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Dangers of railfanning |
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Not a RR subject, but RR related. I was on my way to the local RR club in 1974 and tangled with an 18 out on the Crosstown and I-35W. Someone cut him off and his rig jackknifed in front of me. I woke up in an ambulance on the way to Fairview hospital. The driver was DWI. The car is probably an SUV by now. |
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1/1/1940 Upload Date: 11/30/2008 1:33:06 PM |
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Minneapolis, MN |
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Greg Smith |
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Gondola car on east switching lead at Soo Line Shoreham yard |
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6/1/1958 Upload Date: 8/7/2012 11:38:11 PM |
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Minneapolis, MN |
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Greg Smith |
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Empire Builder arriving at Seattle |
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This is in 1972 when a bunch of us went out to the NMRA convention. Thats Cy and the late Gary Kraus waving at a fellow hobbyist and car attendant on the arriving Amtrak Builder. We stayed on the Auto-Limer 100 private car which just came through the wash racks on the right. |
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8/31/1972 Upload Date: 11/30/2008 12:51:27 PM |
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Seattle, WA |
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Greg Smith |
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| Title: |
Hangin' at the Bluff. |
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Here are some of my friends down at "the Bluff" watching trains, probably on a Sunday afternoon. We all had fun cars back then. That's my Charger in front, Bob drove the Corvette, and Jon (RIP) drove the Maverick. Note the NP"potato" car. |
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2/1/1973 Upload Date: 11/30/2008 10:52:22 AM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Greg Smith |
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Winter |
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MILW 321(GP9) |
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C&O GP at SPUD |
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The Rock Island would sneak in some wierd power from time to time. Here is a Southtown transfer westbound passing St Paul Union Depot with my friend Cy's Torino in the shot. We both chased the train from the bluff. In Later years, I wound up working with Cy over at the Amtrak Midway depot in St Paul. |
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2/1/1973 Upload Date: 11/30/2008 11:00:19 AM |
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Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Greg Smith |
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Action |
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CO 6162(GP9) |
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C&O GP at SPUD |
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I couldn't resist parking the old Mopar next to another one that happened to be there for this shot of a Rock Island Southtown Transfer. |
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2/1/1973 Upload Date: 11/30/2008 11:00:52 AM |
| Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
| Author: |
Greg Smith |
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Action |
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CO 6162(GP9) |
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Power move on the Southtown transfer |
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I chased this train out of the bluff. This thing had 9 engines on it. The 4th unit is the 584 (SDL-39) |
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4/1/1973 Upload Date: 11/30/2008 11:01:36 AM |
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Saint Paul, MN |
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Greg Smith |
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Action |
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MILW 292(GP9) |
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| Title: |
Inside the Peavey SW-1 |
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We used to go have lunch with our friend, the late Glen Pfleghaar and ride around in the Peavey River Terminal SW-1 down in Shakopee. |
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5/31/1974 Upload Date: 11/30/2008 11:26:00 AM |
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Shakopee, MN |
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Greg Smith |
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| Title: |
Soo Shoreham shop tour |
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Here is another shot of one of our clubs shop tours. This time, were up at Shoreham watching the 801 go through the washracks. |
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7/31/1974 Upload Date: 11/30/2008 11:32:16 AM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
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Greg Smith |
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Yard |
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SOO 801(U30C) |
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St Croix tower |
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I used to hang hang around St Croix twer with a couple friends. The one on the right was the 2nd trick operator. Were waiting for a Milwaukee Road train. |
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7/31/1974 Upload Date: 11/30/2008 11:37:32 AM |
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Hastings, MN |
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Greg Smith |
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LST&T at Superior |
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After I crashed my Charger, I picked up this little beauty and it became the new chase car. It went by everything but gas pumps. The most memorable chase was on the GB&W when I wound it out on some country back road trying to get ahead for another shot. |
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5/1/1978 Upload Date: 11/30/2008 11:04:22 AM |
| Location: |
Superior, WI |
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Greg Smith |
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Yard |
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LSTT 103(NW2) |
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| Title: |
More hangin at the bluff |
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Here is another Sunday crowd at the Bluff. I recognize a few of hte cars/guys. |
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7/31/1978 Upload Date: 11/30/2008 11:23:13 AM |
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Saint Paul, MN |
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Greg Smith |
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| Title: |
DM&IR Shop tour |
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I used to belong to this club that did a lot of shop tours. Here is part of the group up at Proctor getting a tour of the DM&IRs facility |
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5/31/1980 Upload Date: 11/30/2008 11:30:09 AM |
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Proctor, MN |
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Greg Smith |
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| Title: |
Railfanning at Red Rock |
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Thats my buddy Steve posing in between trains with his parade float Chrysler |
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12/31/2009 Upload Date: 11/30/2008 12:49:10 PM |
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Newport, MN |
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Greg Smith |
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