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By:The Slidebroker image by John Hill
Dates:7/31/1977 - 7/31/1977
Album Info:A C&NW branch called the Morton Sub. diverged west from the ex-M&StL north-south main at the Minneapolis suburb of Hopkins. These are photos from my one and only trip chasing this little-known CNW branch line.
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1073-12 Eastbound CNW Morton Sub. freight (Predawn photo)
Title:  1073-12 Eastbound CNW Morton Sub. freight (Predawn photo)
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/1/1977  Upload Date: 1/31/2007 11:47:16 AM
Location:  Arlington, MN
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CNW 1583(GP7)
Views:  671   Comments: 0
1073-21 Eastbound CNW Morton Sub. freight (Predawn photo)
Title:  1073-21 Eastbound CNW Morton Sub. freight (Predawn photo)
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/1/1977  Upload Date: 1/31/2007 11:48:21 AM
Location:  Arlington, MN
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  CNW 1583(GP7) CNW 1625(GP7)
Views:  1166   Comments: 0
1073-23 Eastbound CNW Morton Sub. freight
Title:  1073-23 Eastbound CNW Morton Sub. freight
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/1/1977  Upload Date: 1/31/2007 12:04:50 PM
Location:  Green Isle, MN
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CNW 1583(GP7)
Views:  512   Comments: 0
1073-24 Eastbound CNW Morton Sub. freight
Title:  1073-24 Eastbound CNW Morton Sub. freight
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/1/1977  Upload Date: 1/31/2007 12:05:15 PM
Location:  Green Isle, MN
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  316   Comments: 0
1073-25 Eastbound CNW Morton Sub. freight
Title:  1073-25 Eastbound CNW Morton Sub. freight
Description:  NW of town
Photo Date:  7/1/1977  Upload Date: 1/31/2007 12:11:02 PM
Location:  Green Isle, MN
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CNW 1583(GP7) CNW 1625(GP7)
Views:  534   Comments: 0
1073-26 Eastbound CNW Morton Sub. freight
Title:  1073-26 Eastbound CNW Morton Sub. freight
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/1/1977  Upload Date: 1/31/2007 12:11:36 PM
Location:  Green Isle, MN
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CNW 1583(GP7) CNW 1625(GP7)
Views:  516   Comments: 0
1073-29 Eastbound CNW Morton Sub. freight
Title:  1073-29 Eastbound CNW Morton Sub. freight
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/1/1977  Upload Date: 1/31/2007 12:26:11 PM
Location:  Norwood, MN
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CNW 1583(GP7)
Views:  702   Comments: 0
1073-31 Eastbound CNW Morton Sub. freight
Title:  1073-31 Eastbound CNW Morton Sub. freight
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/1/1977  Upload Date: 1/31/2007 12:26:43 PM
Location:  Norwood, MN
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CNW 1583(GP7) CNW 1625(GP7)
Views:  876   Comments: 0
1073-32 Eastbound CNW Morton Sub. freight
Title:  1073-32 Eastbound CNW Morton Sub. freight
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/1/1977  Upload Date: 1/31/2007 12:27:28 PM
Location:  Norwood, MN
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CNW 1583(GP7)
Views:  698   Comments: 0
1074-01 Eastbound CNW Morton Sub. freight
Title:  1074-01 Eastbound CNW Morton Sub. freight
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/1/1977  Upload Date: 1/31/2007 12:34:21 PM
Location:  Waconia, MN
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CNW 1583(GP7) CNW 1625(GP7)
Views:  975   Comments: 1
1074-05 Eastbound CNW Morton Sub. freight
Title:  1074-05 Eastbound CNW Morton Sub. freight
Description:  Seen from Hwy 5 bridge, looking west. Today it's a biking trail. See comparison http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2281347
Photo Date:  7/1/1977  Upload Date: 1/31/2007 12:35:17 PM
Location:  Victoria, MN
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CNW 1583(GP7)
Views:  1263   Comments: 2
1074-06 Eastbound CNW Morton Sub. freight
Title:  1074-06 Eastbound CNW Morton Sub. freight
Description:  Seen from the Hwy 5 bridge, looking east toward the Steiger Lake Lane bridge. Today it's a biking trail. See comparison http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2281348
Photo Date:  7/1/1977  Upload Date: 1/31/2007 12:35:49 PM
Location:  Victoria, MN
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  577   Comments: 2
1074-09 Eastbound C&NW Morton Sub. freight
Title:  1074-09 Eastbound C&NW Morton Sub. freight
Description:  This long-abandoned CNW right of way has since been reborn as a trolley line operated by the Minnesota Streetcar Museum http://www.trolleyride.org/
Photo Date:  7/1/1977  Upload Date: 1/31/2007 12:36:19 PM
Location:  Excelsior, MN
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CNW 1583(GP7)
Views:  924   Comments: 1
1074-09a Eastbound C&NW Morton Sub. freight
Title:  1074-09a Eastbound C&NW Morton Sub. freight
Description:  Cropped copy of 1074-09. This long-abandoned CNW right of way has since been reborn as a trolly line operated by the Minnesota Streetcar Museum http://www.trolleyride.org/
Photo Date:  7/1/1977  Upload Date: 10/7/2011 9:13:02 PM
Location:  Excelsior, MN
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CNW 1583(GP7)
Views:  478   Comments: 0
1074-10 Eastbound CNW Morton Sub. freight
Title:  1074-10 Eastbound CNW Morton Sub. freight
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/1/1977  Upload Date: 1/31/2007 12:36:38 PM
Location:  Excelsior, MN
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CNW 1583(GP7) CNW 1625(GP7)
Views:  1163   Comments: 1


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