Minnesota
Commercial Railway
This line in the Twin Cities is based out of one of
the last roundhouses in the area. They run an eclectic fleet of Alcos and GE's
with a couple token EMD units. They were formerly known as Minnesota Transfer. Much more info coming soon on rosters,
routes and more.
For now
click here for
the full Alco roster
RS18 82 and C424 313 run west into the sunset as they head to
switch the Hiawatha grain elevators on Hey 55 in south Mpls. See at Cleveland
Ave in St. Paul by the roundhouse. Sept 8 - 1999
RS27 318 does a
bit of street running as it waits at the Vandalia entrance to the
Waldorf-RockTenn paper recycling plant. As it waits for the recycling trucks to
unload paper and cardboard the crew reads the paper [what else?] Oct 26
2001
Ex-BN B30-7AB B unit 85B in the new colors - that black stripe really adds
a good look to the units. June 2004
Andy Inserra photos
RS20 307 waits outside of the shops - Scott
Kotnour photo
The yard - full of Alcos back in 1999, today it is
mostly GE power that works there... Scott Kotnour photo
And GP7 400 in its Santa Fe inspired scheme, traded
to NRE years ago... Scott Kotnour photo.
Stored power- Power
rotation
They have a large fleet of stored locomotives for future
slug conversion or as parts units. They are parked at Cleveland Ave in St Paul
next to the roundhouse on the old mainline's second track. Power stored in the
locomotive rotation is often stored in the back lot area of the shops... Andy
Inserra photos - Oct 04
Oliver Mining RS3 #1108 - with an odd rebuilt
front end. Stored for parts and possible slug conversion
A homemade
nose job - with an extended front platform the unit looks rather odd but is
still an RS3!
The rear shot - note the rock guard over the rear
vents...
B30-7 5488 from Frisco/ BN / NRE
B23-7 1969 from
Conrail / NRE
B23-7 1998 from Conrail / NRE
LSI RS3 1608 - saved for possible
slug conversion
One of two B30-7AB units from BNSF - #4076 is stored while
4085 - now 85B - is active...
Old BAR GP7 #66 still in classic BAR colors -
parts unit to their old GP7s that have long since gone to NRE (though one CF7
remains)
At the Roundhouse - stored in the power rotation...
The lone SW unit
left - SW1200 #200
MNNR's big GE power - C30-7 #55, SF30C
#50
Interesting sites on the line...
MNNR does some light
street running in the Midway area through some industrial areas. Here we are on
Cleveland a block south of University looking west towards Vandalia [only this
block is open to photography - the next few blocks are now inside the massive
Rock Tenn paper recycling plants and is gated off]. Andy Inserra photo - Oct
04
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