on the Milwaukee westbound freight main  Contributor's Pick!       
at Hoffman Avenue, perhaps this is the time freight south to Austin on the Iowa and Minnesota. I was able to get this picture as I was working there as the second trick tower operator/ leverman. Hoffman Avenue was a "strong arm" pipeline interlocking plant with six tracks, 3 Milwaukee on the river side and 3 Burlington on the bluff side. The Milwaukee freight mains were right hand running and the two joint track passenger mains in the middle that ran in between thus separating St Paul Yard on the Milwaukee and Daytons Bluff on the Burlington, were left hand running! I liked working there, it was a very busy place! It was my first job on the railroad.
Date: 7/15/1969 Location: Saint Paul, MN   Map Show Saint Paul on a rail map Views: 1746 Collection Of:   Steve J Rush
Locomotives: MILW 565(AS616) MILW 573(RSD5) MILW 564(AS616)    Author:  Steven Rush
on the Milwaukee westbound freight main
Picture Categories: RollingStock,Signal,Action This picture is part of album:  1960's Time Capsule
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Dennis Weber General Good Shot. 5/31/2010 4:15:35 PM
Bernie Feltman General A whole generation following you has no clue what "Armstrong" levers are!! Very nice catch and photo, Steven. 6/1/2010 10:01:12 AM

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