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"Everybody's Crazy About A Steam-Powered Train" |
| Description: |
With apologies to ZZ Top, "Everybody's crazy about a steam-powered train." The Empress sure brought the folks out to Union Depot this day! |
| Photo Date: |
5/3/2024 Upload Date: 6/1/2024 9:49:56 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Station,Steam,Signal |
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56 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
State Fair Worthy |
| Description: |
A State Fair-worthy crowd had quickly fathered by the Empress by the time I drew close on the platform at SPUD. Getting the signals at left was a lucky nice touch. |
| Photo Date: |
5/3/2024 Upload Date: 6/1/2024 9:47:25 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Station,Steam,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
CP 2816(4-6-4) |
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71 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
A Closer Look |
| Description: |
The crowd thinned like a parting fog bank just enough for me to get closer to the Empress for this shot. |
| Photo Date: |
5/3/2024 Upload Date: 6/1/2024 9:47:56 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Station,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
CP 2816(4-6-4) |
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55 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Can Pac Covered Wagon |
| Description: |
Love those CP covered wagons CPKC brought with the Empress. I sure hope they keep the classic CP paint. |
| Photo Date: |
5/3/2024 Upload Date: 6/1/2024 9:45:39 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Roster,Station |
| Locomotives: |
CP 4107(FP9A) |
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77 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
The "Bonfield" |
| Description: |
Second to last car on the "Final Spike" train is the "Bonfield". I do not yet know this car's number or heritage, but it sure looks snappy! |
| Photo Date: |
5/3/2024 Upload Date: 6/1/2024 10:24:08 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger |
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31 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CP Canteen |
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This canteen car accompanying the Empress is CPKC's own canteen car dating back to the engine's first runs on the then-Canadian Pacific. |
| Photo Date: |
5/3/2024 Upload Date: 6/1/2024 9:49:08 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Station |
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77 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
The "Stanford Fleming" |
| Description: |
Theater car "Stanford Fleming" is, perhaps fittingly, the car that is bringing up the markers on the "Final Spike" train. If you look real close, you can see this baby has an air horn on it. An air horn that was used to greet me, my chase buddy Brandon, and several other railfans (including two from, fittingly enough, British Columbia) west of Loretto the day before! |
| Photo Date: |
5/3/2024 Upload Date: 6/1/2024 10:24:41 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Station,Passenger |
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27 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Close As I Could Get |
| Description: |
I failed to reach Union Depot at an early hour this day, which meant all the parking was either taken or vanishing fast as melting snow. Fortunately, after stumbling about I came upon this vantage point north of the station's spur track which afforded me a brief stop to take a few pics. This was the first. |
| Photo Date: |
12/7/2024 Upload Date: 1/14/2025 11:06:11 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Steam,Action |
| Locomotives: |
MILW 261(4-8-4) MILW 32A(E9A) |
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10 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Best Shot |
| Description: |
This was the best shot I got of the North Pole Express 2024 in a sequence of three. My location just north of the Union Depot spur upon which the NPE operates was due to lack of parking closer by, but never, ever underestimate a railfan's resourcefulness and tenactiy! :-) |
| Photo Date: |
12/7/2024 Upload Date: 1/14/2025 11:12:58 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Steam,Action |
| Locomotives: |
MILW 261(4-8-4) MILW 32A(E9A) |
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11 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Getting Up To Speed |
| Description: |
Steve and the crew are starting to get their iron horse up to speed as they head west on the old Milwaukee Road at Bass Lake Yard late on a fine June Saturday morning. |
| Photo Date: |
6/22/2019 Upload Date: 6/23/2019 10:23:44 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Louis Park, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Steam,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
MILW 261(4-8-4) |
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156 Comments: 1 |
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