Wayback ALCO Machine: Midwest ALCO Wonderland Tucked away in the MNNR roundhouse, 3 ALCO/MLW products are either at rest or stored. ALCO RS-27 #318, and ALCO C424 #314 are visible. The Comm... (more)

Wayback ALCO Machine: No longer on the roster, MNNR 314 heads back to the Commercial roundhouse after switching Midway Yard. The high hood GE is actually a yard slug, T-3, and MNNR 314 is f... (more)

Wayback ALCO Machine: No longer on the roster, MNNR 314 heads back to the Commercial roundhouse after switching Midway Yard. The high hood GE is actually a yard slug, T-3, and MNNR 314 is f... (more)

A pair of Minnesota Commercial Alco's doing some switching in the Twin Cities area

A pair of Alcos picking up a transfer cut pause next to a pair for ex-C&NW SD18s.

Quite a variety of power laying around the Minnesota Commercial Roundhouse. Everything from Alco's, SF30C's and, B23-7's among other interesting things...

MNNR 314 makes a rare appearance on the 'Belt Job.' Heavy tonnage required the extra horse power as the 314 is permanently mated with T-2, an ex. NS B23-7. They're seen crossing the CP at New Br... (more)

314 and slug T-2 rest outside the MNNR roundhouse after a busy afternoon working in the A Yard. Taken with permission.

Minnesota Commercial sure has some nice power. Here Alco 314 is tied up with T-2, which is a converted slug, resting in their small yard on a quiet Sunday morning waiting to go to work again.

With the 313 in the shop for a paint job this summer, the 314 was pulled out of the storage lines as a replacement. The Alco was normally used in the yard but got to stretch its legs on Job 67 on... (more)

A rare movement on the Minnesota Commercial, Job 31 which normally switches the hump went up to Fridley to switch out Murphy and interchange with CN at New Brighton.

MNNR 314, ex. GBW 314, pulls up to the diamond with Job 67. Notice the difference in height between the BNSF St. Paul Sub and the Minnesota Commercial mainline.

Ex. GBW 314 is still holding its own teamed up with T-2, an ex. NS B23-7 converted slug. The pair are working the hump on Job 31.

Former Green Bay & Western C424 No. 314, built in 1965, brings a short train into Midway Yard.

C424 314 looking rather dirty as it gets ready for another day