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On Milwaukee Rails |
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One of Progressive Rail's lease MP15AC's slumbers on a warm, hazy, partly cloudy Saturday afternoon while parked on old Milwaukee Road rails south of Lone Oak Road. |
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8/18/2018 Upload Date: 8/18/2018 7:55:16 PM |
| Location: |
Eagan, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Roster,Track |
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GMTX 302(MP15AC) |
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277 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Iconic Caboose |
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The Milwaukee Road's orange bay window cabooses were iconic of the storied railroad. GSRM's #992147 is a good representative of the Milwaukee's bay window waycar fleet. A ride (or two, or three) aboard the 992147 is much recommended. |
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8/4/2018 Upload Date: 8/18/2018 8:15:03 PM |
| Location: |
New Prague, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
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Roster,RollingStock |
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| Title: |
Another Iconic Waycar |
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The Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy's wooden waycars were as iconic to the "Q" as steel bay window cabooses were to the Milwaukee. #14534 was stored at United Sugars in Chaska for years until the Union Pacific's (precipitous, in my opinion) abandonment of their line to United Sugars meant this waycar and a few other GSRM museum pieces needed to be trucked to the museum at New Prague as soon as could be arranged. If you want to help give 14534 and her mates shelter, donate to GSRM via www.GSRM.org |
| Photo Date: |
8/4/2018 Upload Date: 8/18/2018 8:16:16 PM |
| Location: |
New Prague, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock |
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127 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Gopher State's Rails |
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Gopher State Railway Museum's volunteers are doing model railroading in 1:1 scale! They are slowly building a loop around their property so visitors can take train rides powered by NSP SW1 #4. For the moment the operation is "point to point" in model railroading parlance, but one day the loop will be complete and the run continuous. Here is the view from NSP 1 as the GSRM's caboose hop makes its way north along their line . Note the former Minneapolis & St. Louis at left. |
| Photo Date: |
8/4/2018 Upload Date: 8/18/2018 8:17:58 PM |
| Location: |
New Prague, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
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Track |
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96 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
The North End |
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Here is the equipment stored at the north end of the Gopher State Railway museum's property. They would much appreciate help with getting these cars stabilized and under cover. To donate, go to www.GSRM.org |
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8/4/2018 Upload Date: 8/18/2018 8:18:21 PM |
| Location: |
New Prague, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
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RollingStock |
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77 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Kilkenny And The "Manitoba" |
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The building at right is a former Minneapolis & St. Louis structure from a community south of New Prague named Kilkenny. GSRM is now utilizing the building as their depot. At left is, believe it or not, a Pullman business car from 1880! But wait, there's more. This car, the "Manitoba", was used by none other than James J. Hill himself! The "Manitoba" eventually wound up as part of a home in Howard Lake, MN, until the Gopher State Railway museum rescued the car in 1998. The car interior still contains bunks despite being used as a home addition since being retired from rail service circa 1935. This gem cries out for shelter and full restoration. To donate, www.GSRM.org is the place to go, folks. |
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8/4/2018 Upload Date: 8/18/2018 8:38:58 PM |
| Location: |
New Prague, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger |
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90 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
The Hilltop Depot |
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The Gopher State Railroad museum is located at a point once known on the Minneapolis & St. Louis as "Hilltop." There was no depot here, but GSRM's former Louie building from Kilkenny, MN, is now the Hilltop Depot. GSRM's track speeder and ballast car are at left, and the "Manitoba" is in the background. |
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8/18/2018 Upload Date: 8/18/2018 8:39:49 PM |
| Location: |
New Prague, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Station |
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93 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Reefer |
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This reefer caught my eye when I was in New Prague this day, and so I took this roster shot. |
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8/4/2018 Upload Date: 8/18/2018 8:41:40 PM |
| Location: |
New Prague, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Track |
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86 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Looking Down The Louie |
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A look south along the old Minneapolis & St. Louis main as viewed from the Highway 19 grade crossing. |
| Photo Date: |
8/4/2018 Upload Date: 8/18/2018 8:42:50 PM |
| Location: |
New Prague, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Track |
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UPY 644(GP15-1) |
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158 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Keeping Busy |
| Description: |
The Willmar yard's east end crew still had a fair amount of switching to do as late afternoon gave way to early evening on the first day of July 2018. |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/2018 Upload Date: 8/18/2018 9:14:09 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Yard,Action |
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BNSF 2842(GP39-2) BNSF 1900(SD40-2) |
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166 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Busy Crew |
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The BNSF crew in the east end of the Willmar yard was busy sorting cars when I visited late on this Sunday afternoon. |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/2018 Upload Date: 8/18/2018 9:16:28 PM |
| Location: |
Willmar, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Yard,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BNSF 2842(GP39-2) BNSF 1900(SD40-2) |
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166 Comments: 1 |
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