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Mike Dust' Fascinatum


Volume 2
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Apr-Jun 2002

March
17-He Is Risen
16-50 years ago
15-St. Patrick
14-A Song of Drake's Men
13-Cleopatra's Needle

February
12-Ankle Sprains
11-Ski Jumping
10-The Original Tom Thumb
9-Happy Birthday Mom

January
8-Lustron Homes
7-Thinking About Motion Pictures
6-BNSF Rail Yard
5-Petrified Forest
4-Wake Up Jacob
3-Free Throw Specialist
2-House Numbers for Bees
1-Sloppy Joe's Bar

Volume 1
December 2001

Fascinatum Main

Vol. 2 - January - No. 6
Burlington Northern - Santa Fe Railway Yard
Northeast Minneapolis, MN
January 27, 2002
Minneapolis has some fascinating railroad history. Here's a view looking south, out over the Burlington Northern Yard from the St. Anthony Blvd. bridge in Northeast. It's a quiet, gray and chilly January day, but the view is wonderful and industrial. It's a great reminder of the tremendous amount of shipping that is carried out over a vast network of railways each and every day. Burlington Northern alone operates over 33000 miles of tracks and is the country's largest shipper of grain, aluminum, aircraft parts and beer by rail. The amount of materials moved from point a to point b is mind boggling to be sure. Please enjoy the view and then learn some more about the great history of the Great Northern Railway and its amazing impact on our world today. (req. QuickTime to view)

Minneapolis' Public Library: A History of Minneapolis: Transportation: Railways
Burlington Northern Railroad: a company history
A history of The Great Northern Railway
A compiled chart of major North American railroad mergers, takeovers, and controls.
Minnesota Railroad Attractions

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