Amtrak E9s 405, 451, and 406 await their next run at BN's Harrison St. shops in July 1973. The units were acquired from Milwaukee Road and assigned to the North Coast Hiawatha. They were MILW 30A,... (more)

By July 1973, Amtrak was repainting passenger units acquired from the member railroads. Here we have an A-B-A set of recently painted E9s acquired from Milwaukee Road. Amtrak used the BN Harrison ... (more)

The engineer for Amtrak's North Coast Hiawatha checks things over as the train loads passengers at Minneapolis. At start up, Amtrak chose to make one stop in the Twin Cities and decided on Minneap... (more)

Working Northtown's hump.

Amtrak's North Coast Hiawatha switched power at Minneapolis in its early years of operation. In March 1973, BN power was removed here and MILW E9s applied. PC E8s also made appearances. Nearly 2 y... (more)

BNSF 1458 and 1687 idle by the Hansen-Mueller Elevator (formerly Calumet).

BNSF 1458 and 1687 idle at Union Yard in Minneapolis.

Soo Line 415, an Alco DL-640 (RS27), awaits its assignment at Shoreham Yard, Minneapolis. SOO 415 & 416 were known as the Dolly sisters and were the last two Alcos acquired by SOO in April 1962, t... (more)

MN&S 10, an FM H-12-44, switches cars at its Minneapolis yard. The MN&S operated from Minneapolis to Northfield, MN (Rock Island/MILW connections) and Randolph, MN (Chicago Great Western connectio... (more)

AMTK 203 leads the eastbound Empire Builder through Minneapolis. The Bunge grain elevator has been renovated into apartments and is now decorated as a peace pole. "Que La Paz Prevalezca En L... (more)

A trio of Twin Cities & Western GP38-2's cruise in front of the city skyline in Minneapolis, Minnesota as they power the St. Paul turn westward. The crew picked up interchange cars from both the M... (more)

BNSF 6951 crosses over I35W and is crossing over to the other main line.

BN 986, a former GN NW5 added to the color at Harrison in early January 1973. This 1000 HP road switcher was a rare bird with only a dozen or so being produced, most for GN. They were on early att... (more)

BNSF 6772 leads its train along the eastern edge of Northtown Yard.

BNSF 7737 heads southbound out of Northtown Yard by University Ave.