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| Title: |
Old Soo Line Depot |
| Description: |
The first Soo Line depot in Colfax was this wooden structure. When time came for the new one to be built, instead of tearing down the old station, the Soo moved it across the main line, turned the building around, enlarged it, and used it as a crew bunkhouse and other duties before it entered private ownership as a residence. The station now is part of the Colfax Railroad Museum. |
| Photo Date: |
9/4/2017 Upload Date: 9/7/2017 5:47:43 PM |
| Location: |
Colfax, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
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Station |
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| Title: |
The Oldest RPO In Preservation |
| Description: |
This is Omaha Road RPO 301. Built in the 1840s, this car is the oldest Railroad Post Office in existence. Suitable trucks have yet to be found or fabricated, so newer ones are currently under the car, but otherwise this baby looks as she did during her heyday. (The semi-trailer in the background is former Milwaukee Road.) |
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9/4/2017 Upload Date: 9/7/2017 6:47:50 PM |
| Location: |
Colfax, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock |
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143 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Another Soo And The Old Depot |
| Description: |
The Colfax museum has another wooden Soo Line caboose, #256. This baby is displayed on the west end of the museum grounds and also doubles as a place for storage, thus mixing the aesthetic with the practical. Note the old Colfax depot in the left background. |
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9/4/2017 Upload Date: 9/7/2017 6:11:36 PM |
| Location: |
Colfax, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
RollingStock |
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24 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PGR 40 |
| Description: |
Roster shot, taken on Labor Day 2017. This was the best I could manage of this classic ex-Minneapolis, Northfield, and Southern second generation road diesel. Better than zilch, though. Pic taken on Labor Day 2017. |
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9/4/2017 Upload Date: 9/7/2017 7:40:55 PM |
| Location: |
Chippewa Falls, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
PGR 40(SD39) |
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69 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PGR 42 |
| Description: |
Roster shot, taken on Labor Day 2017. |
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9/4/2017 Upload Date: 9/7/2017 7:41:52 PM |
| Location: |
Chippewa Falls, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
PGR 42(SD38-2) |
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83 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Caboose And Track Speeder |
| Description: |
Another look at the Colfax museum's bright reed Soo caboose, which has a CN track speeder for company. Note also the Soo Line sign touting its intermodal service. Appropriate decor for this side of the museum's storage shed. |
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9/4/2017 Upload Date: 9/7/2017 6:31:30 PM |
| Location: |
Colfax, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
RollingStock |
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39 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SOO 703: Back |
| Description: |
Back view of the Colfax Railroad Museum's Soo Line GP30. Despite her weathered paint, she still is evocative of the glories of "Sweet Soo". |
| Photo Date: |
9/4/2017 Upload Date: 9/4/2017 10:04:44 PM |
| Location: |
Colfax, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SOO 703(GP30) |
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595 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SOO 703: Front |
| Description: |
Front view of the Colfax Railroad Museum's ex-Soo exx-Wisconsin Central GP30. She still is impressive despite her weathered paint. |
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9/4/2017 Upload Date: 9/4/2017 9:52:25 PM |
| Location: |
Colfax, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SOO 703(GP30) |
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362 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Love Those Soo F Units |
| Description: |
The train displayed on the Colfax module of the Colfax museum's HO scale pike sport this snappy Soo Line A-B F unit combo. I sure wish these babies were still rolling through Colfax today. So much snappier thank humdrum Canadian National SD70s. |
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9/4/2017 Upload Date: 9/7/2017 5:35:19 PM |
| Location: |
Colfax, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Model |
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33 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Everything From Grain To Lumber In This Baby |
| Description: |
Scott, the museum docent who gave me a tour of the Colfax museum on Labor Day 2017, told me this Soo Line boxcar could haul not only grain but also barley, oats, and even lumber! This boxcar once helped earn a bit of revenue for the Soo Line back in the day. |
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9/4/2017 Upload Date: 9/5/2017 8:51:42 PM |
| Location: |
Colfax, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
RollingStock |
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124 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Bright Red Soo |
| Description: |
The Colfax museum's showpiece caboose, Soo Line 273, basks in the shade of the outdoor display shed on Labor Day 2017. |
| Photo Date: |
9/4/2017 Upload Date: 9/5/2017 8:44:04 PM |
| Location: |
Colfax, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock |
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59 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
The Railroad Avenue Side |
| Description: |
Here is a look at the Railway Street side of the new Colfax depot, now the museum building of the Colfax Railroad museum. Colfax is lucky to still have not only live rail but surviving depots and a train museum on or near their Railroad Avenue. |
| Photo Date: |
9/4/2017 Upload Date: 9/7/2017 6:20:28 PM |
| Location: |
Colfax, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Station |
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30 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Delaware and Hudson And the American Freedom Train? Yes! |
| Description: |
The Colfax museum has the largest collection of railroad china in the United States. Some of it is on display in the museum building, some of it is in storage, and some of it can be found in a Soo Line coach turned display car. I was pleasantly surprised to see these plates commemorating the D&H and AFT, respectively. Note also the Illinois Central and CNW dining car staff uniforms in the background. |
| Photo Date: |
9/4/2017 Upload Date: 9/7/2017 5:35:38 PM |
| Location: |
Colfax, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
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34 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Waiting Sand Train |
| Description: |
A Union Pacific sand train idles at the north end of the yard on Labor Day 2017. |
| Photo Date: |
9/4/2017 Upload Date: 9/7/2017 7:00:15 PM |
| Location: |
Chippewa Falls, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 7998(AC45CCTE) UP 5382(AC45CCTE) UP 4012(SD70M) UP 8351(SD70ACe) |
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120 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
More Sand Train Power |
| Description: |
The last two of a quartet of units idling on the point of a sand train I found in the yard on Labor Day 2017. |
| Photo Date: |
9/4/2017 Upload Date: 9/7/2017 7:01:16 PM |
| Location: |
Chippewa Falls, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 4012(SD70M) UP 8351(SD70ACe) |
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95 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Sand Train Power |
| Description: |
Close up of the first two of four units on the head end of a sand train I found here on Labor Day 2017. |
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9/4/2017 Upload Date: 9/7/2017 7:00:43 PM |
| Location: |
Chippewa Falls, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 7998(AC45CCTE) UP 5382(AC45CCTE) |
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140 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Classy Sign |
| Description: |
Classy signs like these denote who now operates the Chippewa Falls yard. Make sure to heed them, folks, because as the old saying goes: "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." |
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9/4/2017 Upload Date: 9/7/2017 7:11:41 PM |
| Location: |
Chippewa Falls, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Yard,Track |
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44 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Wisconsin Norther's Headquarters |
| Description: |
The headquarters of the Wisconsin Northern was quiet on Labor Day 2017, but oh man was I glad to finally be able to visit this Progressive Rail subsidiary. |
| Photo Date: |
9/4/2017 Upload Date: 9/7/2017 7:01:38 PM |
| Location: |
Chippewa Falls, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
GMTX 134(SW1500) |
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191 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
I Caught Them At Last! |
| Description: |
I finally bagged the three units Progressive Rail was using on the ex-Minneapolis, Northfield, and Southern main from Lakeville to Northfield (their "Jesse James Line") before they were moved to the Wisconsin Northern, where their six-axle configuration came in handy on the lighter rail there. I wish #40 was leading, since she is the prize of the group--she also sported that number and wore the same paint job for the Minneapolis, Northfield, and Southern, but rather than trespass into the yard to get a head-on shot, I made do with what I had. |
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9/4/2017 Upload Date: 9/7/2017 7:39:10 PM |
| Location: |
Chippewa Falls, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Yard |
| Locomotives: |
PGR 42(SD38-2) CITX 3064(SD40-2) PGR 40(SD39) |
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253 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Switch Engine And Water Tower |
| Description: |
An artsy shot of this classy (ex-UP?) switcher I found at the south end of the Wisconsin Northern's yard on Labor Day 2017. There is nothing like a water tower to tell you what town you are in. |
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9/7/2017 Upload Date: 9/7/2017 7:10:50 PM |
| Location: |
Chippewa Falls, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
GMTX 134(SW1500) |
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136 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BN 325 |
| Description: |
One day the 325 will be back in her Great Northern colors. |
| Photo Date: |
7/6/2019 Upload Date: 7/16/2019 10:55:14 PM |
| Location: |
Osceola, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
BN 325(SDP40) |
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143 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Long Hood Forward |
| Description: |
Back from Dresser, the 6234 is now running long hood forward, and will do so all the way to Marine on St. Croix, MN, where the crew will take her to the other end of the train for the return run to Osceola. |
| Photo Date: |
7/6/2019 Upload Date: 7/16/2019 10:21:06 PM |
| Location: |
Osceola, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
BN 6234(SD9) |
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81 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Glimpse Of The 6234 |
| Description: |
First thing I saw when I got to Osceola this day was Burlington Northern 6234 and the MTM crew, back from the first run to Marine on St. Croix on the long July 4th weekend. |
| Photo Date: |
7/6/2019 Upload Date: 7/16/2019 10:11:45 PM |
| Location: |
Osceola, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 6234(SD9) |
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74 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Love Those BN Cabooses |
| Description: |
Whenever I see a Burlington Northern caboose like the X-71, MTM's Osceola showpiece, I always remember seeing these babies bringing up the rear on Burlington Northern freights through Wayzata, MN, in my youth. |
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7/6/2019 Upload Date: 7/16/2019 10:54:55 PM |
| Location: |
Osceola, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
RollingStock |
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104 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Here Comes Downtown |
| Description: |
The train to Dresser approaches downtown Dresser with the afternoon train to that locale. |
| Photo Date: |
7/6/2019 Upload Date: 7/16/2019 10:31:38 PM |
| Location: |
Dresser, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 6234(SD9) |
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76 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"Hello, Dresser, Hel-lo!" |
| Description: |
The train to Dresser reaches its destination, the town's vibrant Soo Line depot, on time, as usual. To paraphrase Scatman C. from "Silver Streak": "Hello Dresser, hel-lo! Gotta drink to that." :-) |
| Photo Date: |
7/6/2019 Upload Date: 7/9/2019 7:39:39 PM |
| Location: |
Dresser, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 6234(SD9) |
| Views: |
148 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Charging The Depot |
| Description: |
The Dresser train charges into the Osceola deport grounds after backing up to get up enough speed so the MTM volunteer aboard Northern Pacific RPO 1102 can grab the mail sack on display there "on the fly", just like in the old days. |
| Photo Date: |
7/6/2019 Upload Date: 7/16/2019 10:15:16 PM |
| Location: |
Osceola, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 6234(SD9) |
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66 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Almost To The Mail Bag |
| Description: |
The Dresser train enters the Osceola depot grounds, seconds away from snatching the mail bag "on the fly." |
| Photo Date: |
7/6/2019 Upload Date: 7/16/2019 10:36:49 PM |
| Location: |
Osceola, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 6234(SD9) |
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71 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Pair of Great Northerns |
| Description: |
GN alumni at Osceola on July 4th weekend, 2019. |
| Photo Date: |
7/6/2019 Upload Date: 7/16/2019 11:28:42 PM |
| Location: |
Osceola, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger |
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173 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Off To Marine |
| Description: |
The afternoon train to Marine on St. Croix is off on a somewhat humid but otherwise pleasant Saturday afternoon during the long July 4 weekend. |
| Photo Date: |
7/6/2019 Upload Date: 7/16/2019 10:37:32 PM |
| Location: |
Osceola, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 6234(SD9) |
| Views: |
172 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Lackawanna Veteran |
| Description: |
MTM's Lackawanna veteran awaits another run on the long weekend of July 4, 2019. |
| Photo Date: |
7/6/2019 Upload Date: 7/16/2019 11:52:07 PM |
| Location: |
Osceola, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger |
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151 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
A Duo At Rest |
| Description: |
MTM's GP7 and SDP40 bask on the house track at the Osceola depot on the Saturday of the long July 4 weekend. |
| Photo Date: |
7/6/2019 Upload Date: 7/16/2019 10:20:11 PM |
| Location: |
Osceola, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
MNTX 559(GP7) BN 325(SDP40) |
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187 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
"Rocky Soo" |
| Description: |
The Rock Island had a sizable stable of GP7s that later wound up on the Chicago and North Western and then shortlines like the Fox River Valley. This Rock Island geep was acquired by MTM from Wisconsin Central to become a Soo Line-painted unit for the Osceola line. Incidentally, the Rock used to send transfer runs from Inver Grove Heights, MN, to the Soo at Shoreham Yard in Minneapolis, and the run was dubbed the "Rocky-Soo". I have long nicknamed the 559 "Rocky Soo" because of this. |
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7/6/2019 Upload Date: 7/16/2019 11:01:13 PM |
| Location: |
Osceola, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
MNTX 559(GP7) BN 325(SDP40) |
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210 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
The Concessions Car |
| Description: |
A baggage car painted Great Northern colors and named "Mariah" can be found on Osceola & St. Croix Valley trains. The car was present for duty on July 4 weekend, 2019, |
| Photo Date: |
7/6/2019 Upload Date: 7/16/2019 11:31:36 PM |
| Location: |
Osceola, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger |
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51 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RPO and SD9 |
| Description: |
NP 1102 and BN 6234 sit down by the mail sack at Osceola on the Saturday of the long July 4 weekend. |
| Photo Date: |
7/6/2019 Upload Date: 7/16/2019 11:55:47 PM |
| Location: |
Osceola, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 6234(SD9) |
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219 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
The Sounds Of Silence |
| Description: |
After the train to Marine on St. Croix departed, the sounds of silence descended over the grand old depot at Osceola on a humid but breezy Saturday afternoon. |
| Photo Date: |
7/6/2019 Upload Date: 7/9/2019 7:41:35 PM |
| Location: |
Osceola, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
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113 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Another Rock Island Vet |
| Description: |
MTM's other operative "Capone" car, Rock Island 2604, at Osceola on July 4 weekend, 2019. |
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7/6/2019 Upload Date: 7/16/2019 11:45:30 PM |
| Location: |
Osceola, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger |
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106 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
A "Capone" Car |
| Description: |
The Minnesota Transportation Museum has two Rock Island "Capone" commuter cars, so nicknamed because these venerable cars, which date back to "Big Al"'s era, lasted for a long time in Rock Island commuter service. Today they are equipped with tables and serve as a sort of snack/beverage area on Osceola & St. Croix Valley trains. Dig that train order signal they have at Osceola too. |
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7/6/2019 Upload Date: 7/16/2019 11:36:24 PM |
| Location: |
Osceola, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Signal,Passenger |
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86 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Refresh Needed |
| Description: |
Coach 2604's Rock Island logo needs a refresh. Sounds like a good donation cause. |
| Photo Date: |
7/6/2019 Upload Date: 7/16/2019 11:50:07 PM |
| Location: |
Osceola, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger |
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90 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Hallowed Logo |
| Description: |
We miss you, Rock Island! |
| Photo Date: |
7/6/2019 Upload Date: 7/16/2019 11:37:38 PM |
| Location: |
Osceola, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Passenger |
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112 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
The Train Is In |
| Description: |
The train to Dresser is in on the afternoon of the Saturday of the July 4 weekend. |
| Photo Date: |
7/6/2019 Upload Date: 7/16/2019 11:10:54 PM |
| Location: |
Dresser, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
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50 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Bringing Up The Markers |
| Description: |
Northern Pacific RPO 1102 brings up the markers as the afternoon run to Marine departs Osceola. |
| Photo Date: |
7/6/2019 Upload Date: 7/16/2019 10:38:13 PM |
| Location: |
Osceola, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 325(SDP40) |
| Views: |
167 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Just About Ready |
| Description: |
The afternoon train to Marine on St. Croix, MN, is just about ready to go, as a volunteer gives the cars a pre-departure inspection. |
| Photo Date: |
7/9/2019 Upload Date: 7/11/2019 7:41:21 PM |
| Location: |
Osceola, WI |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 6234(SD9) |
| Views: |
75 Comments: 0 |
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