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This photo was taken around the lower-right corner of the above satellite image looking across the turntable and at the mill.
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| Jacob Sheffield posted Too much to list here. Northtown Yard, Minneapolis, Minnesota. May 6th 2017. |
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| I Love Trains posted photo courtesy of Timothy Taylor - what goes where? Gary Richard Nelson: BN Northtown Yard, Fridley, Mn. Trainbook posted Minneapolis, MN: BNSF/Northern Pacific Northtown Yard and General Mills Oat Mill. Here it is: Thanks a lot, Timothy Taylor, for pointing out this great pic! |
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| Timoth D. Sievern posted Burlington Norhtern book cover BURLINGTON NORTHERN A Great Adventure, 1970–1979. |
Google Maps labels this grain elevator as General Mills Inc - Fridley Oat Mill.
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| Marty Bernard posted 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐱𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐬 Northern Pacific SW1200 155 built in 1957 and became BN 214 then BNSF 3545i in Minneapolis, MN, June 3, 1964. When I took this slide I thought nothing of all those boxcars. I mean, boxcars are forever, right? Tom Lyman: he locomotive is on the NP, A Line EB mainline. Most likely the Grove Yd. job, or The Brewery job. |
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| Marty Bernard posted SW1200 156 was in Minneapolis, Northtown Yard, when I found her next to a sea of box cars. 156 was built in 1957 and became BN 214 and then BNSF 3545. June 1964 |
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| Marty Bernard posted Very many BN Cascade Green Power in Northtown Yard, Minneapolis, MN July 4, 1977. Looks like they are all lined up to be fireworks. Larry Anglund photo, Iowa Chapter NRHS collection Which one is Cascade Green? As someone editing BN slide scans, that is an ongoing problem. |
2 of the photos in “BRAKING” NEWS: KEY COMPONENT OF NORTHTOWN’S HUMP YARD GETS REPLACEMENT AND UPGRADE (source)
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| a View of the Northtown hump yard, or “bowl,” with secondary retarders in foreground. Master retarder is below bottom edge of photo. Downtown Minneapolis is visible in background. |
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| b [They are replacing the master retarder.] |
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