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| Title: |
Wow! |
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A look up the northbound track at the underground Lindbergh Terminal LRT station. |
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12/4/2011 Upload Date: 12/4/2011 7:27:59 PM |
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Bloomington, MN |
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Richard Held |
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| Title: |
"Paid Fare Zone" |
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A sign gives out sage advice as a northbound LRT arrives at Ft. Snelling station. |
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12/4/2011 Upload Date: 12/4/2011 7:34:38 PM |
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Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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MTC 122(Flexity Swift LRT) |
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| Title: |
This Is The Big Apple? |
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In a scene fit for a New York City subway, a northbound LRT arrives at the Lindbergh Terminal station buried deep beneath the airport. |
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12/4/2011 Upload Date: 12/4/2011 7:22:21 PM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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MTC 107(Flexity Swift LRT) |
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| Title: |
Coming Up For Air |
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A northbound LRT nears the end of the tunnel under the airport. |
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12/4/2011 Upload Date: 12/4/2011 7:41:21 PM |
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Bloomington, MN |
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Richard Held |
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| Title: |
Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow |
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The train I rode up from Lindbergh Terminal after hopping a southbound at Ft. Snelling resumes its journey without me towards downtown. |
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12/4/2011 Upload Date: 12/4/2011 7:46:30 PM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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MTC 118(Flexity Swift LRT) |
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| Title: |
Minneapolis Ho! |
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A plain-jane LRT brings up the rear of two "wrapped" for Qwest cars as the train hums north from Ft. Snelling. |
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12/4/2011 Upload Date: 12/4/2011 7:35:20 PM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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MTC 125(Flexity Swift LRT) |
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| Title: |
Qwest Cars |
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The first two cars on a three-car northbound LRT stopping at Ft. Snelling station are "wrapped" for Qwest ones. |
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12/4/2011 Upload Date: 12/4/2011 7:34:58 PM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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MTC 119(Flexity Swift LRT) |
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| Title: |
Farewell Fort Snelling |
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The driver of a southbound LRT just stopped for the Ft. Snelling station stop begins to accelerate away on the trip south to the mega mall on a cold, grey day fit for the Twin Cities in winter. |
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12/4/2011 Upload Date: 12/4/2011 7:15:20 PM |
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Bloomington, MN |
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Richard Held |
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| Title: |
Into The Tunnel |
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A southbound LRT plunges under the Minneapolis/St. Paul International airport. |
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12/4/2011 Upload Date: 12/4/2011 7:42:02 PM |
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Bloomington, MN |
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Richard Held |
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| Title: |
Southbound Through The Snow |
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A southbound LRT races away from the Ft. Snelling station through an urban winter scene painted in snow the night before. |
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12/4/2011 Upload Date: 12/4/2011 7:16:00 PM |
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Bloomington, MN |
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Richard Held |
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| Title: |
Resting On Home Rails |
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The caboose is vintage MN&S. Despite the PGR paint, so is the SW1500! Here they sit in the open air "shops" PGR has just east of 35W in Bloomington along the former Minneapolis, Northfield, and Southern "high line" with the locomotive shut down and silent awaiting the next days work. |
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1/21/2012 Upload Date: 1/22/2012 7:26:26 PM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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PGR 36(SW1500) |
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| Title: |
Buses And LRTs |
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The second of a two-car LRT set awaits departure north to Minneapolis as a Minnesota Valley Transit Authority bus arrives at the Mall of America station in the left background. |
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1/30/2012 Upload Date: 1/31/2012 2:03:16 PM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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MTC 101(Flexity Swift LRT) |
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| Title: |
National Guard Scheme |
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The first of a two-car LRT set arriving at Mall of America station is "wrapped" in a paint scheme promoting the National Guard. |
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1/30/2012 Upload Date: 1/31/2012 1:53:54 PM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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MTC 113(Flexity Swift LRT) |
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| Title: |
We're There |
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The southbound LRT stops at last at its final destination on its trip south from Target Field station in Minneapolis: the Mall of America. |
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1/30/2012 Upload Date: 1/31/2012 1:54:15 PM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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MTC 124(Flexity Swift LRT) |
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| Title: |
Almost There |
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This southbound LRT has but a few hundred more feet to go before it arrives at the Mall of America station as dusk descends outside in the background. |
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1/30/2012 Upload Date: 1/31/2012 1:50:52 PM |
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Bloomington, MN |
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Richard Held |
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| Title: |
Easing Up To The Signal |
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The driver of this northbound two-car LRT eases his train up to the red signal prior to departing north minutes before a southbound LRT arrives during the waning minutes of daylight on a remarkably mild second-to-last day of January. |
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1/30/2012 Upload Date: 1/31/2012 2:03:35 PM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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MTC 111(Flexity Swift LRT) |
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| Title: |
National Guard! |
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An LRT car wrapped for the national guard is tail end-Charlie on a three-car northbound LRT about to depart Bloomington Central as fast as it arrived. |
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2/7/2012 Upload Date: 2/9/2012 4:22:49 PM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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MTC 113(Flexity Swift LRT) |
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| Title: |
Healthy Living |
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The second LRT car of a three-car southbound LRT sports a colorful paint job promoting "healthy living" as it arrives at Bloomington Central. |
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2/7/2012 Upload Date: 2/9/2012 4:25:48 PM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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MTC 115(Flexity Swift LRT) |
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| Title: |
Southbound At Bloomington Central |
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A three-car LRT train arrives at Bloomington Central on the last miles to MOA station. |
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2/7/2012 Upload Date: 2/9/2012 4:24:16 PM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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MTC 117(Flexity Swift LRT) |
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| Title: |
Into The Setting Sun |
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A portrait of the third LRT of a three LRT-car southbound light rail train as it arrives at Bloomington Central amidst the setting sun. |
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2/7/2012 Upload Date: 2/9/2012 4:26:07 PM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
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Richard Held |
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MTC 112(Flexity Swift LRT) |
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| Title: |
Scofflaw Signs |
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The second tagged "no trespassing" sign on the north side of the MN&S swing bridge over the Minnesota River. |
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3/5/2012 Upload Date: 3/5/2012 11:18:17 PM |
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Bloomington, MN |
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Richard Held |
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| Title: |
Derail At Sunset |
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A north-looking view of the derail on the north side of the MN&S bridge snapped at sunset. |
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3/5/2012 Upload Date: 3/5/2012 11:19:38 PM |
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Bloomington, MN |
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Richard Held |
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| Title: |
Mothballed Bridge |
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Mothballed for repairs, the old MN&S swing bridge (now wholly owned by Twin!Cities and Western) awaits its return to duty. Qote piece of construction equipment in left background. |
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3/5/2012 Upload Date: 3/5/2012 11:03:50 PM |
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Bloomington, MN |
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Richard Held |
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| Title: |
We Three Rusted Rails |
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Three rusted rails lie beside an old guard rail along old Vernon Avenue on the north side of the MN&S swing bridge. |
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3/5/2012 Upload Date: 3/5/2012 11:21:44 PM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
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Richard Held |
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| Title: |
"Stop" |
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The derail, "derail" sign and, oddly enough, a street-tye "stop" sign (now tagged by vandals) can be found on the north side of the former MN&S swing bridge. |
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3/5/2012 Upload Date: 3/5/2012 11:07:28 PM |
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Bloomington, MN |
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Richard Held |
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| Title: |
"Trespassing" Permitted |
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Taggers have made a scofflaw out of the TC&W's "No trespassing" signs at the MN&S swing bridge. |
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3/5/2012 Upload Date: 3/5/2012 11:17:21 PM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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| Title: |
Nesbit Yard |
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The remains of Nesbit Yard are clear and evident; switch stands are everywhere and you can see lots of rails poping up here and there. |
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3/19/2012 Upload Date: 3/23/2012 8:43:17 PM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
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| Title: |
Highline Job |
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After waiting nearly an hour for the Soo MN&S job to show up, the PGRs Highline Job can get moving with a decent length of cars. |
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3/19/2012 Upload Date: 3/23/2012 8:50:10 PM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
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PGR 36(SW1500) |
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| Title: |
PGRs Highline Main |
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Looking south from 86th Ave along the PGRs Highline main. Looks like there is a decent amount of business here. |
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3/26/2012 Upload Date: 3/27/2012 2:01:37 PM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
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| Title: |
PGR 36 |
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Up close and personal with the 36 as it rolls over W 86th Ave. |
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3/26/2012 Upload Date: 3/27/2012 1:59:55 PM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
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PGR 36(SW1500) |
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| Title: |
Shovin' Back |
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The 36 continues to spot cars along the Highline; here we see the 36 shoving back on about six or cars at 86th Ave. . |
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3/26/2012 Upload Date: 3/27/2012 2:15:43 PM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
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PGR 36(SW1500) |
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| Title: |
Switching cars |
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PGR 36 works the Highline as it pulls a cut of covered hoppers out of an industry. |
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3/26/2012 Upload Date: 3/27/2012 1:52:05 PM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
Douglas Hildebrandt |
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PGR 36(SW1500) |
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| Title: |
Compensation For The Great Train Store |
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As the sun sets on a Tuesday evening, a two-car northbound LRT crosses 24th Avenue south as it departs Mall of America bound for Target Field station in Minneapolis. Picture was taken from the south side of the east parking ramp. Random thought: the LRT now calling here makes up for there no longer being a Great Train Store at MOA! |
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4/3/2012 Upload Date: 4/4/2012 3:27:35 PM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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| Title: |
Waiting For The Northbound To Clear |
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A three-car LRT train with the lead LRT in plain MTC paint and the trailing ones "wrapped" for the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living store at MOA and for an advertising campaign for Montana waits for a northbound two-car LRT to clear before proceeding into MOA station. |
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4/10/2012 Upload Date: 4/12/2012 8:35:55 AM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
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Richard Held |
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| Title: |
Matched Sets! |
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A perfectly matched pair of two-car LRT lashups -the lead LRT's "wrapped" for American Family Insurance, the trailing ones in plain MTC paint- meet as the northbound of the pair departs MOA station crossing 24th avenue as it emerges from the transit center below the east parking ramp. |
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4/10/2012 Upload Date: 4/12/2012 8:37:30 AM |
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Bloomington, MN |
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Richard Held |
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| Title: |
Minneapolis Bound |
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After passing its southbound cousin, a two-car LRT with the lead car "wrapped" for American Family Insurace and a plain MTC paint one trailing heads up the line bound for Minneapolis from MOA station as viewed from the east parking ramp. |
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4/10/2012 Upload Date: 4/12/2012 8:37:44 AM |
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Bloomington, MN |
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Richard Held |
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| Title: |
Plain Duo |
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A two-car LRT set in plain MTC paint passes one of the many parking lots that can be found near Minneapolis/St. Paul International airport as it heads for downtown Minneapolis. |
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4/10/2012 Upload Date: 4/12/2012 8:37:55 AM |
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Bloomington, MN |
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Richard Held |
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| Title: |
RRVW 4103 |
| Description: |
Someone's getting a cat... |
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5/8/2012 Upload Date: 5/18/2012 7:45:23 PM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
Karl Andraschko |
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RRVW 4103(GP15C) |
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| Title: |
RRVW 4103 |
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5/8/2012 Upload Date: 5/18/2012 7:45:00 PM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
Karl Andraschko |
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RRVW 4103(GP15C) |
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| Title: |
TCWR 4300 |
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5/8/2012 Upload Date: 5/18/2012 7:44:40 PM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
Karl Andraschko |
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Yard |
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TCWR 4300(GP30C) |
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| Title: |
TCWR 4300 |
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5/8/2012 Upload Date: 5/18/2012 7:44:15 PM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
Karl Andraschko |
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Yard |
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TCWR 4300(GP30C) RRVW 4103(GP15C) |
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| Title: |
Number 36 At Rest |
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Progressive Rail's former Minneapolis, Nortfield, and Southern SW1500 rests on old home rails at the Bloomington freight house on a warm late spring evening. |
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5/14/2012 Upload Date: 5/14/2012 11:10:11 PM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
RicVard Held |
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PGR 36(SW1500) |
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| Title: |
Crossing 24th Avenue |
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The plain MTC paint lead LRT of a three LRT set departing northbound for Minneapolis eases across 24th Avenue on a mild Monday evening in late May. |
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5/21/2012 Upload Date: 5/21/2012 10:46:53 PM |
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Bloomington, MN |
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Richard Held |
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| Title: |
Wrapped LRT In The Middle |
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A beer brand-wrapped LRT is sandwhiched between two plain-painted ones on this northbound train just out of the Mall of America. |
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5/21/2012 Upload Date: 5/21/2012 10:49:22 PM |
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Bloomington, MN |
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Richard Held |
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| Title: |
Better Than I Thought |
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It pays to stand 6'5 feet tall: I was able to get this shot of PGR 36 on the grounds of their Bloomington freight house despite the chain link fence surrounding the grounds. The shot came out better than I thought since the sun was shining from behind the subject. |
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5/21/2012 Upload Date: 5/21/2012 10:44:17 PM |
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Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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PGR 36(SW1500) |
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| Title: |
Good Thing I Brought A Camera! |
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I almost forgot my camera on this outing. If I had, I wouldn't have been able to grab this shot of the crew aboard PGR 36 shoving a cut of three cars towards their freight house. Photo location is at the west 96th street grade crossing along the maze of industrial tracks jutting off of the old Minneapolis, Northfield, and Southern "high line" west if 35W. |
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5/28/2012 Upload Date: 5/28/2012 12:00:00 AM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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PGR 36(SW1500) |
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Amidst The Hotels |
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A wrapped LRT and a plain-painted compatriot make up this two-car southbound LRT about to stop at the American Blvd station nestled amidst the hotels near the airport. |
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6/13/2012 Upload Date: 6/14/2012 7:55:18 AM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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| Title: |
Looking North Towards 494 |
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A view up the former MN&S "high line" now operated by Progressive Rail reveals a string of covered hoppers parked on a siding. View is from the American Boulevard West grade crossing. Business on right is Sam's Club; Home Depot on left. Would be cool to catch the PGR in action here! |
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7/23/2012 Upload Date: 7/24/2012 4:50:56 PM |
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Bloomington, MN |
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Richard Held |
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| Title: |
Rolling Around The Curve |
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A two-car southbound LRT -lead car wrapped, trailing car plain MTC paint- arriving at the Mall of America as viewed from the New York level of the MOA's east parking garage. |
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7/23/2012 Upload Date: 7/24/2012 11:27:20 AM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
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Richard Held |
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| Title: |
Covered Hopper On The Main |
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A zoom view down the former Minneapolis, Northfield, and Southern "high line" as taken from the north side of the American Boulevard West grade crossing reveals a covered hopper parked on the "main" track. What for I have no clue. |
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7/23/2012 Upload Date: 7/24/2012 4:50:27 PM |
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Bloomington, MN |
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Richard Held |
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