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12/30/2024
 
 
 
 
 
By:Tony Held
Dates:1/1/2003 - 7/3/2024
Album Info:A celebration of steam and vintage diesel across the US of A.
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History Of The 2523
Title:  History Of The 2523
Description:  This display sign mounted on the 2523's tender tells her story to visitors of the Kandiyohi County Historical Museum.
Photo Date:  7/1/2018  Upload Date: 7/4/2018 6:34:53 PM
Location:  Willmar, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  GN 2523(4-8-2)
Views:  212   Comments: 0
Vanderbuilt Tender
Title:  Vanderbuilt Tender
Description:  A back end view of GN 2523's Vanderbuilt tender, one of the most distinctive steam engine tenders in the world.
Photo Date:  7/1/2018  Upload Date: 7/4/2018 6:34:14 PM
Location:  Willmar, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  GN 2523(4-8-2)
Views:  233   Comments: 0
Cool Cab
Title:  Cool Cab
Description:  G.N. 2523's cab. Ah for the days when visitors could readily visit the cabs of preserved steam engines. Those darn vandals had to spoil things for everybody.
Photo Date:  7/1/2018  Upload Date: 7/1/2018 10:05:27 PM
Location:  Willmar, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  GN 2523(4-8-2)
Views:  206   Comments: 0
Sound Advice
Title:  Sound Advice
Description:  Do not climb on the engine? Sound advice, man.
Photo Date:  7/1/2018  Upload Date: 7/4/2018 6:05:38 PM
Location:  Willmar, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  GN 2523(4-8-2)
Views:  213   Comments: 0
Stately Front
Title:  Stately Front
Description:  The front of G.N. 2523 is quite stately, as only the face of a steam engine can be.
Photo Date:  7/1/2018  Upload Date: 7/1/2018 10:04:58 PM
Location:  Willmar, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  GN 2523(4-8-2)
Views:  234   Comments: 0
Glorious Great Northern
Title:  Glorious Great Northern
Description:  The Kandiyohi County Museum is the home of G.N. Mountain 2523. You know, G.N. sure had a flair for painting steam engines.
Photo Date:  7/1/2018  Upload Date: 7/1/2018 9:54:14 PM
Location:  Willmar, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  GN 2523(4-8-2)
Views:  247   Comments: 0
At Last!
Title:  At Last!
Description:  I had not seen a preserved Great Northern steam engine before. Sure I've seen the William Crooks up in Duluth, but the Crooks was for a predecessor road. At last, I have finally seen and photographed a Great Northern steamer: Mountain 2523, on display in Willmar for over fifty years.
Photo Date:  7/1/2018  Upload Date: 7/1/2018 9:53:47 PM
Location:  Willmar, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  GN 2523(4-8-2)
Views:  428   Comments: 0
Hallowed Logo
Title:  Hallowed Logo
Description:  Need I say more, fellow railfans?
Photo Date:  7/1/2018  Upload Date: 7/1/2018 10:06:54 PM
Location:  Willmar, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  GN 2523(4-8-2)
Views:  215   Comments: 0
Where Did That Come From?
Title:  Where Did That Come From?
Description:  A water spout is on display next to 2523's tender. I wonder where the spout came from?
Photo Date:  7/1/2018  Upload Date: 7/4/2018 6:06:19 PM
Location:  Willmar, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  GN 2523(4-8-2)
Views:  195   Comments: 0
"MILW 261 West" At Powers Blvd
Title:  "MILW 261 West" At Powers Blvd
Description:  "Milw 261 West" crosses Powers Blvd in grand style on a sunny, cool, and breezy Saturday afternoon on the second weekend in September. Many patrons were enjoying good eats on this trip, because the excursions run this weekend were dubbed the "Gourmet Express" due to the food-oriented nature of the trip. The track warrant was nevertheless issued to "MILW 261 West" when the Gourmet Express was at Tower E-14 in Minnetonka, the beginning of Twin Cities & Western-owned track.
Photo Date:  9/8/2018  Upload Date: 9/9/2018 5:49:53 PM
Location:  Chanhassen, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Bridge,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  284   Comments: 0
"Cedar Rapids" And A GP38-2
Title:  "Cedar Rapids" And A GP38-2
Description:  Here comes the "Cedar Rapids" and the Gourmet Express's power for the run east from Glencoe, GP38-2 2015.
Photo Date:  9/8/2018  Upload Date: 9/9/2018 5:50:28 PM
Location:  Chanhassen, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Bridge,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  TCWR 2015(GP38-2)
Views:  222   Comments: 0
Leaning Display Locmotive
Title:  Leaning Display Locmotive
Description:  Uh-oh. All these years on this raised berm have seen GTW 8327 start to tilt like the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Hope somebody is keeping an eye on this.
Photo Date:  6/15/2019  Upload Date: 6/15/2019 7:54:06 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives: 
Views:  68   Comments: 2
Correct That Tilt
Title:  Correct That Tilt
Description:  Heavy though GTW 8327 is. all these years of sitting out on ground prone to frost heaves and other upsets is making her tilt like a torpedoed ship. Fix that, man.
Photo Date:  6/15/2019  Upload Date: 6/15/2019 7:56:10 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  GTW 8327(0-8-0)
Views:  204   Comments: 1
Still In Black
Title:  Still In Black
Description:  Bandana Square's Grand Trunk Western gem is still in black and looking good after her repaint a few years ago.
Photo Date:  6/15/2019  Upload Date: 6/15/2019 7:52:48 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  GTW 8327(0-8-0)
Views:  229   Comments: 1
Showthme At Bass Lake
Title:  Showthme At Bass Lake
Description:  Steve and his crew brings their train, a westbound run to Glencoe, off the old Louie and onto the old Milwaukee down at what once was the sprawling Bass Lake Yard of the Milwaukee Road.
Photo Date:  6/22/2019  Upload Date: 6/23/2019 10:22:54 PM
Location:  Saint Louis Park, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  90   Comments: 1
Back To The Fifties!
Title:  Back To The Fifties!
Description:  The Milwaukee Road Historical Association had their convention in St. Paul this year, so the Friends of the 261 put on an excursion for them and the general public, resulting in this mondo excursion consist. Note the Friends new classic diesel, still sporting Wisconsin & Southern paint and number but also a classy Hiawatha logo. Talk about "back to the fifties"!
Photo Date:  6/22/2019  Upload Date: 6/23/2019 10:38:01 PM
Location:  Saint Louis Park, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4) WSOR 101(E9A) MILW 32A(E9A)
Views:  535   Comments: 1
"Look Up, Brother! She's Steam!"
Title:  "Look Up, Brother! She's Steam!"
Description:  Here comes Steve and the 261 crew with their 1944-vintage Alco, about t` bring their train off the old Minneapolis & St. Louis and onto the old Milwaukee Road down east of Beltline Boulevard. Note how while the lady at right is appreciating the 161, the dude jogging across the tracks reminds me of a comment David P. Morgan wanted to shout at a Canadian commuter reading his paper while a Canadian Pacific steam engine on a commuter run passed him: "Look up, brother! She's steam!"
Photo Date:  6/22/2019  Upload Date: 6/23/2019 10:22:16 PM
Location:  Saint Louis Park, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  103   Comments: 1
Classy Companion
Title:  Classy Companion
Description:  What better companion for a classic steam engine than a classic diesel? Westbound excursion is crossing Beltline Boulevard.
Photo Date:  6/22/2019  Upload Date: 6/23/2019 10:42:35 PM
Location:  Saint Louis Park, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  WSOR 101(E9A) MILW 32A(E9A)
Views:  453   Comments: 3
Here She Comes
Title:  Here She Comes
Description:  Today's westbound run, this time to Winthrop, MN, nears my vantage point, the new pedestrian grade crossing along the Twin Cities & Western down by Eden Prairie High School. Wish I had left the flash on, which would have cut the headlight glare, but oh well.
Photo Date:  6/23/2019  Upload Date: 6/23/2019 11:10:37 PM
Location:  Eden Prairie, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  123   Comments: 1
Nearing Eden Prairie Road
Title:  Nearing Eden Prairie Road
Description:  The weather for the secon day of the 261's excursions dawned gray and humid with passing showers, but the train made it out of town on time and soon was romping down the old Milwaukee Road. Here the 261 is nearing Eden Prairie Road.
Photo Date:  6/23/2019  Upload Date: 6/23/2019 11:00:24 PM
Location:  Eden Prairie, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  112   Comments: 0
Wow!
Title:  Wow!
Description:  This was an unplanned shot, and the flash came on for this because I was fiddling with my camera settings before taking the shot. The flash cut through the humidity in the air, creating this cool effect. Not bad for a chance shot!
Photo Date:  6/23/2019  Upload Date: 6/23/2019 11:12:21 PM
Location:  Eden Prairie, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  134   Comments: 2
E-Unit In The Eden
Title:  E-Unit In The Eden
Description:  E-units hauling "The Olympian Hiawatha" once rolled through Eden Prairie. This weekend they finally returned in the form of Milwaukee 32A (nee WSOR 101). An E-unit in the Eden is a sight to see, folks.
Photo Date:  6/23/2019  Upload Date: 6/23/2019 11:13:08 PM
Location:  Eden Prairie, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  WSOR 101(E9A) MILW 32A(E9A)
Views:  322   Comments: 0
And The "Kenefick" Brings Up The Markers
Title:  And The "Kenefick" Brings Up The Markers
Description:  Business car "Kenefick" brings up the markers as the 4014's train clears downtown Faribault, bound for Northfield and then St. Paul.
Photo Date:  7/17/2019  Upload Date: 7/21/2019 4:47:49 PM
Location:  Faribault, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  128   Comments: 0
Away From The Madding Crowd
Title:  Away From The Madding Crowd
Description:  Why was I so far back for this shot? Well, for one thing, a good friend of mine who was present told me 4014 was a huge engine, so I needed to be back enough to get all of her in the frame. For another, I am not one for crowds, so I was more than happy to keep well back to grab my shots of 4014 on the old Spine Line.
Photo Date:  7/17/2019  Upload Date: 7/21/2019 4:46:41 PM
Location:  Faribault, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4014(4-8-8-4)
Views:  97   Comments: 0
Pinch Me, I Am Dreaming
Title:  Pinch Me, I Am Dreaming
Description:  A Big Boy, on the old joint Milwaukee Road/Rock Island? Pinch me, I must be dreaming.
Photo Date:  7/17/2019  Upload Date: 7/17/2019 9:37:22 PM
Location:  Rosemount, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4014(4-8-8-4)
Views:  191   Comments: 2
Here She Comes
Title:  Here She Comes
Description:  UP 4014 emerges into view again as the special backs into Union Depot.
Photo Date:  7/22/2019  Upload Date: 9/22/2019 9:06:14 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4014(4-8-8-4)
Views:  304   Comments: 1
Big Smoke Plume
Title:  Big Smoke Plume
Description:  The 4014 emits a big smoke plume as Ed Dickens and his crew backs the special into Union Depot.
Photo Date:  7/22/2019  Upload Date: 9/22/2019 8:56:18 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Signal,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  84   Comments: 1
Best I Could Get
Title:  Best I Could Get
Description:  They just had to close the sidewalks on the bridge over the Division Street wye. Luckily, since I stand almost 6'5, I could hold my camera above the barriers and snag this mostly decent shot as Ed D. and his crew make their grand entry into St. Paul Union Depot as they return from Duluth.
Photo Date:  7/22/2019  Upload Date: 8/9/2019 11:19:50 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  278   Comments: 0
"Big Boy"
Title:  "Big Boy"
Description:  In a nod to how the Big Boy class got its name, Ed Dickens and his crew chalked "Big Boy" on the 4014's smokebox, just like an annoymous worker did on the first Big Boy built.
Photo Date:  7/22/2019  Upload Date: 7/25/2019 11:42:32 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  UP 4014(4-8-8-4)
Views:  164   Comments: 0
Steam And Diesel
Title:  Steam And Diesel
Description:  What else is there to say, man?
Photo Date:  7/22/2019  Upload Date: 9/22/2019 9:06:47 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4014(4-8-8-4)
Views:  303   Comments: 4
Geniuses At Work
Title:  Geniuses At Work
Description:  Ed Dickens and his crew show their skill as they back the special into Union Depot. I briefly spoke with the lady on the right before I left Union Depot, raving about how cool the 4014 was.
Photo Date:  7/22/2019  Upload Date: 9/22/2019 8:56:42 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4014(4-8-8-4)
Views:  160   Comments: 0
More Varnish
Title:  More Varnish
Description:  The special continues to pass Division Street on its way back to the depot. Sure wish I was able to visit that display car at left. Oh well. Dig that classy sleeping car at center.
Photo Date:  7/22/2019  Upload Date: 9/22/2019 9:28:36 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  166   Comments: 0
Passing The Wye
Title:  Passing The Wye
Description:  A parade of classy Armour Yellow and gray varnish continues to pass the wye at Division Street as the UP steam special backs into Union Depot.
Photo Date:  7/22/2019  Upload Date: 9/22/2019 9:08:43 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  159   Comments: 0
Living Legend
Title:  Living Legend
Description:  What else is there to say about the 4014, man?
Photo Date:  7/22/2019  Upload Date: 9/22/2019 9:33:34 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4014(4-8-8-4)
Views:  152   Comments: 1
Passing Parade
Title:  Passing Parade
Description:  I let rip with my camera this day, wanting to catch the entire UP special. Here the train is still backing past the wye east of Union Depot. Shame Union Pacific was not selling tickets on this leg of the journey. I would have loved to have checked out that dome car.
Photo Date:  7/22/2019  Upload Date: 9/22/2019 9:09:36 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  122   Comments: 0
Big Boy And A Covered Hopper
Title:  Big Boy And A Covered Hopper
Description:  4014 passed this CP hopper as the train backed into Union Depot, creating a study in contrasts.
Photo Date:  7/22/2019  Upload Date: 9/22/2019 9:34:42 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4014(4-8-8-4)
Views:  205   Comments: 1
Hello Again "Kenefick"
Title:  Hello Again "Kenefick"
Description:  The "Kenefick" brings up the markers as the 4014 rolls through Fridley emitting a respectably impressive smoke plume.
Photo Date:  7/22/2019  Upload Date: 8/9/2019 11:19:10 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  126   Comments: 1
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/22/2019  Upload Date: 9/22/2019 10:25:35 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  82   Comments: 0
Ignored Diesel
Title:  Ignored Diesel
Description:  The diesel along for the "Race Across The Midwest", the 3025, gets zero attention as the UP steam special backs into Union Depot. Sure shows the allure of a steam engine even today, no?
Photo Date:  7/22/2019  Upload Date: 9/22/2019 9:16:51 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  220   Comments: 1
UP 3025
Title:  UP 3025
Description:  Roster shot; taken at Union Depot.
Photo Date:  7/22/2019  Upload Date: 9/22/2019 9:59:43 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  237   Comments: 1
4014, Fans, And Regular Folk
Title:  4014, Fans, And Regular Folk
Description:  A mix of railfans and regular folks (mostly regular, since most are using their phones instead of cameras?) greets Ed D. and his crew as they roll through Fridley bound for St. Paul Union Depot after their journey to Duluth.
Photo Date:  7/22/2019  Upload Date: 8/9/2019 11:17:57 PM
Location:  Fridley, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  118   Comments: 1
What Ho!
Title:  What Ho!
Description:  An eastbound (?) Union Pacific freight passed Union Depot and headed up Division Street after the steam special returned to Union Depot. I snapped this almost-flawless shot of the mid-train helper unit passing the Big Boy. I wonder if anyone in that pickup truck at upper left stuck in traffic on highway 52 cast admiring glances at the 4014?
Photo Date:  7/22/2019  Upload Date: 9/22/2019 9:37:04 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 5506(AC45CCTE) UP 4014(4-8-8-4)
Views:  178   Comments: 1
Who Could Have Guessed?
Title:  Who Could Have Guessed?
Description:  Union Pacific's Golden Spike 150th special is back at St. Paul Union Depot after a trip to Duluth/Superior. Who could have guessed Union Depot would not only be reopened for transportation and trains again but also host a Big Boy?
Photo Date:  7/22/2019  Upload Date: 8/30/2019 8:33:18 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  UP 4014(4-8-8-4)
Views:  200   Comments: 0
Big Boy And A Big Bridge
Title:  Big Boy And A Big Bridge
Description:  Ed Dickens and his crew continue to back their long, armour yellow and gray train into St. Paul Union Depot while admiring railfans and regular folk take in the sight and sound of a Big Boy. I wonder how many commuters stuck in traffic up on Highway 52 took in the sight of the 4014's return to Union Depot?
Photo Date:  7/22/2019  Upload Date: 7/25/2019 11:37:36 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4014(4-8-8-4)
Views:  165   Comments: 1
Big Steam!
Title:  Big Steam!
Description:  Need I say more?
Photo Date:  7/22/2019  Upload Date: 9/22/2019 8:57:35 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4014(4-8-8-4)
Views:  156   Comments: 1
Tending The Iron Horse
Title:  Tending The Iron Horse
Description:  Ed Dickens and his crew tend to their famous iron horse late on a pleasant July afternoon.
Photo Date:  7/22/2019  Upload Date: 9/22/2019 10:27:37 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Steam,Signal
Locomotives:  UP 4014(4-8-8-4)
Views:  146   Comments: 0
Under Steam But In Repose
Title:  Under Steam But In Repose
Description:  4014 cools her wheels after returning to Union Depot from Superior, Wisconsin.
Photo Date:  7/22/2019  Upload Date: 7/25/2019 11:38:58 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 4014(4-8-8-4)
Views:  229   Comments: 2
Where The Roundhouse Once Stood
Title:  Where The Roundhouse Once Stood
Description:  Ed and his crew back the 4014 past where the St. Paul Union Depot roundhouse once stood as the special returns to the station.
Photo Date:  7/22/2019  Upload Date: 9/22/2019 9:35:49 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4014(4-8-8-4)
Views:  159   Comments: 1
Face Of A Legend
Title:  Face Of A Legend
Description:  Need I say more?
Photo Date:  7/22/2019  Upload Date: 8/30/2019 8:34:45 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  UP 4014(4-8-8-4)
Views:  101   Comments: 0
The Last Dome
Title:  The Last Dome
Description:  UP "Challenger", the last dome car ever built, was part of the consist in UP 4014's "Great Race Across The Midwest."
Photo Date:  7/22/2019  Upload Date: 9/22/2019 10:11:23 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  257   Comments: 0


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