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Viewing Album:  Around The Twin Cities: Vol. 2
 
By:Tony Held
Dates:9/3/2014 - 9/7/2020
Album Info:More train action and other rail scenes from around the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area. Enjoy!
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Here Comes The Other Train?
Title:  Here Comes The Other Train?
Description:  Apparently, PSR railroading entails running two trains as one. In the case of this Canadian Pacific job, the first train was a westbound COFC intermodal, and the second was a general freight, each with one unit for power. The trains were westbound on the old Soo Line. Here the second one is nearing the bridge over Northtown Yard.
Photo Date:  2/15/2020  Upload Date: 2/15/2020 9:11:06 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  CP 9773(AC44CW)
Views:  129   Comments: 0
KCS!
Title:  KCS!
Description:  I like the Kansas City Southern, so I could not help photographing this KCS autorack in a westbound Canadian Pacific train I caught down by Northtown late on a mild, sunny Saturday afternoon.
Photo Date:  2/15/2020  Upload Date: 2/15/2020 9:20:45 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Winter,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  93   Comments: 0
Waiting To Go
Title:  Waiting To Go
Description:  Down by University Avenue, a southbound (?) BNSF grain (?) train awaits clearance to depart Northtown late on a Saturday afternoon in February.
Photo Date:  2/15/2020  Upload Date: 2/15/2020 9:09:13 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Yard,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  42   Comments: 0
Crystal Clear
Title:  Crystal Clear
Description:  This roster shot of this unit came out crystal clear despite the late evening light.
Photo Date:  3/15/2020  Upload Date: 3/15/2020 9:04:39 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BNSF 5739(ES44AC)
Views:  64   Comments: 0
I Could Just Make Out The Number
Title:  I Could Just Make Out The Number
Description:  Due to the funky late evening light conditions, even a brighter setting on my camera did not crisply record this engine's number, but I was able to discern it.
Photo Date:  3/15/2020  Upload Date: 3/15/2020 9:07:43 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BNSF 9182(SD70ACe)
Views:  39   Comments: 0
Viva the KCS!
Title:  Viva the KCS!
Description:  I love catching these babies. This one was second of three units on a stopped eastbound freight.
Photo Date:  3/15/2020  Upload Date: 3/15/2020 9:06:00 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  KCS 5021(ET44AC)
Views:  120   Comments: 0
"Gotcha"
Title:  "Gotcha"
Description:  "Gotcha" I said as I got out of my car to snap photos of this stopped eastbound freight on the Wayzata Subdivision. The crew was waiting, as usual, for clearance into Minneapolis. The shot I took using the flash setting turned out to be best, hence the funky glow on the sign and the nose of the KCS unit.
Photo Date:  3/15/2020  Upload Date: 3/15/2020 8:57:06 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9182(SD70ACe) KCS 5021(ET44AC) BNSF 5739(ES44AC)
Views:  156   Comments: 0
"5...4...3...2..."
Title:  "5...4...3...2..."
Description:  I counted down the seconds before I bagged this eastbound grain train racing through Long Lake late on a Friday afternoon.
Photo Date:  3/20/2020  Upload Date: 3/20/2020 7:39:15 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6901(ES44C4) BNSF 4490(C44-9W) BNSF 8540(SD70ACe)
Views:  190   Comments: 0
"Feel The Rush"
Title:  "Feel The Rush"
Description:  "Feel the rush," I said as I snapped this going away photo of an eastbound grain train in Long Lake. Railfanning is such an adrenaline rush! :-)
Photo Date:  3/20/2020  Upload Date: 3/20/2020 7:40:15 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8540(SD70ACe) BNSF 4490(C44-9W) BNSF 6901(ES44C4)
Views:  221   Comments: 0
There She Goes
Title:  There She Goes
Description:  The tail end of an eastbound grain job on the Wayzata Sub is about to pass beneath the Luce Line late on a sunny Friday afternoon.
Photo Date:  3/20/2020  Upload Date: 3/20/2020 7:42:09 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  41   Comments: 0
SD40-2!
Title:  SD40-2!
Description:  1603 was at the diesel shop at Northtown this day. Always nice to bag a 40-2.
Photo Date:  3/27/2020  Upload Date: 3/30/2020 9:12:02 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 1603(SD40-2)
Views:  145   Comments: 0
Colorful Veteran
Title:  Colorful Veteran
Description:  This veteran unit, now clad in colorful paint and adorned with the "swoosh" logo, was down in Northtown near the diesel shop on a gorgeous Friday afternoon.
Photo Date:  3/27/2020  Upload Date: 3/30/2020 9:16:16 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 2610(GP39-3)
Views:  137   Comments: 0
Cascade Green Classic
Title:  Cascade Green Classic
Description:  God bless how slow BNSF has been in repainting pre-merger units! This Cascade Green classic at the Northtown diesel shop was a glorious sight to see.
Photo Date:  3/27/2020  Upload Date: 3/30/2020 8:57:42 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 2896(GP39M)
Views:  161   Comments: 0
Another BN Vet
Title:  Another BN Vet
Description:  Five units parked near the Northtown diesel shop had a BN vet at one end. Always a glorious sight to see Cascade Green!
Photo Date:  3/27/2020  Upload Date: 3/30/2020 9:17:51 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 3022(GP40M)
Views:  83   Comments: 0
Between A Turntable And A Train
Title:  Between A Turntable And A Train
Description:  7721 sits by the turntable as a departing freight heads south at right on a gorgeous early spring afternoon.
Photo Date:  3/27/2020  Upload Date: 3/30/2020 8:54:09 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 7721(ES44DC)
Views:  144   Comments: 0
Two Roster Shots At Once
Title:  Two Roster Shots At Once
Description:  These babies were at the Northtown diesel shop this day. Always nice to get two roster shots at once.
Photo Date:  3/27/2020  Upload Date: 3/30/2020 8:58:22 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 7923(ES44C4) BNSF 8587(SD70ACe) BNSF 2896(GP39M)
Views:  281   Comments: 0
Veteran Unit
Title:  Veteran Unit
Description:  9888 dates back to the early years of the BNSF. This day, the engine was parked north of the diesel shop at Northtown, basking in the late spring sun.
Photo Date:  3/27/2020  Upload Date: 3/30/2020 8:56:44 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 9888(SD70MAC)
Views:  214   Comments: 0
So Long, Switcher
Title:  So Long, Switcher
Description:  As a freight rolls south, passing the Northtown diesel shop, this veteran switcher awaits its final disposition. Judging by the painted out "swoosh" logo, 3703's retirement was fairly recent.
Photo Date:  3/27/2020  Upload Date: 3/30/2020 9:34:45 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  GN 3703(MP15DC)
Views:  198   Comments: 0
From Logos To Initials
Title:  From Logos To Initials
Description:  This switcher has traded its "swoosh" logo for "GN" initials as she waits at the Northtown diesel shop while a freight rolls south on a lovely Friday afternoon.
Photo Date:  3/27/2020  Upload Date: 3/30/2020 9:33:42 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  GN 3703(MP15DC)
Views:  207   Comments: 0
CP/UP Diamond
Title:  CP/UP Diamond
Description:  A look north from the CP/UP diamond towards the new bridge over Golden Valley Road that was built several years ago.
Photo Date:  3/27/2020  Upload Date: 3/30/2020 8:51:11 PM
Location:  Golden Valley, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Bridge,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  49   Comments: 0
Taking A Breather
Title:  Taking A Breather
Description:  The hump power sits at the hump tower at Northtown on a lovely Friday afternoon, taking a breather from kicking cars.
Photo Date:  3/27/2020  Upload Date: 3/30/2020 9:31:28 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 1888(SD40-2) BNSF 1769(SD40-2)
Views:  235   Comments: 0
Not Just Autos Have To Obey These
Title:  Not Just Autos Have To Obey These
Description:  The stop sign on the west side of the UP/CP diamond is evidence of how not just automobiles have to obey signs like these. The local graffiti artists, though, view the sign as a canvass instead.
Photo Date:  3/27/2020  Upload Date: 3/30/2020 8:51:57 PM
Location:  Golden Valley, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  48   Comments: 0
Engines, Engines, We've Got Engines
Title:  Engines, Engines, We've Got Engines
Description:  "Engines, engines, we've got engines" a yard's diesel shop fairly shouts. Northtown Yard's is no exception. Note the ex-BN SD60 in the upper center.
Photo Date:  3/27/2020  Upload Date: 3/30/2020 9:32:43 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  BNSF 6717(ES44C4) BNSF 2565(GP39-3)
Views:  222   Comments: 0
Easy Catches
Title:  Easy Catches
Description:  I love it when the BNSF dispatcher stops a train in my home suburb and the motive power is easily visible from my apartment.
Photo Date:  4/16/2020  Upload Date: 4/16/2020 4:02:38 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9136(SD70ACe) BNSF 5637(AC44CW)
Views:  144   Comments: 0
Hitching A Ride
Title:  Hitching A Ride
Description:  The 3141 was the fifth of five units on the point of an eastbound freight that was briefly stopped in Long Lake, but the unit was just hitching a ride from Willmar and was not operating.
Photo Date:  4/16/2020  Upload Date: 4/16/2020 4:03:22 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 3141(GP50)
Views:  159   Comments: 0
Nice Touch
Title:  Nice Touch
Description:  A BNSF-ized Grinstein Green unit was third of five units on an eastbound freight that was briefly stopped in Long Lake. I remember when these babies were brand new. How time rolls as fast as the "Hiawatha."
Photo Date:  4/16/2020  Upload Date: 4/16/2020 4:03:03 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9836(SD70MAC) BNSF 7798(ES44DC)
Views:  92   Comments: 0
Movin' Out
Title:  Movin' Out
Description:  Cleared to proceed, the engineer on an eastbound BNSF freight eases the train back into motion after being briefly stopped in Long Lake by the BNSF dispatcher.
Photo Date:  4/16/2020  Upload Date: 4/16/2020 4:04:05 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 3141(GP50) BNSF 7798(ES44DC) BNSF 9836(SD70MAC) BNSF 5637(AC44CW) BNSF 9136(SD70ACe)
Views:  161   Comments: 0
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:  96   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:  89   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:  240   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:  101   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:  118   Comments: 0
Hello Again, 42!
Title:  Hello Again, 42!
Description:  Minnesota Commercial's ex-Santa Fe SF30B, 42, was the crew's motive power on the Hugo Job this day. Here the crew is paused while switching their customer in Little Canada on a blessedly less humid Sunday afternoon in late July.
Photo Date:  7/26/2020  Upload Date: 7/26/2020 9:14:09 PM
Location:  Little Canada, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 42(SF30B)
Views:  72   Comments: 0
Short Move Ahead
Title:  Short Move Ahead
Description:  As a splash of sunshine bathes their motive power, the Minnesota Commercial crew makes a short move ahead while switching their Little Canada customer on a lovely, not so humid Sunday afternoon.
Photo Date:  7/26/2020  Upload Date: 7/26/2020 9:14:26 PM
Location:  Little Canada, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MNNR 42(SF30B)
Views:  144   Comments: 0
Stopped By May Street
Title:  Stopped By May Street
Description:  An eastbound general freight cools its wheels down by May Street in Long Lake before the dispatcher clears the crew to proceed on the afternoon of the last day of July 2020.
Photo Date:  7/31/2020  Upload Date: 7/31/2020 3:02:34 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4232(ES44C4) BNSF 5620(AC44CW)
Views:  160   Comments: 0
Parked But Ready
Title:  Parked But Ready
Description:  A GP38-2 and a GP20 ECO sit at Humboldt, ready for the next crew on the next call to duty.
Photo Date:  9/4/2020  Upload Date: 9/4/2020 7:54:23 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CP 4431(GP38-2)
Views:  132   Comments: 0
The Yard Goats, I Presume
Title:  The Yard Goats, I Presume
Description:  Ex-Soo Line unit 6222 and a GP20 ECO sit in Humboldt's west end on the eve of Labor Day weekend 2020. I presume these units are the yard goats at the moment.
Photo Date:  9/4/2020  Upload Date: 9/4/2020 7:53:46 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CP 6222(SD60)
Views:  95   Comments: 0
The New And The Old
Title:  The New And The Old
Description:  Four newer GEs still keep the old EMDs in the stored unit line company at Humboldt Yard.
Photo Date:  9/4/2020  Upload Date: 9/4/2020 7:57:12 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CP 8854(ES44AC) CP 9605(AC44CW)
Views:  123   Comments: 0
Parked Oldies
Title:  Parked Oldies
Description:  Soo Line "bandit" 2010 and her older EMD companions still rest at Humboldt Yard awaiting a possible call to duty should traffic levels warrant.
Photo Date:  9/4/2020  Upload Date: 9/4/2020 7:58:17 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  SOO 2010(GP40)
Views:  282   Comments: 2
The Row Is Smaller Now
Title:  The Row Is Smaller Now
Description:  Traffic levels on Canadian Pacific have increased to the point a number of the newer GEs stored here were reactivated.
Photo Date:  9/4/2020  Upload Date: 9/4/2020 7:56:05 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CP 8854(ES44AC) SOO 2010(GP40)
Views:  878   Comments: 0
Another Day, Another Wait
Title:  Another Day, Another Wait
Description:  The crew aboard this eastbound freight on the Wayzata Sub awaits clearance into town early on the afternoon of the Saturday of Labor Day Weekend 2020.
Photo Date:  9/5/2020  Upload Date: 9/5/2020 7:01:35 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 2742(GP39E) BNSF 7200(ES44DC)
Views:  104   Comments: 0
Weekend Breather
Title:  Weekend Breather
Description:  A pair of Uncle Pete's engines enjoy a weekend breather late on a Saturday afternoon. UP 837 is an ex-Katy unit, by the way! :-)
Photo Date:  9/5/2020  Upload Date: 9/5/2020 7:04:09 PM
Location:  Shakopee, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  UP 837(GP38-2)
Views:  101   Comments: 0
Parked At The Park
Title:  Parked At The Park
Description:  A GP15AC and a couple other units sit at Valley Park yard late on the Saturday afternoon of Labor Day weekend 2020.
Photo Date:  9/5/2020  Upload Date: 9/5/2020 7:03:03 PM
Location:  Shakopee, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  UPY 720(GP15AC)
Views:  51   Comments: 0
Yard Goats In Repose
Title:  Yard Goats In Repose
Description:  Valley Park's yard goats sit idle late on the afternoon of the first Saturday in September, 2020.
Photo Date:  9/5/2020  Upload Date: 9/5/2020 7:03:35 PM
Location:  Shakopee, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  UP 9989(GP40-2)
Views:  132   Comments: 0
Nice Clean Paint
Title:  Nice Clean Paint
Description:  Canadian Pacific 5020 sports nice clean paint as she sits by the diesel house at Pigs Eye Yard on Labor Day 2020.
Photo Date:  9/7/2020  Upload Date: 9/7/2020 5:09:45 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  CP 5020(SD30C-ECO)
Views:  148   Comments: 0
Love Those SD60s
Title:  Love Those SD60s
Description:  I found CP 6309 outside the Pigs Eye diesel shop on Labor Day 2020. Love those SD60s.
Photo Date:  9/7/2020  Upload Date: 9/7/2020 5:16:32 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  CP 6309(SD60-3)
Views:  157   Comments: 0
I Finally Got One Of These
Title:  I Finally Got One Of These
Description:  I had long wanted to catch one of Canadian Pacific's heritage units, and on Labor Day 2020, I came across CP 7010 outside the diesel shop at Pigs Eye Yard. Yes! :-)
Photo Date:  9/7/2020  Upload Date: 9/7/2020 5:07:25 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  CP 7010(SD70ACU)
Views:  171   Comments: 0
In For Service
Title:  In For Service
Description:  A shiny new EMD sits in a service area at the Pigs Eye diesel shop on Labor Day 2020.
Photo Date:  9/7/2020  Upload Date: 9/7/2020 10:09:49 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CP 7047(SD70ACU)
Views:  171   Comments: 0
Still More GEs
Title:  Still More GEs
Description:  The big railroads sure love GE these days.
Photo Date:  9/7/2020  Upload Date: 9/7/2020 9:59:25 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CP 8006(AC4400CWM) CP 8884(ES44AC)
Views:  139   Comments: 0
Diesels In The Distance
Title:  Diesels In The Distance
Description:  A zoom lense sure comes in handy, like with this diesel trio at Pigs Eye yard.
Photo Date:  9/7/2020  Upload Date: 9/7/2020 10:09:02 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CP 8106(AC4400CWM)
Views:  136   Comments: 0

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