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Tony Held's Collection
 
6/15/2025
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Northern Pacific
Type: RPO
AAR Class: PB: A car constructed for passenger train service and equipped to handle baggage, express, mail, merchandise or similar products.
AAR Type: M510
Detail Info:   Misc Cars

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"Two Harbors, Grantsburg, Mora ..."
Title:  "Two Harbors, Grantsburg, Mora ..."
Description:  Mail slots in MTM's Northern Pacific RPO 1102.
Photo Date:  6/2/2012  Upload Date: 6/5/2012 8:07:05 AM
Location:  Marine on Saint Croi, MN
Author:  Richard Held
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Views:  408   Comments: 0
"Hinckley, North Branch, Hugo, Moose Lake ..."
Title:  "Hinckley, North Branch, Hugo, Moose Lake ..."
Description:  More of the mail slots in MTM's RPO car.
Photo Date:  6/2/2012  Upload Date: 6/5/2012 8:07:24 AM
Location:  Marine on Saint Croi, MN
Author:  Richard Held
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Views:  398   Comments: 0
Hello Dresser!
Title:  Hello Dresser!
Description:  The light passenger load and MTM crew disembarks at the Dresser depot on a lovely Saturday afternoon. The geep will soon be cut off and run around on a passing siding for the trip back to Osceola.
Photo Date:  6/2/2012  Upload Date: 6/3/2012 11:07:30 AM
Location:  Dresser, WI
Author:  Richard Held
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Locomotives:  MNTX 559(GP7)
Views:  803   Comments: 0
Osceola, Ho!
Title:  Osceola, Ho!
Description:  A view from MTM's Northern Pacific RPO car as the train heads back to Osceola.
Photo Date:  6/2/2012  Upload Date: 6/3/2012 9:26:39 PM
Location:  Marine on Saint Croi, MN
Author:  Richard Held
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Locomotives:  MNTX 559(GP7)
Views:  633   Comments: 0
On To Marine on St. Croix
Title:  On To Marine on St. Croix
Description:  The 11 A.M. run to Marine on St. Croix is almost to its destination after crossing 199th Street. Were it not for the modern stop signs and other adornments on the crossbucks, this could be a scene out of the 1930s.
Photo Date:  8/8/2015  Upload Date: 8/10/2015 8:54:22 PM
Location:  Otisville, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger,Action
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Views:  346   Comments: 0
BN 6234 And NP 1102
Title:  BN 6234 And NP 1102
Description:  This engine and RPO/passenger combine look good together. Train was just in from Marine on St. Croix.
Photo Date:  8/8/2015  Upload Date: 8/10/2015 7:47:36 PM
Location:  Osceola, WI
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  BN 6234(SD9)
Views:  630   Comments: 0
Classic Vista
Title:  Classic Vista
Description:  The volunteer, train, and depot make a classic vista that, were it not for the modern pickup truck, would look right out of the glory days of railroading.
Photo Date:  8/8/2015  Upload Date: 8/10/2015 8:39:28 PM
Location:  Dresser, WI
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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Views:  403   Comments: 0
MTM Display Train
Title:  MTM Display Train
Description:  MTM's display train basks beneath partly sunny skies at St. Paul Union Depot during National Train Day 2018. Friends of the 261's display train is in the left background.
Photo Date:  5/5/2018  Upload Date: 5/5/2018 9:37:49 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  MNTX 559(GP7)
Views:  383   Comments: 0
Great Northern Glory
Title:  Great Northern Glory
Description:  Great Northern A-11, pride of the Minnesota Transportation Museum, proudly brings up the markers on MTM's Train Days 2018 display train.
Photo Date:  5/5/2018  Upload Date: 5/5/2018 9:38:26 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  MNTX 559(GP7)
Views:  711   Comments: 0
Here Comes Downtown
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)
Views:  257   Comments: 0
Charging The Depot
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)
Views:  223   Comments: 1
Almost To The Mail Bag
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)
Views:  193   Comments: 0
RPO and SD9
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)
Views:  536   Comments: 0
Bringing Up The Markers
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:  433   Comments: 0


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