Tonight after work I swung down to Pig's Eye for a short time. As I got there a CP train was starting to head west and a TCW train made up of 3 units and numerous covered hopper cars came from around the CP Shop track. Would this be the Saint Paul turn?

Mike, in case you were wondering the 3 units were:

1) TCWR 4300
2) ILSX 1389
3) RRV&W 2053

Thanks!

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John Fladung
Saint Paul, MN

That would be correct.

Those are the same three units that came by us yesterday.

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I appreciate the reply Paul.

On a side note it was great to see and chat with you yesterday.

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John Fladung
Saint Paul, MN

The St. Paul Turn finally arrived back in Hopkins at about 2130 and just went straight through and continued west; Glencoe Turn crew was on the train.

Today was one of the busier days in Hopkins/St. Louis Park. A total of 4 trains in each direction, totaling 8 movements. Heres how it went...

0100 -NSI load eastbound (18 cars)
TCWR 2004

0400 -Ruebel Coal westbound (117 cars)
BNSF 5610 CEFX 136 BNSF 6124

0900 -St. Paul Turn eastbound (77 cars)
RRVW 2053 ILSX 1389 TCWR 4300

1300 -Ruebel Coal finally returns eastbound (light power)
BNSF 6124 CEFX 136 BNSF 5610

1600 -NSI Empty westbound (18 cars)
TCWR 2004

1800 -DDG Empty westbound (75 cars)
UP 4761 UP 6321 UP 5702

1900 -DDG Empty power eastbound (light power)
UP 5702 UP 6321 UP 4761

2130 -St. Paul Turn westbound (67 cars)
TCWR 4300 ILSX 1389 RRVW 2053

The MPL may have also come into Hopkins this evening, but I doubt it.

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Aaron B.
Elk River, MN

No, train gets put away in St. Louis Park. Cars are added to the Glencoe Turn. Not sure what took them so long to return the power.

Maybe some day the power will go west.

I was actually home at the time the load came in:

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