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2/17/2025
 
 
 
 
 
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Heading For The Yard
Title:  Heading For The Yard
Description:  The MNNR crew heads for their yard with two empty centerbeam flats after dropping off one loaded with number on the spur north of the Menards off Prior.
Photo Date:  7/10/2019  Upload Date: 7/14/2019 11:03:01 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 48(B30-7)
Views:  108   Comments: 1
Little Grade Crossings
Title:  Little Grade Crossings
Description:  The 48's engineer takes his short train over one of several little grade crossings--for footpaths--that run through this area along Prior like paths at a park.
Photo Date:  7/10/2019  Upload Date: 7/14/2019 11:02:20 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 48(B30-7)
Views:  123   Comments: 1
Heading Back Out
Title:  Heading Back Out
Description:  The MNNR crew heads back out after dropping off a load of lumber north of Menards on a mild but at time rainy Wednesday afternoon.
Photo Date:  7/10/2019  Upload Date: 7/14/2019 10:58:59 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 48(B30-7)
Views:  204   Comments: 0
Down By Menards
Title:  Down By Menards
Description:  The MNNR crew pauses down by Menards as a centerbeam loaded with lumber is uncoupled.
Photo Date:  7/10/2019  Upload Date: 7/14/2019 10:55:20 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 48(B30-7)
Views:  169   Comments: 1
Two Alcos And A GE
Title:  Two Alcos And A GE
Description:  Caption says it all.
Photo Date:  7/10/2019  Upload Date: 7/14/2019 11:08:15 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MNNR 313(C424) MNNR 314(C424) MNNR 49(B30-7)
Views:  561   Comments: 1
Noble Faces
Title:  Noble Faces
Description:  Two Alcos and a GE made for a trio of noble faces this day.
Photo Date:  7/10/2019  Upload Date: 7/14/2019 11:07:47 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MNNR 313(C424) MNNR 314(C424) MNNR 49(B30-7)
Views:  501   Comments: 3
Approaching South Owasso
Title:  Approaching South Owasso
Description:  The Hugo Job approaches South Owasso Boulevard late on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
Photo Date:  6/7/2020  Upload Date: 6/7/2020 2:34:41 PM
Location:  Roseville, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 49(B30-7)
Views:  139   Comments: 0
Finally A Photo Here
Title:  Finally A Photo Here
Description:  At long last, I caught the Hugo Job passing the station sign for Roseville today. Picture came out just as I imagined it would.
Photo Date:  6/7/2020  Upload Date: 6/7/2020 2:25:22 PM
Location:  Roseville, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 49(B30-7)
Views:  135   Comments: 0
Rolling Along The Old Northern Pacific
Title:  Rolling Along The Old Northern Pacific
Description:  The crew makes yet another run along the jointed rails of the old Northern Pacific as they take the Hugo Job east through Roseville.
Photo Date:  6/7/2020  Upload Date: 6/7/2020 2:33:43 PM
Location:  Roseville, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 49(B30-7)
Views:  284   Comments: 0
I Caught The Hugo Job This Time!
Title:  I Caught The Hugo Job This Time!
Description:  After trying unsuccessfully to catch Minnesota Commercial's Hugo Job two weeks ago, I tried again today, and met with great success. Here comes the local, hauling three carloads of lumber for online shippers, late on a lovely Sunday morning.
Photo Date:  6/7/2020  Upload Date: 6/7/2020 2:24:57 PM
Location:  Roseville, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 49(B30-7)
Views:  133   Comments: 0
Rounding The Curve
Title:  Rounding The Curve
Description:  The Hugo Job rounds the curve west of the South Owasso Blvd crossing late on a breezy, sunny Sunday morning.
Photo Date:  6/7/2020  Upload Date: 6/7/2020 2:34:14 PM
Location:  Roseville, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 49(B30-7)
Views:  167   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:  362   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:  360   Comments: 0
Approaching The Depot
Title:  Approaching The Depot
Description:  Work in Hugo complete, Job 19 approaches the White Bear Lake depot again early on a Sunday afternoon.
Photo Date:  9/29/2024  Upload Date: 10/6/2024 9:27:57 PM
Location:  White Bear Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 49(B30-7)
Views:  54   Comments: 0
Strollin' Through Downtown
Title:  Strollin' Through Downtown
Description:  Job 19 strolls through downtown White Bear Lake as my buddy Andy and I's cameras click away on a postcard-worthy Sunday afternoon.
Photo Date:  9/29/2024  Upload Date: 10/6/2024 9:29:46 PM
Location:  White Bear Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 44(B23-7) MNNR 49(B30-7)
Views:  53   Comments: 0
Back To M&D
Title:  Back To M&D
Description:  Job 19's crew heads through downtown White Bear Lake en route back to M&D Junction to collect their train for their eastbound run to St. Paull early on a Sunday afternoon.
Photo Date:  9/29/2024  Upload Date: 10/6/2024 9:30:27 PM
Location:  White Bear Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 44(B23-7) MNNR 49(B30-7)
Views:  52   Comments: 0
Majestic
Title:  Majestic
Description:  Job 19 looks majestic as it passes the White Bear Lake depot beneath gorgeous skies.
Photo Date:  9/29/2024  Upload Date: 10/6/2024 9:28:59 PM
Location:  White Bear Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 49(B30-7) MNNR 44(B23-7)
Views:  65   Comments: 0
All Done Now
Title:  All Done Now
Description:  After getting a cut of covered hoppers up into the MNNR yard (from the Hiawatha switching district, I presume) number 54 at last is brought back to the Cleveland Avenue roundhouse and allowed to cool its wheels.
Photo Date:  10/29/2011  Upload Date: 10/30/2011 8:03:41 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MNNR 54(B30-7)
Views:  251   Comments: 0
Ready To Head Around
Title:  Ready To Head Around
Description:  The hogger waits for the brakeman to hop on up front before heading back by Amtrak Midway to couple onto their train from the Hiawatha Switching District from the opposite end to shove it up into the MNNR yard.
Photo Date:  10/29/2011  Upload Date: 10/30/2011 6:09:15 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MNNR 54(B30-7)
Views:  443   Comments: 0
Passing The Platforms Again
Title:  Passing The Platforms Again
Description:  The power on a MNNR train back from the Hiawatha mills in Minneapolis runs around its train on a side track at Amtrak Midway prior to shoving it up into their yard. The brakeman riding the steps was a real nice dude when I cheerfully greeted them and the old white mustached hogger gave me a wave. Gentlemen, you are a true credit to the industry!
Photo Date:  10/29/2011  Upload Date: 10/30/2011 8:02:58 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MNNR 54(B30-7)
Views:  496   Comments: 2
Just In From The Hiawatha District
Title:  Just In From The Hiawatha District
Description:  With brakeman riding up front, a venerable Minnesota Commercial GE pulls up by Amtrak Midway long-hood first with a string of hopper cars from the Hiawatha Switching District in Minneaqolis.
Photo Date:  10/29/2011  Upload Date: 10/30/2011 6:08:51 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MNNR 54(B30-7)
Views:  254   Comments: 0
Nose Shot
Title:  Nose Shot
Description:  Usually you can view MNNR locos from the south side of the roundhouse. On this Easter Sunday, however, a string of boxcars mostly blocked out the view. I got lucky with this shot, though. The barbed wire-topped chain link fence indicates just what kind of neighborhood the Commercial's roundhouse sits in. Stay alert when you visit, railfans!
Photo Date:  3/31/2013  Upload Date: 4/1/2013 1:00:24 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  MNNR 54(B30-7)
Views:  232   Comments: 0
MNNR At ADM
Title:  MNNR At ADM
Description:  The MNNR crew is just about done with their switching duties at ADM's mill located on their Hiawatha Switching District. This is why Minneapolis was dubbed The Mill City, folks. Soon the crew will take their loads back to MNNR's St. Paul yard, where they will be turned over to the BNSF and other roads for shipment beyond the Twin Cities.
Photo Date:  5/1/2015  Upload Date: 5/2/2015 3:26:41 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 54(B30-7)
Views:  186   Comments: 0
Far From The Frisco
Title:  Far From The Frisco
Description:  I just learned this baby is an ex-Frisco unit. Sure is cool to see it still in operation, and on former Milwaukee Road rails too. In this case, the rails of MNNR's Hiawatha Switching District, serving the last operating Minneapolis mills. I had long wanted to catch the Minnesota Commercial here, and finally got my chance just as the rain was ending late on an April morning in 2015.
Photo Date:  5/1/2015  Upload Date: 5/2/2015 3:25:43 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 54(B30-7)
Views:  192   Comments: 0
MNNR 54 At 38th Street
Title:  MNNR 54 At 38th Street
Description:  Much as I enjoy photographing the Blue (formerly Hiawatha) Line, I relish seeing freight rail action on the venerable Milwaukee Rails which still parallel Hiawatha Avenue from south of Lake Street to the Princess Depot at Minnehaha Park. Here the MNNR crew is taking the 54 south of 38th Street to do some switching on a gray (and abnormally cool and windy!) Monday morning in May.
Photo Date:  5/18/2015  Upload Date: 5/18/2015 5:07:41 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 54(B30-7)
Views:  142   Comments: 0
By The Track Scale
Title:  By The Track Scale
Description:  I took another view of this MNNR trio, working the State of Minnesota's Master Track Scale into the composition.
Photo Date:  5/18/2015  Upload Date: 5/18/2015 7:52:51 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MNNR T-3(Yard Slug) MNNR 88(B30-7) MNNR 54(B30-7)
Views:  427   Comments: 0
Yard And Hiawatha Power
Title:  Yard And Hiawatha Power
Description:  I had caught the 54 working the Hiawatha Switching District earlier in the day. The crew then returned to the roundhouse and parked their ex-Frisco steed by the power MNNR likes to give to yard duties.
Photo Date:  5/18/2015  Upload Date: 5/18/2015 7:52:34 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MNNR 54(B30-7) MNNR 88(B30-7) MNNR T-3(Yard Slug)
Views:  496   Comments: 0
The 54
Title:  The 54
Description:  Roster shot. That parking lot across from the roundhouse sure is a nice place to get pics like these from.
Photo Date:  7/10/2019  Upload Date: 7/14/2019 11:19:17 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MNNR 54(B30-7)
Views:  125   Comments: 1
Making Them Take Flight In Haste
Title:  Making Them Take Flight In Haste
Description:  The crew nursing the yard power down to the Amtrak depot on a switch move causes a flock of birds nestled on the tracks to take flight on their approach.
Photo Date:  8/25/2012  Upload Date: 8/26/2012 2:25:45 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MNNR 88(B30-7) MNNR T-3(Yard Slug)
Views:  488   Comments: 0
Reversing By The Platforms
Title:  Reversing By The Platforms
Description:  The crew switching the MNNR yard reverse up past the platforms of the Amtrak depot beneath grey skies on the last Saturday in August of 2012.
Photo Date:  8/25/2012  Upload Date: 8/26/2012 2:26:00 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MNNR T-3(Yard Slug) MNNR 88(B30-7)
Views:  701   Comments: 0
MNNR Yard Power
Title:  MNNR Yard Power
Description:  The MNNR yard power makes a nice subject stopped beneath the Raymond Avenue bridge.
Photo Date:  3/31/2013  Upload Date: 4/1/2013 1:18:31 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  MNNR T-3(Yard Slug) MNNR 88(B30-7)
Views:  500   Comments: 0
Yard Goats Under The Bridge
Title:  Yard Goats Under The Bridge
Description:  Here we have the MNNR Midway yard goats stopped beneath the Raymond Avenue bridge on a breezy, sunny Easter 2013. Today warranted breaking out one of their yard slugs.
Photo Date:  3/31/2013  Upload Date: 4/1/2013 1:51:03 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MNNR 88(B30-7) MNNR T-3(Yard Slug)
Views:  486   Comments: 0
Resting By The Track Scale
Title:  Resting By The Track Scale
Description:  A GE and a former GE turned yard slug rest near the State of Minnesota scale house as the sun rises in the eastern sky on a chilly Saturday morning.
Photo Date:  9/12/2015  Upload Date: 9/15/2015 12:23:40 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MNNR 88(B30-7) MNNR T-2(Yard Slug)
Views:  363   Comments: 1
One Of My Usual Suspects
Title:  One Of My Usual Suspects
Description:  A portrait of one of my usual suspects, the Commercial's 88. Here she is resting beneath gray April skies at the Commercial's roundhouse.
Photo Date:  4/2/2017  Upload Date: 4/2/2017 8:03:56 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MNNR 88(B30-7)
Views:  107   Comments: 0
Resting Beneath Restless Skies
Title:  Resting Beneath Restless Skies
Description:  MNNR 88 and 87 rest beneath skies that had turned restless by the noon hour on the second Sunday of July '22.
Photo Date:  7/10/2022  Upload Date: 7/27/2022 10:56:18 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MNNR 88(B30-7) MNNR 87(B39-8E)
Views:  101   Comments: 0


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