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5/10/2025
 
 
 
 
 
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Gotcha At Last!
Title:  Gotcha At Last!
Description:  The first time me and my chase buddy Andy had reached Transfer Road intent on photographing MNNR's yard goats, they began backing out of our range! A merry chase saw us back at Transfer Road, where we finally made our catch.
Photo Date:  5/4/2025  Upload Date: 5/8/2025 9:58:50 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 1983(B23-7) MNNR 2002(B23-7)
Views:  5   Comments: 0
Happy Accident
Title:  Happy Accident
Description:  The Warbonnet units you see in the background heading west on the BNSF Midway Sub was a happy accident when I snapped this pic of MNNR's yard goats.
Photo Date:  5/4/2025  Upload Date: 5/8/2025 9:59:37 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 1983(B23-7) MNNR 2002(B23-7)
Views:  5   Comments: 0
Hello, Hugo Job!
Title:  Hello, Hugo Job!
Description:  Late on a Sunday afternoon, engineer Dan Lindfors brings the Hugo Job to a stop so the brakeman can decouple six empty bulkhead flats.
Photo Date:  5/4/2025  Upload Date: 5/8/2025 10:00:06 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 44(B23-7) MNNR 51(B30-7)
Views:  10   Comments: 0
One More Switch To Throw
Title:  One More Switch To Throw
Description:  The Hugo Job crew, with Dan Lindfors as engineer, is almost finished now that they've brought the train back to the MNNR yard. Here the brakeman is disembarking from #51 in order to throw the switch ahead of them.
Photo Date:  5/4/2025  Upload Date: 5/8/2025 10:00:25 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 44(B23-7) MNNR 51(B30-7)
Views:  5   Comments: 0
Heading To The Switch
Title:  Heading To The Switch
Description:  The Hugo Job's brakeman heads to throw a switch so he and engineer Dan Lindfors can head for the roundhouse and call it a day late on a gorgeous May afternoon.
Photo Date:  5/4/2025  Upload Date: 5/8/2025 10:17:16 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 51(B30-7) MNNR 44(B23-7)
Views:  6   Comments: 0
Through The Canyon
Title:  Through The Canyon
Description:  The Hugo Job, with Dan Lindfors at the throttle, heads through the industrial canyon stretching from Transfer Road on south as he and his brakeman take their iron horses to the roundhouse after a long day's work.
Photo Date:  5/4/2025  Upload Date: 5/8/2025 10:18:04 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 44(B23-7) MNNR 51(B30-7)
Views:  5   Comments: 0
Pulling Up To Transfer
Title:  Pulling Up To Transfer
Description:  The MNNR yard crew pulls up to Transfer Road late on a gorgeous Sunday afternoon. The empty bulkhead flatcars at right are from the Hugo Job.
Photo Date:  5/4/2025  Upload Date: 5/8/2025 10:30:28 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 1983(B23-7) MNNR 2002(B23-7)
Views:  7   Comments: 0
Preparing To Reverse
Title:  Preparing To Reverse
Description:  The MNNR yard crew prepares to reverse on their next switch move as a warm early May sun shines upon them. The empty bulkhead flatcars at right were dropped off by the Hugo Job not too long before.
Photo Date:  5/4/2025  Upload Date: 5/8/2025 10:31:50 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 1983(B23-7) MNNR 2002(B23-7)
Views:  9   Comments: 0
"Southern" Is Showing
Title:  "Southern" Is Showing
Description:  "ERN" is starting to show through the T-2's long hood as it sits at the MNNR roundhouse on a gorgeous Sunday in May. Hope this baby still has a future on the roster.
Photo Date:  5/4/2025  Upload Date: 5/8/2025 10:32:07 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MNNR T-2(Yard Slug)
Views:  6   Comments: 0
Paint's Looking A Little Ragged
Title:  Paint's Looking A Little Ragged
Description:  Oh man. The paint at the back top of the 84's long hood is looking a little ragged. Hope that's not a sign you'd need The Force to get this baby in motion on May the 4th, 2025.
Photo Date:  5/4/2025  Upload Date: 5/8/2025 10:33:15 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MNNR 84(B39-8E)
Views:  9   Comments: 0
Humboldt On A Sunday Afternoon
Title:  Humboldt On A Sunday Afternoon
Description:  A panorama of Humboldt Yard late on a Sunday afternoon in April.
Photo Date:  4/13/2025  Upload Date: 5/8/2025 10:58:20 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CP 2282(GP20C-ECO) CP 2308(GP20C-ECO)
Views:  9   Comments: 0
ECO Duo
Title:  ECO Duo
Description:  An ECO duo cools its wheels late on a Sunday afternoon at Humboldt.
Photo Date:  4/13/2025  Upload Date: 5/8/2025 10:59:25 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CP 2308(GP20C-ECO)
Views:  2   Comments: 0
Rail Train With A Belle
Title:  Rail Train With A Belle
Description:  A rail train parked in the upper northeast side of Humboldt was the primary occupant of this part of the yard late on a Sunday afternoon. The KCS Southern Belle was a nice touch, and provided a vibrant contrast to the two stored CP units left in what was once a long deadline.
Photo Date:  4/13/2025  Upload Date: 5/8/2025 11:03:56 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  KCS 3919(SD70MAC)
Views:  5   Comments: 0
Southern Belle On The Point
Title:  Southern Belle On The Point
Description:  A Southern Belle SD70MAC sits on the point of a rail train set to roll west on the Paynesville Sub once the Monday sun rises. Late on this Sunday afternoon, however, the train cools its wheels at Humboldt Yard in the company of a pair of stored Canadian Pacific veterans sadly not destined to wear CPKC paint.
Photo Date:  4/13/2025  Upload Date: 5/8/2025 11:04:19 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  KCS 3919(SD70MAC)
Views:  11   Comments: 0


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