Grove Yard
I've always liked urban skyline backdrops for trains so even though nothing is moving here I still like the overall scene. This view looks south off the St. Anthony Parkway overpass from the little railfan park south of Northtown Yard. A pair of BNSF GP39-3s (rebuilt Santa Fe GP35s) sit beside the little Grove Yard office while a tagged up caboose still in BN Cascade green sits by itself. Trackage extends south out of Grove Yard and curves west crossing the Mississippi on the old Northern Pacific bridge to reach a couple customers in North Minneapolis.
As for the skyline, the tallest buildings in the city are visible including the 57 story, 792 ft IDS Center at right which has been the tallest in the the state of Minnesota since 1973. On the left side is the 776 ft Capella Tower dating from 1992 and the second tallest and in the center at number three and only one foot shorter is the Wells Fargo Center dating from 1988.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Friday May 5, 2023
Grove Yard
I've always liked urban skyline backdrops for trains so even though nothing is moving here I still like the overall scene. This view looks south off the St. Anthony Parkway overpass from the little railfan park south of Northtown Yard. A pair of BNSF GP39-3s (rebuilt Santa Fe GP35s) sit beside the little Grove Yard office while a tagged up caboose still in BN Cascade green sits by itself. Trackage extends south out of Grove Yard and curves west crossing the Mississippi on the old Northern Pacific bridge to reach a couple customers in North Minneapolis.
As for the skyline, the tallest buildings in the city are visible including the 57 story, 792 ft IDS Center at right which has been the tallest in the the state of Minnesota since 1973. On the left side is the 776 ft Capella Tower dating from 1992 and the second tallest and in the center at number three and only one foot shorter is the Wells Fargo Center dating from 1988.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Friday May 5, 2023