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6/30/2025
 
 
 
 
 
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Good Stuff, But No Thoroughbreds Today
Title:  Good Stuff, But No Thoroughbreds Today
Description:  Usually you can find a couple Norfolk Southern diesels parked here at East Minneapolis yard. Today was an exception, but these two units made for a decent consolation prize.
Photo Date:  11/21/2015  Upload Date: 11/21/2015 5:19:26 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  UP 1498(GP40M-2) HLCX 1831(GP38-2)
Views:  531   Comments: 0
Got To Get The FRED Off The Coupler
Title:  Got To Get The FRED Off The Coupler
Description:  The UP local's engineer waits while the brakeman goes up to the three steel coil cars bound for East Minneapolis yard in order to remove the FRED from the coupler of the rear car.
Photo Date:  12/4/2015  Upload Date: 12/4/2015 5:11:14 PM
Location:  Plymouth, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 1078(GP60) HLCX 1831(GP38-2)
Views:  553   Comments: 0
Stopping Traffic On Xenium Lane
Title:  Stopping Traffic On Xenium Lane
Description:  The UP Plymouth local's power stops traffic on Xenium Lane while the brakeman sets the switch for the main track.
Photo Date:  12/4/2015  Upload Date: 12/4/2015 5:09:06 PM
Location:  Plymouth, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  HLCX 1831(GP38-2) UP 1078(GP60)
Views:  574   Comments: 0
Waiting On The Passing Track
Title:  Waiting On The Passing Track
Description:  The hogger aboard the UP Plymouth local waits on the passing track for the brakeman (out of view to the right) to set the switch for the main track.
Photo Date:  12/4/2015  Upload Date: 12/4/2015 5:08:03 PM
Location:  Plymouth, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  HLCX 1831(GP38-2) UP 1078(GP60)
Views:  568   Comments: 1
Moving Up
Title:  Moving Up
Description:  The UP Plymouth local moves up the main track to couple up to its eastbound interchange cars on sunny and remarkably mild December afternoon.
Photo Date:  12/4/2015  Upload Date: 12/4/2015 5:09:45 PM
Location:  Plymouth, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  HLCX 1831(GP38-2) UP 1078(GP60)
Views:  512   Comments: 0
At The End Of The Line Again
Title:  At The End Of The Line Again
Description:  The crew for today's GVI job has reached the end of the line down by Olympic Steel once more. In a minute the crew will decouple from the train to take the runaround track prior to commencing switching operations at Olympic.
Photo Date:  7/20/2015  Upload Date: 7/20/2015 10:17:56 PM
Location:  Plymouth, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  HLCX 3841(GP38-2)
Views:  478   Comments: 0
Done At The Industrial Park
Title:  Done At The Industrial Park
Description:  The Shakopee local pulls out of the ind}strial park onto the old Omaha main line. Soon the hoZger will shove the short train freight cars first to Valley Park yard.
Photo Date:  6/1/2015  Upload Date: 6/2/2015 5:56:34 PM
Location:  Shakopee, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  HLCX 3894(GP38-2)
Views:  1968   Comments: 0
Pause For Breath
Title:  Pause For Breath
Description:  The Golden Valley Industrial Lead Local waits on the main track after switching Ryerson at the Medicine Lake office park. Soon the crew will be moving west to switch Olympic Steel. The Luce Line Trail Extension provided a handy spot to snap this shot from.
Photo Date:  4/20/2016  Upload Date: 4/20/2016 3:28:52 PM
Location:  Medicine Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 545(GP38-2) HLCX 3894(GP38-2)
Views:  486   Comments: 0


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