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By:Tony Held
Dates:11/20/2010 - 10/30/2022
Album Info:Train stuff from beyond the Twin Cities.
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Former Winona & Western/Chicago Great Western Depot -- South Side
Title:  Former Winona & Western/Chicago Great Western Depot -- South Side
Description:  A view of the south side of the former W&W/CGW depot.
Photo Date:  4/3/2015  Upload Date: 4/5/2015 2:55:20 PM
Location:  Rochester, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Station,Track
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Views:  73   Comments: 0
12th Street SE Grade Crossing And Libby's Water Tower
Title:  12th Street SE Grade Crossing And Libby's Water Tower
Description:  Here is the old CGW grade crossing at 12th Street SE. Note the DM&E logo on the grade crossing signal box and the corn cob painted water tower at Libby's.
Photo Date:  6/16/2015  Upload Date: 6/16/2015 9:37:19 PM
Location:  Rochester, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Track
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Views:  65   Comments: 0
Veteran CGW Rails
Title:  Veteran CGW Rails
Description:  The old CGW Stewartville line remains intact within Rochester in order to serve a shipper. Here is how the line looks north of the 12th Street SE grade crossing.
Photo Date:  6/16/2015  Upload Date: 6/16/2015 9:31:56 PM
Location:  Rochester, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Track
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Views:  76   Comments: 0
The IC&E Does Not Run Here Any More
Title:  The IC&E Does Not Run Here Any More
Description:  A signal box (?) on the north side of the 4th Street crossing still boasts the Iowa, Chicago, & Eastern logo even though the mothballed ex-Milwaukee Rails here are now owned by Canadian Pacific--again.
Photo Date:  7/23/2015  Upload Date: 7/26/2015 11:09:11 PM
Location:  Faribault, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Signal
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Views:  147   Comments: 0
Towards Active Track
Title:  Towards Active Track
Description:  The weed killer team was out in strength north of 4th Street along the mothballed rails of the former Milwaukee Road I & M Division. However, the rails become active again past the trees in the background thanks to Progressive Rail.
Photo Date:  7/23/2015  Upload Date: 7/26/2015 11:07:20 PM
Location:  Faribault, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Track
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Views:  276   Comments: 0
The Depot In The Morning
Title:  The Depot In The Morning
Description:  A view south along the old Milwaukee Road from 4th Street captures the former Milwaukee Road depot on a glorious July morning. The anti-weed crews have been active here too. May the trains return!
Photo Date:  7/23/2015  Upload Date: 7/26/2015 11:20:58 PM
Location:  Faribault, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Track
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Views:  200   Comments: 0
Come Back, Trains!
Title:  Come Back, Trains!
Description:  The old Milwaukee Road crossing on 4th Street/County Road 60 in downtown Faribault silently greets the new day. Come back, trains! Maybe Progressive Rail will one day acquire the old MILW into Owatonna? They already run into northern Faribault to serve the remaining portion of ex-CGW trackage.
Photo Date:  7/23/2015  Upload Date: 7/26/2015 11:08:39 PM
Location:  Faribault, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Signal,Track
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Views:  175   Comments: 0
They Are Already Protesting This Proposed Railway Line
Title:  They Are Already Protesting This Proposed Railway Line
Description:  The Zip Rail line from the Twin Cities to Rochester, Minnesota. could follow the same alignment as the long gone main line of the Chicago Great Western. This farmer whose field is located on the southwest side of the County 56 bridge over the Middle Fork of the Zumbro River (and across the street from where the CGW R-O-W once was) is already making a protest.
Photo Date:  7/28/2015  Upload Date: 7/29/2015 1:14:27 AM
Location:  West Concord, MN
Author:  Tony Held
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Views:  108   Comments: 1
ATSF 999577 at Donahue's Greenhouse
Title:  ATSF 999577 at Donahue's Greenhouse
Description:  Donahue's Greenhouse was closed for the season, but I still netted this shot of the former Santa Fe caboose on display here.
Photo Date:  7/30/2015  Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:43:59 PM
Location:  Faribault, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  94   Comments: 0
CEFX 3800
Title:  CEFX 3800
Description:  A sun-splashed roster shot, taking during a pause in switching Malt-O-Meal.
Photo Date:  7/30/2015  Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:08:36 PM
Location:  Northfield, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  CEFX 3800(GP38-3)
Views:  208   Comments: 0
CEFX 6671
Title:  CEFX 6671
Description:  Roster view. Unit is one of three currently assigned in Lakeville to Northfield and related operations.
Photo Date:  7/30/2015  Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:10:11 PM
Location:  Northfield, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  CEFX 6671(GP38-3)
Views:  137   Comments: 0
CITX 6352
Title:  CITX 6352
Description:  Roster view-engine was one of three units on the Northfield run today. The engineer had paused the train in mid-switch, allowing me to take this and two other roster shots.
Photo Date:  7/30/2015  Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:10:50 PM
Location:  Northfield, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  CITX 6352(GP38-2)
Views:  201   Comments: 0
Welcome to Comus--View North
Title:  Welcome to Comus--View North
Description:  We are looking north towards Comus Junction from 140th Street East. The former Rock Island splits off at right, and the former Milwaukee Road is in the foreground.
Photo Date:  7/30/2015  Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:47:53 PM
Location:  Comus, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Signal,Track
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Views:  81   Comments: 0
Welcome to Comus--View South
Title:  Welcome to Comus--View South
Description:  Here we are looking south from 140th Street East at the former Rock Island "Spine Line" (left) and former Milwaukee Road I&M division (right). The Spine Line remains in active service, while Progressive Rail operates into the north side of Faribault on the old I&M.
Photo Date:  7/30/2015  Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:48:27 PM
Location:  Comus, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Signal,Track
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Views:  92   Comments: 0
Old I&M North of The Depot
Title:  Old I&M North of The Depot
Description:  20 years ago rail traffic still could be found down by the former Milwaukee Road depot in Faribault. 20 years later, weeds rule the rails--sad.
Photo Date:  7/30/2015  Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:43:14 PM
Location:  Faribault, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Track
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Views:  120   Comments: 0
Prairie Avenue Crossing--Former MILW I&M
Title:  Prairie Avenue Crossing--Former MILW I&M
Description:  During the glory days of the Milwaukee Road, trains to and from Austin, Minnesota, thundered across Prairie Avenue on the rails of the I&M division. Today the rails glint only due to being burnished by auto traffic.
Photo Date:  7/30/2015  Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:35:51 PM
Location:  Faribault, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Track
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Views:  144   Comments: 0
140th Street East Crossing
Title:  140th Street East Crossing
Description:  This grade crossing has long provided railfans with a vantage point for action at Comus, stretching from the days of the Rock Island (background track) and the Milwaukee Road (foreground track).
Photo Date:  7/30/2015  Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:49:42 PM
Location:  Comus, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Track
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Views:  62   Comments: 0
All Quiet Twenty Years Later
Title:  All Quiet Twenty Years Later
Description:  I first discovered Faribault's ex-Milwaukee Road depot during the summer of 1995. Back then a company loaded gondolas with recyclables (?) here. Sadly, that business did not last into the first decades of the 21st Century, resulting in the mothballed tracks you see now.
Photo Date:  7/30/2015  Upload Date: 7/30/2015 11:28:11 PM
Location:  Faribault, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Track
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Views:  93   Comments: 0
Still Awaiting Restoration
Title:  Still Awaiting Restoration
Description:  Northfield's joint Milwaukee Road/Rock Island depot does not look much different than it did when I photographed it in 2011. Fix that baby up!
Photo Date:  7/30/2015  Upload Date: 7/30/2015 11:22:38 PM
Location:  Northfield, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station
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Views:  73   Comments: 0
Old CGW West of Former I&M
Title:  Old CGW West of Former I&M
Description:  Here we are looking west along the former Chicago Great Western from its crossing with the former Milwaukee Road I&M division. It looks like it still runs all the way to Mankato, but it actually ends just past the crossbucks faintly visible in the far distance.
Photo Date:  7/30/2015  Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:21:41 PM
Location:  Faribault, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Track
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Views:  86   Comments: 0
Old CGW East of Former I&M
Title:  Old CGW East of Former I&M
Description:  A view of the old CGW east of the former crossing with the Milwaukee Road's I&M division. The shine on the rails is courtesy of Progressive Rail (note my self-portrait in the right foreground).
Photo Date:  7/30/2015  Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:22:37 PM
Location:  Faribault, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Track
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Views:  94   Comments: 0
Site of End of Siding--View South
Title:  Site of End of Siding--View South
Description:  A siding stretching south from the former Milwaukee Depot once ended here. Now it has been taken up at this spot.
Photo Date:  7/30/2015  Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:41:41 PM
Location:  Faribault, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Track
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Views:  97   Comments: 0
Old I&M North of Old CGW
Title:  Old I&M North of Old CGW
Description:  A view up the old I&M from the crossing with the former Chicago Great Western trackage. Note the signal mast in the center distance.
Photo Date:  7/30/2015  Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:23:20 PM
Location:  Faribault, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Signal,Track
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Views:  91   Comments: 0
Weedy Rails
Title:  Weedy Rails
Description:  A view south along the former Milwaukee Road I&M division from south of its crossing with the surviving Chicago Great Western fragment now served by Progressive Rail.
Photo Date:  7/30/2015  Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:23:55 PM
Location:  Faribault, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Track
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Views:  105   Comments: 0
Intact Main, Clipped Siding
Title:  Intact Main, Clipped Siding
Description:  A siding used to exist next to the now heavily overgrown I&M at this spot located between the MILW depot and Prairie Avenue. Only the main track remains intact today.
Photo Date:  7/30/2015  Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:40:40 PM
Location:  Faribault, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Track
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Views:  107   Comments: 0
PGR Switching Malt O Meal
Title:  PGR Switching Malt O Meal
Description:  Progressive Rail's Northfield job switches Malt O Meal beneath sunny late July skies.
Photo Date:  7/30/2015  Upload Date: 7/31/2015 10:48:52 AM
Location:  Northfield, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CEFX 3800(GP38-3) CEFX 6671(GP38-3) CITX 6352(GP38-2)
Views:  452   Comments: 0
"End CTC"
Title:  "End CTC"
Description:  The sign affixed to this signal on the old Milwaukee Road south of Comus Junction says it all.
Photo Date:  7/30/2015  Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:49:14 PM
Location:  Comus, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Signal,Track
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Views:  111   Comments: 0
Site of End of Siding--View North
Title:  Site of End of Siding--View North
Description:  A siding which ran south of the old MILW depot grounds once ended here. Now it has long since been clipped.
Photo Date:  7/30/2015  Upload Date: 8/1/2015 6:35:20 PM
Location:  Faribault, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Track
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Views:  121   Comments: 0
Here Comes The Northfield Job
Title:  Here Comes The Northfield Job
Description:  Union Pacific's Northfield job passes by the old joint Milwaukee Road/Rock Island depot as it nears its destination at Malt O Meal.
Photo Date:  7/30/2015  Upload Date: 7/30/2015 11:34:58 PM
Location:  Northfield, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  UP 2463(SD60M) UP 2307(SD60M) UP 2370(SD60M)
Views:  195   Comments: 2
60M Trio
Title:  60M Trio
Description:  It is a bit of a hike from the Twin Cities to Northfield, entailing a climb out of the Missisippi River valley. A trio of SD60M's is just the set of iron horses the train crew of today's UP Northfield job needed. Here the units repose beneath brilliant blue late July skies after being cut from their train.
Photo Date:  7/30/2015  Upload Date: 7/30/2015 11:38:09 PM
Location:  Northfield, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  UP 2370(SD60M) UP 2307(SD60M) UP 2463(SD60M)
Views:  198   Comments: 0
Almost There
Title:  Almost There
Description:  UP's Northfield job slows as it approaches Malt O Meal (out of view at the right).
Photo Date:  7/30/2015  Upload Date: 7/30/2015 11:36:08 PM
Location:  Northfield, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 2370(SD60M) UP 2307(SD60M)
Views:  157   Comments: 0
Almost There
Title:  Almost There
Description:  The 11 A.M. combination pizza/regular train run to Marine on St. Croix races across 199th Street. The train is only a few miles from its destination.
Photo Date:  8/8/2015  Upload Date: 8/10/2015 8:53:32 PM
Location:  Otisville, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  BN 6234(SD9)
Views:  186   Comments: 0
It Says "Northern Pacific"...
Title:  It Says "Northern Pacific"...
Description:  I always wanted to photograph this caboose. Little did I know that while it may say "Northern Pacific"...
Photo Date:  8/8/2015  Upload Date: 8/10/2015 9:02:13 PM
Location:  Chisago City, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  29   Comments: 0
...But It Is Actually Duluth and Northeastern
Title:  ...But It Is Actually Duluth and Northeastern
Description:  ...but the sign affixed to it reveals it is actually of Duluth and Northeastern vintage. Hey Chisago City, this baby needs some TLC.
Photo Date:  8/8/2015  Upload Date: 8/10/2015 9:02:56 PM
Location:  Chisago City, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  36   Comments: 0
Display Sign
Title:  Display Sign
Description:  The display sign on the Chisago City tells all about the caboose's history. Feast your eyes, railfans.
Photo Date:  8/8/2015  Upload Date: 8/10/2015 9:03:23 PM
Location:  Chisago City, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  72   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:  166   Comments: 0
ARR 712
Title:  ARR 712
Description:  Roster view of this classic RDC.
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/25/2015 3:28:38 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  ARR 712(RDC2)
Views:  322   Comments: 0
Ore Dock Action
Title:  Ore Dock Action
Description:  I finally caught some DM&IR action up in Two Harbors, even though the engine now wears the "wet noodle" logo and paint job of owner CN. It still was a fabulous catch, though.
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/19/2015 8:04:20 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  DMIR 408(SD40-3)
Views:  104   Comments: 0
Gateway To Two Harbors
Title:  Gateway To Two Harbors
Description:  Thanks to trains which run on the North Shore Scenic Railroad, the grand old Duluth & Iron Range depot still serves as the gateway to Two Harbors for train passengers as well as functions as a fine museum for the Lake County Historical Society.
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/25/2015 3:44:03 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Track
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Views:  31   Comments: 0
Set In Stone
Title:  Set In Stone
Description:  The name of the depot's builder and former owner remains set in stone to this day. They sure knew how to build things to last in the 1880s.
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/25/2015 3:42:51 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Track
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Views:  51   Comments: 0
Done For The Day
Title:  Done For The Day
Description:  The LSRM crew was finished with DM&IR 193 and Soo 2500 for the day when I took this pic.
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/25/2015 2:31:01 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  DMIR 193(SD18) SOO 2500(FP7A)
Views:  89   Comments: 0
DMIR 316--Front
Title:  DMIR 316--Front
Description:  Front view of this fine example of a rebuilt SD-18 once operated by the Missabe. Note the classic passenger shelter at right.
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/25/2015 2:13:16 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Station
Locomotives:  DMIR 316(SD-M)
Views:  75   Comments: 0
DMIR 316--Back
Title:  DMIR 316--Back
Description:  Back view of this classic Missabe unit, taken at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum.
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/25/2015 2:15:18 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Station
Locomotives:  DMIR 316(SD-M)
Views:  47   Comments: 0
Reminds Me Of The Minneapolis & St. Louis
Title:  Reminds Me Of The Minneapolis & St. Louis
Description:  The paint scheme on Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic 101 reminds me of those used by the Minneapolis & St. Louis before that railroad switched to its famous red and white paint scheme. This Alco gem was stored in the outdoor portion of the Lake Superior Railroad Museum when I came upon it this day.
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/25/2015 2:31:59 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Station
Locomotives:  DSSA 101(RS1)
Views:  172   Comments: 0
I Love This Place
Title:  I Love This Place
Description:  Here is a train shed side view of Duluth Union Station, a place I love like crazy.
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/21/2015 10:00:49 AM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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Views:  45   Comments: 0
A Depot, And A Profound Place To Visit
Title:  A Depot, And A Profound Place To Visit
Description:  This is the former Northern Pacific Hinckley depot, now operated as a museum, and what a museum it is: the Hinckey Fire Museum. I was so moved by the exhibits that I needed to cut my first visit short lest I wept aloud. There are exhibits related to railroading and Native American life, but the section that packs the biggest emotional punch is the wing dedicated to the deadly fire which swept the area on September 1st, 1894--an even that witnessed many railroaders come to the rescue of people fleeing for their lives.
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/19/2015 8:13:37 PM
Location:  Hinckley, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station
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Views:  88   Comments: 0
Where The Rails Resume
Title:  Where The Rails Resume
Description:  Here is where the old Northern Pacific Skally Line regains its rails in North Branch. We are on the north side of Main Street in this photo, next to a grain elevator. St. Croix Valley RR stores a number of ribside covered hoppers down here.
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/20/2015 11:41:43 PM
Location:  North Branch, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  86   Comments: 0
Interpretive Display
Title:  Interpretive Display
Description:  The Lake County Historical Society has this classy display on the grounds of the Duluth & Iron Range depot discussing its history.
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/25/2015 3:46:05 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station
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Views:  56   Comments: 0
Last Train Of The Day
Title:  Last Train Of The Day
Description:  The last train of the day, bound for Lester River, prepares to depart Duluth Union Depot on a hazy, warm Sunday afternoon.
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/21/2015 10:39:11 AM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  GN 192(NW5)
Views:  183   Comments: 0
The Great Northern Lives!
Title:  The Great Northern Lives!
Description:  The 3 P.M. Lester River run departs downtown Duluth with a packed four car train. Despite the lettering on the trailing baggage car, it looks as if the Great Northern is alive and well in this picture.
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/21/2015 10:39:56 AM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  GN 192(NW5)
Views:  180   Comments: 0


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