big boy 4005 have questions about spud

I don't know when they added the fence. Maybe sometime when we weren't looking.

Yes, and if you look quickly it is up as I type this. There is still navigation to at least Savage on the Minnesota, even though the port of Minneapolis is no more.

Yes, there is now CTC on the CP Merriam Park sub all the way up the hill to Midway, but not on the MN Commercial tracks at the old depot.

They tore down the old jail and the old West Publishing buildings a while ago. There's just a pile of gravel and some ideas on the redevelopment, something about a river walk. Time will tell.

Spud?

Peter's wieners?

Now I'm hungry. I think.

D500 posted:

Spud?

Peter's wieners?

Now I'm hungry. I think.

The original poster failed to capitalize all the letters. Thus, SPUD is "St Paul Union Depot".

Elliot unless web publishing moved area I was referring to is parking lot on south s are moored. am assuming old MN commercial depot tracks meaning Amtrak at midway for the non ctc?

D500 peters weiners was the trade name 1950's and probably a lot older than that.

hot water I can't win if I use caps  they say i'm yelling if I don't then I get the opposite its all good as big boy knew exactly what I was asking in regards to spud sorry if others didn't catch that.

Mind posting a link to the camera you're talking about?  At least I assume that's what you're talking about.

I'm local and wouldn't mind taking a look too.  At work currently and sitting just a few blocks from SPUD.

Byrdie posted:

Mind posting a link to the camera you're talking about?  At least I assume that's what you're talking about.

I'm local and wouldn't mind taking a look too.  At work currently and sitting just a few blocks from SPUD.

Here

D500 posted:

Spud?

Peter's wieners?

Now I'm hungry. I think.

They were good. I think they still sell them at the Minnesota State Fair inside the food building. They used to sell them at old Met Stadium, both Twins and Vikings if I remember correctly. Sometimes there's nothing like a good cheap hot dog. Don't ask what's in them.

StPaul posted:

Elliot unless web publishing moved area I was referring to is parking lot on south s are moored. am assuming old MN commercial depot tracks meaning Amtrak at midway for the non ctc?

Not sure what you mean on the first part Ray.

The second part I get. Answer: Yes.

sorry Elliot my fingers are slower than my brain lately!

so the big parking lot south side of Mississippi river  where today 5-6 barges were parked there used to be buildings there now not so much and now you can see the approach way to robert street bridge. and other part you reference web publishing last I knew from 1963 it was along cliffs in st paul after Kellogg boulevard park area the roadway curved to the right I think?

does this make sense now lol

byrdie,  here is a link to SPUD camera 1 it has 3 mainlines also the empire builder comes twice daily canadian pacific and union pacific plus if lucky barges being moved also the lift bridge is still active.

or you can just google st paul union depot the web page has avenues to both cameras 1&2  at times division street gets pretty busy and at one time the wye had a diesel shed within it for passenger trains for the great northern.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDmV6ecdOx0

Thanks to everyone that posted the links.

That area has changed a lot.  The whole downtown has had some changes, especially with the addition of the Green Line (light rail), the renewal of Union Depot, moving the Amtrak service and removing some of the older and decaying buildings.

yo Elliot  whats the slip or crossover track for showing on camera 1 to right of 3 tracks for?  gee are we reverting back to the old 20 plus tracks again for passenger trains oh my I had a chuckle on that sentence!