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Mpls MN depot bridge in 1943. |
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Purchased these at a train show and scanned them with a USB scanner. This line is still used today by the BNSF in Mpls over the Mississippi River. |
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4/15/1943 Upload Date: 11/23/2011 9:44:41 PM |
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Saint Paul, MN |
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S Kotnour |
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Steam,Passenger,Track |
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GN 1705(4-4-2) |
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Mpls MN depot in 1943. |
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Purchased these at a train show and scanned them with a USB scanner. This depot saw 125 trains per day including mail trains at the peak of passenger rail travel. |
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4/15/1943 Upload Date: 11/23/2011 9:41:16 PM |
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Saint Paul, MN |
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S Kotnour |
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Steam,Passenger,Track |
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GN 2578(4-8-4) |
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1934 Comments: 0 |
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Mpls MN depot in 1943. |
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This once was a busy travel hub. The depot was torn down in the late 1970s, serving Amtrak for a few years. The BNSF has a mainline to the left that remains today for its Wazata line. At its peak this depot saw 125 passenger and mail trains daily serving the GN, NP, CB&Q, CNW, and CGW. |
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4/15/1943 Upload Date: 11/23/2011 9:59:22 PM |
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Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
S Kotnour |
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Steam,Passenger,Track,Action |
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660 Comments: 0 |
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Mpls MN North Coast Limited bridge in Mpls MN on the University of MN campus. |
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This bridge remains today as a walking path. |
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4/15/1943 Upload Date: 11/23/2011 9:57:45 PM |
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Saint Paul, MN |
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S Kotnour |
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Steam,Passenger,Action |
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523 Comments: 0 |
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Mpls MN stone arch bridge in 1943. |
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This historic bridge remains today in Mpls as a walking path crossing the Mississippi River. This once was the largest grain milling operation in the world. |
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4/15/1943 Upload Date: 11/23/2011 9:54:07 PM |
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Saint Paul, MN |
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S Kotnour |
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487 Comments: 0 |
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St Paul MN depot in 1943. |
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4/15/1943 Upload Date: 11/23/2011 9:48:05 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
S Kotnour |
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Steam,Passenger,Track,Action |
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576 Comments: 0 |
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St Paul MN Daytons Bluff CB&Q Burlington Route steam in 1943. |
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The CPR still runs the hump and shops in St Paul. UP operates the CGW yard to the right, and the BNSF has an auto rack unloader to the left. That is a CB&Q Burlington Route steamer 1 mile before the St Paul Union depot. The BNSF and CPR share the two double mainlines from St Paul to Chicago today, even some UP trains. The water tank on the left was for the CBQ. The stack on the right is the Milw engine house that remains working today. UP Belt yard is to the right. Photo taken from Warner Road bridge used today by cars. |
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11/17/1943 Upload Date: 12/25/2011 12:49:31 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
S Kotnour |
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Yard,Steam,Passenger,Track,Action |
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1572 Comments: 1 |
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NP 4-8-4 at the Mpls MN GN depot in 1945. |
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This is on the front side of the depot track leads where the Mpls MN post office remains today. |
Photo Date: |
4/7/1945 Upload Date: 12/25/2011 10:40:57 AM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
S Kotnour |
Categories: |
Steam,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
NP 2660(4-8-4) |
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668 Comments: 0 |
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Milwaukee Road South Minneapolis Roundhouse 1945 |
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The Milwaukee Road had a large 360 degree full roundhouse next to their South Minneapolis yard at Hiawatha Ave and E 26th street. Minnesota Commercial still serves the grain elevators along Hiawatha ave in 2022. Minnesota Commercial still uses the Milwaukee Road shortline bridge in Minneapolis to cross the Mississippi River. |
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12/2/1945 Upload Date: 12/23/2022 1:10:09 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
S Kotnour |
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Winter,Yard,Steam |
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328 Comments: 0 |
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Great Northern steam engine 2-8-8-0 at Mpls Jct MN in 1947 |
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Normally assigned to the GN iron range division the large articulated engines came through Mpls Jct MN at times and also massive 2-8-8-2s from the Rocky Mt division as well. Note the GN coaling towers at Mpls Jct MN. Horsepower around 6,300 and could haul 200 loaded ore car trains at 14,000 tons without aid. This N3 class articulated ran between Allouez and Hibbing ore mines. Steam lasted thru the fall of 1957 on the GN. Mpls Jct has a wye to turn these large engines, and the wye remains on the BNSF today. |
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6/15/1947 Upload Date: 5/13/2023 11:39:10 PM |
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Minneapolis Jct., MN |
Author: |
S Kotnour |
Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
Locomotives: |
GN 2005(2-8-8-0) |
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589 Comments: 0 |
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Great Northern 2-8-8-2 articulated 1949 Wenatchee Washington on GN main |
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Found photo at train show - GN had 26 of these in Cascade and Rocky Mts - 119 feet 530 tons, 6,500 HP !!! A few were sent to Hibbing MN in 1953 on the GN to help on the Iron Range |
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7/17/1949 Upload Date: 7/10/2023 3:45:19 PM |
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Wenatchee - Appleyard, WA |
Author: |
S Kotnour |
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Roster,Steam |
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185 Comments: 0 |
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Great Northern 2-8-8-2 articulated 1949- Cascades Mts |
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A slide from a train show grab box - #2019 articulates assigned to Washtington and Montana division mountain grades of the GN, GN has 25 - these were like 6,500 HP - several massive 2882 on the GN were sent to MN on the Iron Range around 1953 |
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7/18/1949 Upload Date: 2/13/2024 10:44:48 AM |
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Havre, MT |
Author: |
S Kotnour |
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Roster,Steam |
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214 Comments: 0 |
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Milwaukee Road elevators - Hiawatha Ave - SE Mpls 1950 |
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A dozen large elevators once were along Hiawatha ave MPls MN, now one remains. Mpls once was a milling mega city. The Minnesota Commercial RR serve it today. Freights and passenger trains of the Milwaukee Road once ran on the center mainline |
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3/12/1950 Upload Date: 3/12/2024 5:22:15 PM |
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Minneapolis, MN |
Author: |
S Kotnour |
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Yard,Track |
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174 Comments: 0 |
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Great Northern 2-8-8-2 near Minot ND in 1952. |
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The GN had around 25 of these in the Rocky Mtn Division rated at 6,400 HP. Steam on the GN lasted until the fall grain rush of 1957. A few of these went to the MN iron range around 1953 to help out. |
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4/15/1952 Upload Date: 4/5/2022 11:43:01 AM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
S Kotnour |
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Steam |
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337 Comments: 0 |
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Milwaukee Road 261 in Milw WI in 1953. |
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This runs out of Mpls MN for public steam passenger trips. See www.261.com for trips. See this video clip from 2007: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR1EgG8I9aU |
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1/19/1953 Upload Date: 1/3/2012 11:55:11 AM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
S Kotnour |
Categories: |
Yard,Steam,Track |
Locomotives: |
MILW 261(4-8-4) |
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2791 Comments: 4 |
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Great Northern 2-8-8-2 Minot ND 1954. |
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Great Northern stored many of the BIG 2882s around 1954 as deisels replaced them on the Rocky Mtd Division of the GN, a few were still running near Duluth in 1954 as reassigned. In 1957 GN still had 75 steam engines running between Minot and Minneapolis for the fall grain rush of 1957. These were about 6,400 HP. |
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4/21/1954 Upload Date: 4/2/2022 7:07:40 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
S Kotnour |
Categories: |
Yard,Station,Steam,Track |
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477 Comments: 0 |
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