Minnesota Commercial

[steinjr]

Hi Colin,

Stein has provided good links. I can offer this forum <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://twincitiesrailfan.com/index">http://twincitiesrailfan.com/index</a><!-- m --> that discusses Twin Cities railroading which has a subforum devoted to the Minnesota Commercial. There is good current info about operations on the line available in their "resources" section. <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://twincitiesrailfan.com/trainids">http://twincitiesrailfan.com/trainids</a><!-- m --> I live within a mile of the MN Commercial Junction with the CN and yard at New Brighton.

Is that the junction over by County Road E2 and 35W ?

I usually see (and hear) the Minnesota Commercial a little further to the SE - from Belt Line Junction along county Road C in Roseville, and along the south end of lake Owasso - at the closes point it is maybe 1/4 mile away from the house of my parents-in-law. The line runs just by a playground on Dale street where I take my kids sometimes when we are there for the summer.

Guess I should head north from Belt Line Crossing next summer and look around up in New Brighton.

Belt Line crossing:


Tank farm on county road C just north of Belt Line Crossing:


Along county road C in Roseville








Also found a little video someone had made of the Midway yards on youtube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itb6A5QeTo0

Smile,
Stein