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| Title: |
Arriving At The Mega Mall |
| Description: |
A southbound Blue Line train approaches the Mall of America early on a gorgeous July afternoon. I could not discern many passengers on this run either, a sign of how things have slowed down thanks to all that is going on right now. |
| Photo Date: |
7/30/2020 Upload Date: 7/30/2020 9:43:23 PM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
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| Title: |
Shaping Up Nicely |
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The Southwest LRT bridge which parallels Highway 212 and crosses over Valley View Road at this point is shaping up nicely. Seeing LRT trains on this baby will be quite a sight! |
| Photo Date: |
9/5/2020 Upload Date: 9/5/2020 7:04:51 PM |
| Location: |
Eden Prairie, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
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| Title: |
Downtown Hopkins Station |
| Description: |
Downtown Hopkins station is now readily recognizable, adding a third station to a town that long has had two. |
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10/4/2020 Upload Date: 10/4/2020 6:45:38 PM |
| Location: |
Hopkins, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Station |
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| Title: |
Here Comes The Bridge |
| Description: |
The SWLRT bridge at Excelsior Blvd in Hopkins is slowly but surely taking shape. The Depot Coffee House (ex-Minneapolis & St. Louis/Chicago & North Western) is at left. Trains, in the form of light-rail vehicles, will again pass that station once SWLRT is up and running. |
| Photo Date: |
10/4/2020 Upload Date: 10/4/2020 6:47:23 PM |
| Location: |
Hopkins, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Station |
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| Title: |
From Freight To Light Rail |
| Description: |
Here is the SWLRT grade crossing at Wooddale Avenue, occupying right-of-way that once was the Milwaukee Road. The new freight rail alingment, occupying former Minneapolis & St. Louis right-of-way, is at left. |
| Photo Date: |
10/4/2020 Upload Date: 10/4/2020 6:37:49 PM |
| Location: |
Saint Louis Park, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
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| Title: |
First SWLRT Catch |
| Description: |
This ballast car parked just south of Viking Drive was the first SWLRT catch ever for me and my buddy Andy, who was riding along with me this day. |
| Photo Date: |
2/26/2022 Upload Date: 2/28/2022 8:02:46 PM |
| Location: |
Eden Prairie, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
RollingStock,Winter,Transit |
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| Title: |
Town Center Station |
| Description: |
Town Center Station basks beneath the rays of a late February sun as it patiently awaits the arrival of trains to come. |
| Photo Date: |
2/26/2022 Upload Date: 2/28/2022 8:03:18 PM |
| Location: |
Eden Prairie, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Winter,Station,Transit |
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| Title: |
First Deferred, Then Added |
| Description: |
Town Center Station on the SWLRT, located northeast of Southwest Station, was originally going to be deferred during initial construction of the line, being added at a later date, but then it was added in with all the rest. Costs rose accordingly, but the station is now finished save for the overhead wire and the final touches. |
| Photo Date: |
2/26/2022 Upload Date: 2/28/2022 8:03:42 PM |
| Location: |
Eden Prairie, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Winter,Station,Transit |
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| Title: |
The Rails Are On The Bridge! |
| Description: |
The bridge carrying the SWLRT over Prairie Center Drive and the Highway 212 interchange now sports rails. All that's left is the overhead wire and the final details. |
| Photo Date: |
2/26/2022 Upload Date: 2/28/2022 8:04:26 PM |
| Location: |
Eden Prairie, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Winter,Transit,Track |
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| Title: |
Waiting For Rails And Overhead Wire |
| Description: |
Opus station impassively waits for rails by its platforms and overhead wire strung above it late on a gorgeous Sautrday morning. The bases for the overheard wire poles can be seen surrounding the station, but rails have yet to reach this point on the Southwest LRT line. |
| Photo Date: |
2/26/2022 Upload Date: 2/26/2022 10:12:30 PM |
| Location: |
Minnetonka, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Winter,Station,Transit |
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| Title: |
Opus Staton |
| Description: |
Opus station, located within Minnetonka's sprawling Opus Campus, basks beneath a warm late February sun on a Saturday morning. |
| Photo Date: |
2/26/2022 Upload Date: 2/26/2022 10:11:37 PM |
| Location: |
Minnetonka, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Winter,Station,Transit |
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| Title: |
Wow, What A Bridge! |
| Description: |
"Wow, what a bridge!" is what I think of this majestic span which first parallels and then crosses Prairie Center Drive while carrying the Southwest LRT out of Southwest Station. Riding across this span is going to be a treat once SWLRT is open, not to mention photographing trains crossing it! |
| Photo Date: |
2/26/2022 Upload Date: 2/26/2022 10:22:49 PM |
| Location: |
Eden Prairie, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Winter,Transit |
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| Title: |
South of I-494 |
| Description: |
The SWLRT south of I-494 hosted only two pieces of tracklaying equipment on the last Saturday of February, 2022, but they were a sign of things to come on these rails. |
| Photo Date: |
2/26/2022 Upload Date: 2/28/2022 8:07:30 PM |
| Location: |
Eden Prairie, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Winter,Transit |
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| Title: |
Idle Rails |
| Description: |
The rails of the SWLRT north of Town Center station lie idle beneath a blanket of snow late on a Saturday morning, awaiting the future passage of trains. |
| Photo Date: |
2/26/2022 Upload Date: 2/28/2022 8:07:08 PM |
| Location: |
Eden Prairie, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Winter,Transit,Track |
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| Title: |
On Winter Break |
| Description: |
With work on the SWLRT on hold at the moment, these two pieces of tracklaying equipment were enjoying a winter break as they sat on the SWLRT south of Technology Drive late on the morning of the last Saturday of February 2022. |
| Photo Date: |
2/26/2022 Upload Date: 2/28/2022 8:08:08 PM |
| Location: |
Eden Prairie, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Winter,Transit |
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| Title: |
Still Under Construction |
| Description: |
Southwest Station's "under construction" status is eloquently shown by the orange sticks at left, blocking the rails leading into this, the southwest end of the SWLRT. |
| Photo Date: |
2/26/2022 Upload Date: 2/26/2022 10:14:10 PM |
| Location: |
Eden Prairie, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Winter,Transit,Track |
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| Title: |
The Rails Have reached Southwest Station! |
| Description: |
Rails can now be found at Southwest Station in Eden Prairie, the southwestern end of the Southwest LRT line. Here the rails absorb the rays of the late February sun while awaiting the passage of trans. |
| Photo Date: |
2/26/2022 Upload Date: 2/26/2022 10:13:29 PM |
| Location: |
Eden Prairie, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Winter,Transit,Track |
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| Title: |
Northbound At 28th |
| Description: |
A northbound Blue Line train enters 28th Street station during the noon hour on a gorgeous last day of February, 2022. |
| Photo Date: |
2/28/2022 Upload Date: 2/28/2022 7:58:35 PM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Winter,Station,Transit,Action |
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| Title: |
Southbound At Mall of America |
| Description: |
A southbound Blue Line train soaks up the warm late February sun as it arrives at the Mall of America during the noon hour. |
| Photo Date: |
2/28/2022 Upload Date: 2/28/2022 7:58:54 PM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Winter,Transit,Action |
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| Title: |
The Louie Reborn |
| Description: |
A view north from 5th Avenue along the SWLRT reveals the glorious sight of tracks once again gracing the right-of-way of the MInneapolis & St. Louis for the first time since 1990. Lucian Sprague would smile if he saw this. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/2022 Upload Date: 6/4/2022 9:43:34 PM |
| Location: |
Hopkins, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
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Transit,Track |
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| Title: |
Just About Ready For Business |
| Description: |
The Downtown Hopkins SWLRT station is just about ready for business by now. All that remains are some finishing touches and the overhead wire. |
| Photo Date: |
6/4/2022 Upload Date: 6/4/2022 9:44:19 PM |
| Location: |
Hopkins, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Station,Transit,Track |
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| Title: |
Impressive Bridge |
| Description: |
The impressive bridge by the Hopkins Depot coffeehouse (the former Minneapolis & St. Louis depot) continues to take shape early on the afternoon of the last Friday of September 2022. |
| Photo Date: |
9/30/2022 Upload Date: 9/30/2022 8:53:17 PM |
| Location: |
Hopkins, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Station,Transit,Track |
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| Title: |
Sight For Sore Eyes |
| Description: |
Once the Chicago & North Western (former Minneapolis and St. Louis) crossed 11th Street here. Now, decades after the old Louie/North Western was taken up, rails once again grace the 11th Street crossing. A sight for sore eyes to see! Note how the southbound lanes of 11th already have "Do Not Stop On Tracks" signs up, as well as signs denothing where the relocated MN River Blufs Trail now is. |
| Photo Date: |
10/8/2022 Upload Date: 10/8/2022 6:09:05 PM |
| Location: |
Hopkins, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
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Transit,Track |
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| Title: |
Bridge On The Border |
| Description: |
This magnificent bridge spans wetlands and the former Milwaukee Road tracks now operated by Twin Cities & Western. The bridge also straddles the Hopkins/Minnetonka border! This view is from the north side of Smetana Road, taken on a mild October Saturday afternoon. |
| Photo Date: |
10/8/2022 Upload Date: 10/8/2022 6:12:20 PM |
| Location: |
Minnetonka, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Transit |
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| Title: |
Impressive Cut |
| Description: |
This impressive cut is located along the SWLRT on the south side of Smetana Road. No tracks have reached here yet. |
| Photo Date: |
10/8/2022 Upload Date: 10/8/2022 6:10:44 PM |
| Location: |
Minnetonka, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Transit |
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| Title: |
Everything But The Signals And Overhead Wire |
| Description: |
Looking north from 11th Street, the SWLRT has everything but the signals and overhead wire. Downtown Hopkins station is in the far distance. |
| Photo Date: |
10/8/2022 Upload Date: 10/8/2022 6:06:22 PM |
| Location: |
Hopkins, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Transit,Track |
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| Title: |
End Of Track (For Now) |
| Description: |
For now, track on the SWLRT in Hopkins ends just south of 11th Street. |
| Photo Date: |
10/8/2022 Upload Date: 10/8/2022 6:07:53 PM |
| Location: |
Hopkins, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Transit,Track |
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| Title: |
Mega Mall, Here We Are |
| Description: |
A southbound three-car Blue Line train arrives at the Mall of America early on a mild Tuesday afternoon. |
| Photo Date: |
10/11/2022 Upload Date: 10/18/2022 9:34:16 PM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
| Categories: |
Transit,Passenger,Action |
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| Title: |
Waiting For The Blue Line |
| Description: |
Northbound traffic on 24th Avenue waits as the third light rail vehicle of a three-car southbound Blue Line train arrives at the Mall of America early on a mild October Tuesday afternoon. |
| Photo Date: |
10/11/2022 Upload Date: 10/18/2022 9:35:06 PM |
| Location: |
Bloomington, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
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Transit,Passenger,Action |
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| Title: |
Northbound LRT Viewed From Block E |
| Description: |
Back when Hennepin Avenue station was the last stop northbound before the line was extended to Target Field and the Northstar Commuter line, an LRT wrapped for Target cools its heels before the driver takes it on the next southbound run. |
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7/29/2006 Upload Date: 3/1/2012 5:11:17 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Richard Held |
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