|
HOGRAILS.COM
|
 |
|
Twin City Rails -Minneapolis |
|
| Minneapolis includes a large freight yard and numerous industries needing switching. There is also a passenger depot in Minneapolis. Besides the busy east/west mainline, there is a northbound mainline to Duluth. There is also a GN branch line that originates in Minneapolis called the “Hutch Line” that operates with a NW5 and a special caboose that carries freight and passengers. The Hutch Line runs to Hutchinson, Minnesota and then turns around and returns. | |
 |
Minneapolis Engine House, caboose track, and numerous industries. Industries include Old Dutch Foods, Deere & Webber Farm Implements, Esso Petroleum, Pillsbury, Super Value Foods Warehouse, Golden Valley Canning, Folgers Coffee, and Minneapolis Brewing Company. |
| Minneapolis Engine House, Minneapolis GN Depot, part of downtown area, and Minneapolis freight yard. |
 |
 |
Minneapolis freight yard and more of the downtown area. |
| West end of Minneapolis freight yard, and industries including Land O Lakes, Onan Generator, and Honeywell. There are two main lines departing the west end of the Minneapolis yard. One is the Westbound Main to Fargo and the other is the Northbound Main to Duluth. |
 |
 |
Stone Arch Bridge:
Photo of Stone Arch Bridge between Minneapolis and St.Paul. Also
shown is Old Dutch Potato Chips and the Pillsbury Company in the
background.
|