45th Parallel Local
For anyone familiar with Theodore Wirth Park, two railroad quietly coexist with the park's expanse on the western edge of Minneapolis and eastern extent of Golden Valley. Every once and a while a short local on the Union Pacific works the western suburbs while the Monticello Local travels through heading to Osseo and Albertville.
I scoped out this spot years ago and put it in my "Some Day..." list of hopeful photo locations. When I saw the Monti had a route from Northtown Yard to Lyndale Junction, I had to go for it. BNSF 2648 has a full cab with crew members paired with 558 as it passes under Theodore Wirth Parkway. A rock with a 45th Parallel marker sits just to the east along the parkway. For the coordinate nerds, the marker is a hair off, but extremely close in any case.
45th Parallel Local
For anyone familiar with Theodore Wirth Park, two railroad quietly coexist with the park's expanse on the western edge of Minneapolis and eastern extent of Golden Valley. Every once and a while a short local on the Union Pacific works the western suburbs while the Monticello Local travels through heading to Osseo and Albertville.
I scoped out this spot years ago and put it in my "Some Day..." list of hopeful photo locations. When I saw the Monti had a route from Northtown Yard to Lyndale Junction, I had to go for it. BNSF 2648 has a full cab with crew members paired with 558 as it passes under Theodore Wirth Parkway. A rock with a 45th Parallel marker sits just to the east along the parkway. For the coordinate nerds, the marker is a hair off, but extremely close in any case.