bear Lake during the noon hour of the last Sunday of March, 2022.
Photo Date:  3/27/2022  Upload Date: 3/28/2022 9:36:53 PM
Location:  White Bear Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 42(SF30B) MNNR 44(B23-7)
Views:  94   Comments: 0
Repurposed Sign At The Junction
Title:  Repurposed Sign At The Junction
Description:  In the estimation of one of my friends, this vintage Burlington Northern sign at M&D Junction was repurposed to read "M&D" from "M&E". That was thrifty of them.
Photo Date:  3/27/2022  Upload Date: 3/28/2022 9:36:30 PM
Location:  White Bear Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories: 
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Views:  93   Comments: 0
Approaching The Fan Gathering
Title:  Approaching The Fan Gathering
Description:  Me and my friend Andy were out chasing the Hugo Job on this morning, but four other fans were in pursuit as well! They were perched on that snowbank at left, just out of the shot, as the eastbound Hugo Job approached.
Photo Date:  3/27/2022  Upload Date: 3/28/2022 9:12:19 PM
Location:  Roseville, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 42(SF30B) MNNR 44(B23-7)
Views:  103   Comments: 0
Eastbound On The Old NP
Title:  Eastbound On The Old NP
Description:  The Hugo Job heads east on the old Northern Pacific in Roseville on a gorgeous Sunday morning.
Photo Date:  3/28/2022  Upload Date: 3/28/2022 9:14:44 PM
Location:  Roseville, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 44(B23-7) MNNR 42(SF30B)
Views:  132   Comments: 0
Nose-First DPU
Title:  Nose-First DPU
Description:  The DPU of an eastbound COFC intermodal rolling out of Ramsey late on a gray, rainy Saturday afternoon was coupled up nose-first to its train, making for a good shot.
Photo Date:  4/30/2022  Upload Date: 5/1/2022 8:19:45 PM
Location:  Ramsey, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6700(ES44C4)
Views:  27   Comments: 0
Tagged Nose
Title:  Tagged Nose
Description:  BNSF 6821 sports a tagged nose at the moment thanks to some brash graffiti artist. Some people...
Photo Date:  4/30/2022  Upload Date: 5/1/2022 8:18:07 PM
Location:  Ramsey, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  BNSF 6821(ES44C4) BNSF 7683(ES44DC)
Views:  56   Comments: 0
Orange Paint, Grubby Skies
Title:  Orange Paint, Grubby Skies
Description:  The immaculate paint on BNSF 7281 contrasts with the gray skies above on the last day of April, 2022. Unit was fourth of four on the point of an eastbound freight waiting down by Ramsey Station.
Photo Date:  4/30/2022  Upload Date: 5/1/2022 8:17:46 PM
Location:  Ramsey, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  BNSF 7281(ES44DC)
Views:  29   Comments: 0
Colorful Pumpkins
Title:  Colorful Pumpkins
Description:  BNSF pumpkins like 7886 and 7281 sure look good when clean. Units were third and fourth of four units on a waiting eastbound freight down by Ramsey Station.
Photo Date:  4/30/2022  Upload Date: 5/1/2022 8:17:19 PM
Location:  Ramsey, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  BNSF 7886(ES44DC) BNSF 7281(ES44DC)
Views:  47   Comments: 0
Thoughtful Place To Stop
Title:  Thoughtful Place To Stop
Description:  An eastbound freight stopped by the Staples Sub dispatcher during the noon hour of a cool and often rainy Saturday was thoughtfully stopped by its crew down at the Ramsey Northstar station, making for quite an easy catch during a break in the rain.
Photo Date:  4/30/2022  Upload Date: 5/1/2022 8:16:18 PM
Location:  Ramsey, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7683(ES44DC) BNSF 6821(ES44C4) BNSF 7886(ES44DC) BNSF 7281(ES44DC)
Views:  67   Comments: 0
All Blocks Not Yet Clear
Title:  All Blocks Not Yet Clear
Description:  The signals for the eastbound track were yellow over red and all red for the westbound at 12:36 P.M. on the last day of April, 2022. Yellow over red means only one block to the east was clear, which was why there was an eastbound freight at Ramsey Station waiting for clearance at this hour .
Photo Date:  4/30/2022  Upload Date: 5/1/2022 8:16:42 PM
Location:  Ramsey, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Signal,Track
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Views:  21   Comments: 0
No Go Either Way
Title:  No Go Either Way
Description:  The eastbound signals for the westbound track at Ramsey Station were red during the noon hour of April 2022's last day, and so was the westbound signal. Freight at left was stopped due to a yellow over red signal on the eastbound track.
Photo Date:  4/30/2022  Upload Date: 5/1/2022 8:18:40 PM
Location:  Ramsey, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Signal,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  22   Comments: 0
A Classic Logo Revised
Title:  A Classic Logo Revised
Description:  You know, I always liked how BNSF's first logo was a revision of the classic Santa Fe one; too bad the "swoosh" logo has replaced it.
Photo Date:  4/30/2022  Upload Date: 5/1/2022 8:19:18 PM
Location:  Ramsey, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 7683(ES44DC)
Views:  42   Comments: 0
Zooming Through
Title:  Zooming Through
Description:  An eastbound COFC intermodal zooms east through Elk River on a partly cloidy Sunday afternoon.
Photo Date:  5/22/2022  Upload Date: 5/31/2022 10:14:06 PM
Location:  Elk River, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7398(ES44DC) BNSF 1000(C44-9W)
Views:  71   Comments: 0
Bemeatj A Gap In The Clouds
Title:  Bemeatj A Gap In The Clouds
Description:  An eastbound mixed merchandise train heads east along the Staples Sub benneath a gap in the clouds on a Sunday afternoon.
Photo Date:  5/22/2022  Upload Date: 5/31/2022 10:15:01 PM
Location:  Elk River, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6970(ES44C4)
Views:  79   Comments: 0
Checking The Track
Title:  Checking The Track
Description:  A westbound track inspection train rolls through Elk River on a Sunday afternoon.
Photo Date:  5/22/2022  Upload Date: 5/31/2022 10:15:32 PM
Location:  Elk River, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  43   Comments: 0
"Hustle Muscle"
Title:  "Hustle Muscle"
Description:  Sure was nice to see this unit again after owner Great Northern Historical Society had the Lake Superior museum resume custodiaal loan after being at MTM Jackson Street for a time.
Photo Date:  6/1/2022  Upload Date: 6/2/2022 9:28:02 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  GN 400(SD45)
Views:  61   Comments: 0
E-Unit In The Sun
Title:  E-Unit In The Sun
Description:  Milwaukee Road 32A, resplendent in its Milwaukee heritage scheme, soaks up the sun on the north side of the 261 shop late on the morning of the first day of June, 2022.
Photo Date:  6/1/2022  Upload Date: 6/2/2022 9:30:28 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 32A(E9A)
Views:  72   Comments: 0
Early Birds
Title:  Early Birds
Description:  Bound for Train Days at St. Paul Union Depot, the Lake Supeior Railroad Museums' SD45 and the Great Northern Historical Society's living legnend, currently staying at Duluth, wait at the 261 shop before heading down to the depot.
Photo Date:  6/1/2022  Upload Date: 6/2/2022 9:26:22 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NP 3617(SD45) GN 400(SD45)
Views:  89   Comments: 0
SD45s Forever!
Title:  SD45s Forever!
Description:  What else is there to say, man?
Photo Date:  6/1/2022  Upload Date: 6/2/2022 9:31:05 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NP 3617(SD45) GN 400(SD45)
Views:  100   Comments: 0
Vibrant Heritage
Title:  Vibrant Heritage
Description:  The Lake Superior museum's SD45 duo looks vibrant late on the morning of the first day of June, 2022, as they wait at the 261 shop to head down to St. Paul Union Depot for Train Days 2022.
Photo Date:  6/1/2022  Upload Date: 6/2/2022 9:26:56 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NP 3617(SD45) GN 400(SD45)
Views:  119   Comments: 0
Better Than Ever
Title:  Better Than Ever
Description:  Afrter trading NP colors for those of the Burlington Northern and then the Wisconsin Central, NP 3617 is back in her old paint scheme, and looking better than ever.
Photo Date:  6/1/2022  Upload Date: 6/2/2022 9:27:29 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NP 3617(SD45)
Views:  99   Comments: 0
Monad Logo
Title:  Monad Logo
Description:  The NP Monad Logo looks super on 3617's nose.
Photo Date:  6/1/2022  Upload Date: 6/2/2022 9:29:46 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NP 3617(SD45)
Views:  81   Comments: 0
"CAT Diesel Power"
Title:  "CAT Diesel Power"
Description:  Detail shot.
Photo Date:  6/4/2022  Upload Date: 6/4/2022 10:09:17 PM
Location:  Hopkins, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories: 
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Views:  48   Comments: 0

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