at Soo Line Jct  Contributor's Pick!       
bending the iron or if you wish reversing the switch on the NP westbound main at Soo Line Jct. The bridge heads to the St Paul freight house. How many freight houses were there in downtown St Paul? Let's count them 1) Soo Line 2) Great Northern 3) Northern Pacific 4) Chicago Great Western 5) the Omaha, not to be confused with the CNW and 6) the Milwaukee Road. The St Paul Union Depot saw passenger trains from these six plus also the Burlington and the Rock Island!
Date: 12/1/1968 Location: Saint Paul, MN   Map Show Saint Paul on a rail map Views: 1211 Collection Of:   Steve J Rush
Locomotives: SOO 2413(GP9) SOO 556(GP9)    Author:  Steven Rush
at Soo Line Jct
Picture Categories: Roster,RollingStock,Bridge,Station,Signal,Action This picture is part of album:  1960's Time Capsule
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KEITH GERSHKOW General THE CITY WILL BE TEARING DOWN THE OLD NP FREIGHT HOUSE WITHEN THE NEXT 6 MONTHS. 9/23/2010 5:55:24 PM
TJ Gaspers General Where was the NP Freight house? Is it just below 94 by W 7th St? Is it now the abandoned Lowertown Depot? 12/8/2010 8:11:24 PM

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