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Great Northern 2-8-8-2 near Minot ND in 1952. |
| Description: |
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. |
| Photo Date: |
4/15/1952 Upload Date: 4/5/2022 11:43:01 AM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
S Kotnour |
| Categories: |
Steam |
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| Title: |
Great Northern 2-8-8-2 Minot ND 1954. |
| Description: |
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. |
| Photo Date: |
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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428 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
A Great Northern 2-8-2 in Wayzata MN 1957 by the depot. |
| Description: |
A Great Northern 2-8-2 heavy Mikado in downtown Wayzata MN in the final steam runs of 1957. Its by Sunsets eatery on Lake Minnetonka and ready to pass the Wazata depot in 300 ft. There were still 75 GN steam engines running on the GN with the fall grain rush of 1957, the end of steam on the GN. The train is on the westbound mainline headed to Wilmar MN yard. The building on left is where Chico's is now in Wayzata. |
| Photo Date: |
7/29/1957 Upload Date: 3/14/2022 4:21:57 PM |
| Location: |
Wayzata, MN |
| Author: |
S Kotnour |
| Categories: |
Station,Steam,Track |
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587 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Milwaukee Road 261 in Milw WI in 1953. |
| Description: |
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 |
| Photo Date: |
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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2700 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
Great Northern engines at roundhouse by St Paul MN depot in 1967. |
| Description: |
The GN kept their passenger power behind the roundhouse next to the St Paul MN depot. This was power for the Empire Builder, Western Star, Gopher, etc... |
| Photo Date: |
7/19/1967 Upload Date: 2/16/2012 5:54:46 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
S Kotnour |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Passenger,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
GN F7(F7A) |
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2085 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
F units at the Milwaukee Road St Paul engine house at Daytons Bluff in Nov 1979. |
| Description: |
This was nearing the end for F units on the Milwaukee. This facility remains in use today by the CPR. |
| Photo Date: |
11/27/1979 Upload Date: 12/22/2011 11:22:48 AM |
| Location: |
Daytons Bluff, MN |
| Author: |
S Kotnour |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
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MILW 118A(F7A) MILW 581(SDL39) |
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1645 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
BN in St Paul MN in 1997. |
| Description: |
CMR makes all of the kits to build this scene in HO scale. http://www.custommodelrailroads.com/liftbridge.aspx |
| Photo Date: |
5/25/2007 Upload Date: 12/16/2011 2:05:56 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
S Kotnour |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 7035(SD40-2) |
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644 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
The working historical preservation and operating GN Jackson St Shops in St Paul MN. |
| Description: |
Ride a passenger train or in a caboose any Saturday from 10-2. http://www.mtmuseum.org/jsrh.shtml |
| Photo Date: |
8/31/2011 Upload Date: 11/12/2011 9:38:25 PM |
| Location: |
St Paul, MN |
| Author: |
S Kotnour |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Track,Action |
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525 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Restored NP 4-6-0 at Osceola, WI 1999. |
| Description: |
Ride behind restored trains in Osceola, WI. This was running in 1999, and is being rebuilt at the Jackson St Shops. It had the Y2K bug. Its 30 min from St. Paul MN. See this site for times and tickets. http://www.mtmuseum.org/. This had been stored in Stillwater MN since the 1950s by the NP. |
| Photo Date: |
8/31/1999 Upload Date: 10/21/2011 2:25:24 AM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
S Kotnour |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NP 328(4-6-0) |
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518 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Ride classic trains at the Duluth train museum 2 hours from Mpls MN. |
| Description: |
See the museum and ride on classic passenger trains along Lake Superior 2 hours from Mpls MN. See and ride trains in Duluth 7 days a week. Duluth is 2 hours from Minneapolis MN. http://www.northshorescenicrailroad.org and http://www.lsrm.org/ |
| Photo Date: |
10/31/2011 Upload Date: 10/18/2011 10:18:48 AM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
S Kotnour |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
GN 423(F7A) |
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1523 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NP steamer at Osceola on the MTM back in 1999. |
| Description: |
This was still running around the year 2000, and the MTM is rebuilding the boiler at this time at the Jackson St Shops in St Paul MN. |
| Photo Date: |
7/31/1999 Upload Date: 9/8/2011 11:24:50 AM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
S Kotnour |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
NP 328(4-6-0) |
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486 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Ride in a GN SD45 |
| Description: |
Ride in a caboose, passenger car or diesel at the working Jackson St Shops in St Paul MN. This is a former GN roundhouse. see a video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVydNCvxric Ride a passenger train or in a caboose any Saturday from 10-2. http://www.mtmuseum.org/jsrh.shtml see this video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h81hdxAmA-s |
| Photo Date: |
8/31/2011 Upload Date: 8/27/2011 10:57:45 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
S Kotnour |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
GN 400(SD45) |
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2438 Comments: 10 |
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| Title: |
Ride a GN train at Osceola MN |
| Description: |
http://www.mtmuseum.org/oscv.shtml |
| Photo Date: |
8/31/2011 Upload Date: 8/17/2011 8:27:11 PM |
| Location: |
St Paul, MN |
| Author: |
S Kotnour |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
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573 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Ride a GN train at Osceola MN |
| Description: |
http://www.mtmuseum.org/oscv.shtml |
| Photo Date: |
8/31/2011 Upload Date: 8/17/2011 8:25:32 PM |
| Location: |
St Paul, MN |
| Author: |
S Kotnour |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
SOO 559(GP7) |
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562 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Ride in a GN passenger car or caboose in St Paul MN any Sat from 10-2 in St Paul MN http://www.mtmuseum.org/jsrh.shtml |
| Description: |
http://www.mtmuseum.org/jsrh.shtml |
| Photo Date: |
8/31/2011 Upload Date: 8/17/2011 8:19:40 PM |
| Location: |
St Paul, MN |
| Author: |
S Kotnour |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
GN 400(SD45) |
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484 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Ride a GN train at Osceola MN - 30 min from St Paul MN |
| Description: |
Ride a GN train 30 min from St Paul MN - runs every Saturday in the summer - check the MTM OSCEOLA SITE http://www.mtmuseum.org/oscv.shtml |
| Photo Date: |
8/31/2011 Upload Date: 8/17/2011 7:00:44 PM |
| Location: |
St Paul, MN |
| Author: |
S Kotnour |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
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470 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Great Northern F45 in 2009 - rent this as a hotel room (rooms plus full engine cab !!) in Essex, MT at: http://www.izaakwaltoninn.com/gn441.htm |
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| Photo Date: |
9/23/2009 Upload Date: 8/23/2009 6:14:38 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
S Kotnour |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
GN 441(F45) |
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1126 Comments: 1 |
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