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Amtrak North Star #9
Title:  Amtrak North Star #9
Description:  Midway Depot in St. Paul in the summer of 1982, as a healthy 7 car train gets ready to depart to Duluth, MN at 0900.
Photo Date:  7/1/1982  Upload Date: 6/20/2016 9:55:43 AM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  AMTK 374(F40PHR)
Views:  902   Comments: 1
Milwaukee Road Sprint train westbound
Title:  Milwaukee Road Sprint train westbound
Description:  Passing the Milwaukee Road St. Paul Yard, this train is about average for those days, but has extra power. It will terminate in about a mile near downtown.
Photo Date:  7/1/1982  Upload Date: 7/12/2017 2:01:42 AM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 2029(GP40)
Views:  472   Comments: 1
Milwaukee Road Sprint train westbound
Title:  Milwaukee Road Sprint train westbound
Description:  As the train passes under the pedestrian bridge, you can see parts of Milwaukee Roads and BNs Daytons Bluff Yard.
Photo Date:  7/1/1982  Upload Date: 7/12/2017 2:03:16 AM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  192   Comments: 0
Amtrak 8
Title:  Amtrak 8
Description:  Coming eastbound on Main 1 at Oakland Tower, Amtrak has a healthy, consist of 10 cars heading for Chicago.
Photo Date:  7/1/1982  Upload Date: 7/15/2017 3:35:44 AM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  328   Comments: 0
Amtrak 8
Title:  Amtrak 8
Description:  As Amtraks Empire Builder heads east, you can discern a high green as they head east at about 70 mph.
Photo Date:  7/1/1982  Upload Date: 7/15/2017 3:37:13 AM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  161   Comments: 0
CNW switching
Title:  CNW switching
Description:  At the CNWs small yard in St. Paul, which I think was referred to as Belt Yard, a switch engine is shuffling cars around
Photo Date:  7/1/1982  Upload Date: 8/21/2016 11:26:23 AM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CNW 1220(SW1200)
Views:  355   Comments: 0
CNW switching
Title:  CNW switching
Description:  This photo was with the other one, and I didnt realize until I looked closer that I had caught two sequential engines at the same place, but not MUd. Cant remember what the circumstance was on this, but guessing they were both there at the same time.
Photo Date:  7/1/1982  Upload Date: 8/21/2016 11:28:39 AM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CNW 1219(SW1200)
Views:  306   Comments: 0
Some serious horsepower!
Title:  Some serious horsepower!
Description:  This is an eastbound BN freight train coming through Daytons Bluff yard with what would have been the biggest horsepower on the railroad at the time,
Photo Date:  7/15/1982  Upload Date: 7/9/2016 9:45:49 PM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  BN 6463(SD45) BN 6594(SDP45) BN 6439(SD45) BN 6906(SD40-2)
Views:  847   Comments: 1
Steam line special
Title:  Steam line special
Description:  This train was run in the summer of 1982 to take dignitaries along the rowte of the new steam line from downtown St. Paul to the midway area along the Milwaukee Roads line. One main was removed to make way for the steam line, and Milwaukee Road got some mucj needed money for track improvement.
Photo Date:  7/15/1982  Upload Date: 9/2/2016 1:36:07 AM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NP 328(4-6-0)
Views:  518   Comments: 2
Steam line special
Title:  Steam line special
Description:  The train continues down the downward grade as it approaches Chestnut Stweet. The westward main(on the left of the train) was removed shortly after this photo
Photo Date:  7/15/1982  Upload Date: 9/2/2016 1:37:41 AM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  154   Comments: 1
Lilydale Passenger train
Title:  Lilydale Passenger train
Description:  NP 328 and train are backing by St. Paul Union Depot on the way towards Hoffman Ave and this is where the CGWs line south crossed the Mississippi River.
Photo Date:  10/1/1982  Upload Date: 8/19/2016 2:35:49 AM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NP 328(4-6-0)
Views:  409   Comments: 1
BN 319
Title:  BN 319
Description:  New to BN in January 1973, became BNSF 3465. Following retirement it passed to Progressive Rail as PRLX 3465 Then to Savage as SVGX 3465
Photo Date:  12/26/1982  Upload Date: 1/30/2024 5:48:01 PM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Jim Shepard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 319(SW1500)
Views:  49   Comments: 0
MILW 205
Title:  MILW 205
Description:  Milw Freight being dug out after a snow storm
Photo Date:  1/29/1983  Upload Date: 10/18/2017 6:49:19 AM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Jon Allen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 205(SD40-2)
Views:  298   Comments: 0
Burlington Northern SD7 6003
Title:  Burlington Northern SD7 6003
Description:  Burlington Northern SD7 6003 leads a train through Hoffman Ave Interlocking at Daytons Bluff in St. Paul MN January 1983. Unknown Photographer Photo.
Photo Date:  1/30/1983  Upload Date: 6/18/2023 12:21:17 PM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  Winter
Locomotives:  BN 6003(SD7) BN 6006(SD7) BN 6005(SD7)
Views:  95   Comments: 0
MILW 471
Title:  MILW 471
Description:  ford hauler on the way to Ford Plant in Highland Park,With Russ,Mike
Photo Date:  2/12/1983  Upload Date: 11/18/2017 2:14:08 PM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Jon Allen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 471(MP15AC)
Views:  231   Comments: 1
CNW Eastbound
Title:  CNW Eastbound
Description:  CNW heading through east St. Paul Yard on the route of the 400. This area has nothing left except the two main tracks, and the yard in the background used to be the CNW intermodal yard for the Twin Cities
Photo Date:  6/15/1983  Upload Date: 7/9/2016 4:13:20 PM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CNW 6864(SD40-2)
Views:  317   Comments: 1
Milwaukee Road Hiawatha Unit
Title:  Milwaukee Road Hiawatha Unit
Description:  At St. Paul Yard diesel shop in late November, 1983, most likely on its first or second trip out of the paint shop
Photo Date:  11/24/1983  Upload Date: 6/22/2016 1:12:30 AM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MILW 559(SD10) MILW 2015(GP40)
Views:  415   Comments: 1
Date Unknown
Title:  Date Unknown
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/6/1984  Upload Date: 1/13/2015 11:30:44 PM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Mike Cunningham
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MILW 559(SD10)
Views:  303   Comments: 0
 Skally line
Title:  Skally line
Description:  South bound UP ore train down by lake Phalen
Photo Date:  3/24/1984  Upload Date: 2/7/2018 1:16:09 PM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Jon Allen
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  143   Comments: 1
CNW 6553
Title:  CNW 6553
Description:  Mike Hoff Slide
Photo Date:  9/5/1984  Upload Date: 3/1/2017 4:57:20 PM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CNW 6553(SD45)
Views:  326   Comments: 2
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description:  Cold winter morning with a BN west bond Z train looking Dayton's Bluff and St.Paul yards
Photo Date:  1/5/1985  Upload Date: 10/18/2017 6:44:59 AM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Jon Allen
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  149   Comments: 1
Burlington Northern SD9 6117
Title:  Burlington Northern SD9 6117
Description:  Burlington Northern SD9 6117 leads a train at Daytons Bluff in St. Paul MN March 1985. Bill Peterson Photo.
Photo Date:  3/16/1985  Upload Date: 11/24/2021 11:29:59 AM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Bill Peterson
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BN 6117(SD9)
Views:  112   Comments: 0
BN Crossing
Title:  BN Crossing
Description:  NP 328 is getting ready to cross the BNs ex NP mainline heading south and just a couple miles from the MN Commercial RH where the train was stored in those years.
Photo Date:  5/4/1985  Upload Date: 2/16/2017 11:47:35 AM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  NP 328(4-6-0)
Views:  279   Comments: 2
BN Crossing
Title:  BN Crossing
Description:  NP 328 stops at the switch that connected the MN Commercial to BNs ex NP mainline to Northtown to reline the switch. Amtrak used this connection regularly in these days, which would be why the switch was reversed. The MN Commercial RH is just a couple miles ahead, and where MTM maintained the equipment in the mid to late 80s.
Photo Date:  5/4/1985  Upload Date: 2/16/2017 11:53:09 AM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NP 328(4-6-0)
Views:  264   Comments: 2
Soo/Milwaukee Merger
Title:  Soo/Milwaukee Merger
Description:  Here is a power lineup on the west end of the roundhouse at St. Paul Yard.
Photo Date:  3/1/1986  Upload Date: 7/9/2016 11:56:46 AM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  SOO 704(GP30) SOO 2126(SW1200)
Views:  326   Comments: 1
CNW at Belt Yard
Title:  CNW at Belt Yard
Description:  A relatively new SD50 on the CNW has a train that is most likely from KC coming into St. Paul to head towards Minneapolis yard
Photo Date:  3/15/1986  Upload Date: 10/29/2016 2:22:11 PM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  CNW 7034(SD50) CNW 7014(SD50)
Views:  402   Comments: 0
CNW 6481
Title:  CNW 6481
Description:  John Luckfield photo
Photo Date:  4/1/1986  Upload Date: 3/1/2017 4:51:12 PM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  418   Comments: 0
BN 6757
Title:  BN 6757
Description:  BN 6757 was sold to Illinois Central as IC 6757. Subsequently renumbered to IC 6148 then boosted to an SD40-3 as IC 6257 in Full CN livery.
Photo Date:  5/9/1987  Upload Date: 5/11/2024 9:34:12 AM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Don C. Stewart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 6757(SD40-2)
Views:  30   Comments: 0
End of the line
Title:  End of the line
Description:  This is looking west on the former BN/NP Skally line in East St. Paul, MN shortly before the scrappers came through and removed it. The CNW 400 route is on the left, and in about 1/2 mile the Skally would go through Swede Hollow on a steep and curvy grade to Division Street.
Photo Date:  6/15/1987  Upload Date: 7/26/2016 10:24:59 AM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  133   Comments: 0
Derailment repair near Westminster.
Title:  Derailment repair near Westminster.
Description:  After a heavy rain in St. Paul, a westbound train heading through the tunnel on the right, hit a stretch of track submerged under 3 or 4 feet of water! Luckily, the power made it through, but an empty flat car pontooned off its trucks and several other cars followed it off the tracks. The BN has pulled the mess and track out of the way and is now preparing to lay a new Main 1 through the area.
Photo Date:  7/15/1987  Upload Date: 8/19/2016 11:01:23 AM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Wreck,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  127   Comments: 0
New SD60
Title:  New SD60
Description:  Soo Line received a number of new SD60s right after the merger with Milwaukee Road, and they were quite impressive looking in the Soos paint scheme. Here are two at St. Paul Yard near the roundhouse.
Photo Date:  9/1/1987  Upload Date: 8/10/2016 10:43:36 AM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  SOO 6000(SD60) SOO 6005(SD60)
Views:  824   Comments: 1
BN 7501
Title:  BN 7501
Description:  The B Unit was rebuilt from accident damaged BN 6337, becoming BN 7501, then BN 7198 before its present identity as BN 301, a Galesburg Yard Hump Yard helper. BN 1408 was new as a GP7 GN 608, becoming BN 1508, converted to GP10 as BN 1408 then BNSF 1408.
Photo Date:  4/29/1989  Upload Date: 4/28/2024 11:19:09 AM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Don C. Stewart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 7501(SD40-2B) BN 1408(GP10)
Views:  53   Comments: 0
MNNR 63
Title:  MNNR 63
Description:  Still wearing its D&H blue, MNNR C424 No.63 leads a transfer through Hoffman Avenue in St. Paul.
Photo Date:  2/15/1990  Upload Date: 10/6/2013 9:48:13 PM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Guy Peterson
Categories:  Winter
Locomotives:  MNNR 63(C424)
Views:  598   Comments: 0
Soo Line SD40B 6450
Title:  Soo Line SD40B 6450
Description:  Soo Line SD40B 6450 at St. Paul MN January 1991. Unknown Photographer Photo.
Photo Date:  1/3/1991  Upload Date: 3/13/2022 7:15:57 PM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SOO 6450(SD40B)
Views:  196   Comments: 0
BN 7108
Title:  BN 7108
Description:  Both of these passed to CEFX with 7115 passing later to HLCX thence to Norfolk Southern as NS 3495
Photo Date:  7/31/1991  Upload Date: 3/14/2024 3:16:04 PM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  C W Richards
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 7108(SD40-2) BN 7115(SD40-2)
Views:  73   Comments: 0
CNW #6527
Title:  CNW #6527
Description:  Scanned from a print taken by my friend Wes Rupe. Windows are boarded up. Taken at the CNW engine terminal.
Photo Date:  11/10/1991  Upload Date: 5/22/2023 11:00:39 PM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Rich Varner
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CNW 6527(SD45)
Views:  115   Comments: 0
CNW #6540
Title:  CNW #6540
Description:  Scanned from a print taken by my friend Wes Rupe. Windows are boarded up. Taken at the CNW engine terminal.
Photo Date:  11/10/1991  Upload Date: 5/22/2023 11:06:54 PM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Rich Varner
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CNW 6540(SD45)
Views:  86   Comments: 0
SOO 6039
Title:  SOO 6039
Description:  St. Paul Pigs Eye E/F
Photo Date:  12/18/1991  Upload Date: 4/24/2014 7:47:52 PM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Bob
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SOO 6039(SD60)
Views:  403   Comments: 1
NREX 2078
Title:  NREX 2078
Description:  Digital scan of slide by David J. Conway
Photo Date:  3/1/1992  Upload Date: 4/25/2015 2:08:39 PM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  David J. Conway
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NREX 2078(GP38)
Views:  476   Comments: 0
NREX 6698
Title:  NREX 6698
Description:  Digital scan of slide by David J. Conway
Photo Date:  3/29/1992  Upload Date: 4/26/2015 8:05:53 AM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  David J. Conway
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NREX 6698(GP40)
Views:  400   Comments: 0
NREX & SOO
Title:  NREX & SOO
Description:  Digital scan of slide by David J. Conway
Photo Date:  3/29/1992  Upload Date: 4/26/2015 8:11:50 AM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  David J. Conway
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NREX 6698(GP40) SOO 4449(GP38-2) SOO 4508(GP38-2)
Views:  474   Comments: 0
BN 3118
Title:  BN 3118
Description:  This pair retained the same numbers as BNSF GP50'S
Photo Date:  5/3/1992  Upload Date: 4/28/2024 11:16:40 AM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Don C. Stewart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 3118(GP50) BN 3117(GP50)
Views:  73   Comments: 0
BN 6808
Title:  BN 6808
Description:  New as BN 6348 and later became BNSF 6808 then BNSF 1681.
Photo Date:  5/3/1992  Upload Date: 5/11/2024 9:35:09 AM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Don C. Stewart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 6808(SD40-2)
Views:  42   Comments: 0
GTW 5935
Title:  GTW 5935
Description:  Digital scan of slide by David J. Conway
Photo Date:  5/30/1992  Upload Date: 4/26/2015 8:15:25 AM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  David J. Conway
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  GTW 5935(SD40-2)
Views:  305   Comments: 0
GTW 5932 & GTW 5901
Title:  GTW 5932 & GTW 5901
Description:  Digital scan of slide by David J. Conway
Photo Date:  5/30/1992  Upload Date: 4/26/2015 8:13:30 AM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  David J. Conway
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  GTW 5932(SD40-2) GTW 5901(SD40)
Views:  477   Comments: 0
BN 3134
Title:  BN 3134
Description:  Digital scan of slide by David J. Conway
Photo Date:  7/9/1992  Upload Date: 4/26/2015 8:17:09 AM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  David J. Conway
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BN 3134(GP50)
Views:  318   Comments: 0
BN 3156
Title:  BN 3156
Description:  GP50, BN 3156 is currently BNSF 3156
Photo Date:  7/23/1992  Upload Date: 5/11/2024 9:32:33 AM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Don C. Stewart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 3156(GP50)
Views:  41   Comments: 0
BN 6309
Title:  BN 6309
Description:  BN 6309 became BNSF 6320
Photo Date:  8/22/1992  Upload Date: 5/11/2024 9:43:59 AM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Don C. Stewart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 6309(SD40)
Views:  41   Comments: 0
BN 6927
Title:  BN 6927
Description:  Became BNSF 6927
Photo Date:  8/22/1992  Upload Date: 5/12/2024 4:19:16 PM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Don C. Stewart
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  24   Comments: 0
TCW 600
Title:  TCW 600
Description:  TC&W 600,601 leaving st.paul yard
Photo Date:  8/22/1992  Upload Date: 2/7/2018 1:20:24 PM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Jon Allen
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  TCWR 600(SD20)
Views:  277   Comments: 3


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