Minneapolis & St. Louis – Image Gallery

Motorcar with coach at station
Train 7
Motor car GE-25 and streamlined coach running as St. Louis–Minneapolis train 7 at Eldora, Iowa, May 1949. Photo by Classic Trains coll.
Motorcar with coach at station
Steam locomotive with passenger on curve in front of silos
North Star Limited
Pacific with St. Paul–St. Louis North Star Limited near St. Louis Park, Minn., 1920s or early ’30s. Photo by Don Hofsommer collection
Steam locomotive with passenger on curve in front of silos
Six streamlined passenger coaches
Budd coaches
M&StL’s six Budd-built coaches, brand-new on May 15, 1948. Photo by Bruce Sifford Studio
Six streamlined passenger coaches
Diagram of rail passenger car
Café-lounge car
Floor plan and side elevation of café-lounge car Mason City, rebuilt in 1930 from 1906 café-chair car. Photo by Arthur Dubin coll.
Diagram of rail passenger car
Motor car with two passenger cars in yard
Train 7
Motor car GE-26 Ft. Dodge, baggage-express car 400, and Budd coach 51 running as St. Louis–Minneapolis train 7 at Marshalltown, Iowa, July 1950. Photo by Ernest Sevde
Motor car with two passenger cars in yard
RDC railcar with boxcar
RDC and Railer
Brand-new RDC4 No. 32, with 17 passenger seats in baggage area, and baggage car rebuilt from boxcar, circa January 1957. Photo by Classic Trains coll.
RDC railcar with boxcar
Motor car with two trailers by grain elevator
Train 4
Motor car GE-27 Des Moines, baggage car, and coach running at Minneapolis–Des Moines train 4 at Perry, Iowa, July 1947. Photo by Henry J. McCord
Motor car with two trailers by grain elevator
Steam locomotive with passenger train on curve on bridge
North Star Limited
Pacific with St. Paul–St. Louis North Star Limited at Minneapolis, 1920s or early ’30s. Photo by Don Hofsommer collection
Steam locomotive with passenger train on curve on bridge
Interior of passenger coach
Budd coach
Interior of one of M&StL’s six Budd-built coaches when new, May 1948. Photo by Bruce Sifford Studio
Interior of passenger coach
Poster with map and railroad logo
North Star Limited
Advertisement for St. Paul–St. Louis North Star Limited, circa 1902–03. Photo by Don Hofsommer collection
Poster with map and railroad logo
Rear of passenger train by wood water tower
Train 7-1
Motor car GE-27 Des Moines and coach 42 running as Albia–Minneapolis train 7-1 at Mason City, Iowa, May 30, 1947. Photo by Gordon E. Lloyd
Rear of passenger train by wood water tower
Diesel powered passenger train on curve by downtown station
“Banco Special”
F3 405 with Minneapolis–Aberdeen, S.Dak., “Banco Special,” an annual train for Northwestern Bank Co., departing Minneapolis, Oct. 27, 1958. Photo by William D. Middleton
Diesel powered passenger train on curve by downtown station
Steam locomotive on hillside with passenger train
North Star Limited
Pacific with St. Louis–St. Paul North Star Limited between Chaska and Eden Prairie, Minn., 1920s or early ’30s. Photo by Don Hofsommer collection
Steam locomotive on hillside with passenger train
RDC motor car at night
Train 4
RDC4 No. 33 Hawkeye and express trailer running as Minneapolis–Des Moines train 4 at St. Louis Park, Minn., October 1958. Photo by William D. Middleton
RDC motor car at night
Motor car with coach at station
North Star Limited
Motor car GE-25 and trailer running as remnant of St. Louis–Minneapolis North Star Limited at Marshalltown, Sept. 27, 1935. Photo by Don Hofsommer collection
Motor car with coach at station
Steam locomotive with passenger train on curve under bridge
North Star Limited
Pacific 503 with St. Louis–St. Paul North Star Limited at St. Paul, 1920s or early 1930s. Photo by Don Hofsommer collection
Steam locomotive with passenger train on curve under bridge
Motor car by station at night
Train 132
Motor car GE-31 (with several trailers) running as Minneapolis–Watertown, S.Dak., train 132 (13 west of Hopkins, Minn.) at St. Louis Park, Minn., October 1958. Photo by William D. Middleton
Motor car by station at night