Was out playing a round of disc golf and saw what appeared to be a Loram ditcher roll north on the MNS line north of Rockford Rd. I have a suspicion that they might be parking it next to the New Hope ice arena since I only heard it cross 49th and not Douglas Drive or West Broadway. Should have cruised by there on the way home... Just a head's up if anyone is interested, not sure how long or where exactly they are going to be working.

Gettin ready for those coal trains...

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That's pretty much it Nice to see all the attention to the line...

How much more traffic will the line be getting, any more traffic to the south in St. Louis Park (TCW) and Edina?

Could be a number of run through trains a day, or it could be nothing. Don't expect anything to happen soon, it will be a few years at the earliest.

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dang...

A better bet for increased traffic would be the TCW/CP ex-MILW. I can't say what the future holds right now, but more information will be printed sometime around the end of the month.

I'm fortunate that I have access to a lot of inside information, but along with that comes responsibility and if management doesn't want to make the information public, I have to respect their wishes. I must do that if I hope to keep the information flowing even if it does make some railfans unhappy.

EDIT: lattasnipe9, that second paragraph wasn't directed at you. A few individuals in the past have become upset when I've withheld information, but they are just refusing the believe the truth.

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