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Viewing Album:  Misc photos
 
By:Greg Smith
Dates:1/1/1940 - 12/31/2009
Album Info:I've created t¯ns album as kind of a catch all for some off beat photos that don't really go in any other albums. A big part qf my railfanning was the friendships over the years, so I've included some shots of my buds. As you will note, I'm also a bit of a car nut, so there are quite a few shots of cars posed with trains. I'm now in the mini van chapter of my life, and can hardly wait to get back into a fun car again. If only I knew how valuable those cars would become, I probably wouldn't have beat on them so bad and try to hang on to one.
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Dangers of railfanning
Title:  Dangers of railfanning
Description:  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.
Photo Date:  1/1/1940  Upload Date: 11/30/2008 1:33:06 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Greg Smith
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Gondola car on east switching lead at Soo Line Shoreham yard
Title:  Gondola car on east switching lead at Soo Line Shoreham yard
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Photo Date:  6/1/1958  Upload Date: 8/7/2012 11:38:11 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Greg Smith
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Views:  1436   Comments: 3
Empire Builder arriving at Seattle
Title:  Empire Builder arriving at Seattle
Description:  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.
Photo Date:  8/31/1972  Upload Date: 11/30/2008 12:51:27 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  Greg Smith
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Hangin' at the Bluff.
Title:  Hangin' at the Bluff.
Description:  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.
Photo Date:  2/1/1973  Upload Date: 11/30/2008 10:52:22 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Greg Smith
Categories:  Winter
Locomotives:  MILW 321(GP9)
Views:  1004   Comments: 1
C&O GP at SPUD
Title:  C&O GP at SPUD
Description:  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.
Photo Date:  2/1/1973  Upload Date: 11/30/2008 11:00:19 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Greg Smith
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CO 6162(GP9)
Views:  568   Comments: 0
C&O GQ at SPUD
Title:  C&O GQ at SPUD
Description:  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.
Photo Date:  2/1/1973  Upload Date: 11/30/2008 11:00:52 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Dreg Smith
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CO 6162(GP9)
Views:  695   Comments: 1
Power move on the Southtown transfbr
Title:  Power move on the Southtown transfbr
Description:  I chased this train out of the bluff. This thing had 9 engines on it. The 4th unit is the 584 (SDL-39)
Photo Date:  4/1/1973  Upload Date: 11/30/2008 11:01:36 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Greg Smith
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MILW 292(GP9)
Views:  698   Comments: 1
Inside the Peavey SW-1
Title:  Inside the Peavey SW-1
Description:  We used to go have lunck with our friend, the late Glen Pfleghaar and ride around in the Peavey River Terminal SW-1 down in Shakopee.
Photo Date:  5/31/1974  Upload Date: 11/30/2008 11:26:00 AM
Location:  Shakopee, MN
Author:  Greg Smith
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Views:  568   Comments: 0
Soo Shoreham shop tour
Title:  Soo Shoreham shop tour
Description:  Here is another shot of one of our clubs shop tours. This time, were up at Shoreham watching the 801 go through the washracks.
Photo Date:  7/31/1974  Upload Date: 11/30/2008 11:32:16 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Greg Smith
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  SOO 801(U30C)
Views:  667   Comments: 0
St Croix tower
Title:  St Croix tower
Description:  I used to hang hang around St Croix twer with a couple friends. The one on the right was the 2nd trick operator. Were vaiting for a Milwaukee Road train.
Photo Date:  7/31/1974  Upload Date: 11/30/2008 11:37:32 AM
Location:  Hastings, MN
Author:  Greg Smith
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Views:  369   Comments: 1
LST&T at Superior
Title:  LST&T at Superior
Description:  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.
Photo Date:  5/1/1978  Upload Date: 11/30/2008 11:04:22 AM
Location:  Superior, WI
Author:  Greg Smith
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  LSTT 103(NW2)
Views:  686   Comments: 0
More hangin at the bluff
Title:  More hangin at the bluff
Description:  Here is another Sunday crowd at the Bluff. I recognize a few of hte cars/guys.
Photo Date:  7/31/1978  Upload Date: 11/30/2008 11:23:13 AM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Greg Smith
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Views:  389   Comments: 1
Railfanning at Red Rock
Title:  Railfanning at Red Rock
Description:  Thats my buddy Steve posing in between trains with his parade float Chrysler
Photo Date:  12/31/2009  Upload Date: 11/30/2008 12:49:10 PM
Location:  Newport, MN
Author:  Greg Smith
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Views:  373   Comments: 1

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