Comments on: Welcome to Minnesota, and the Hiawatha Line https://www.iridetheharlemline.com/2012/06/08/welcome-to-minnesota-and-the-hiawatha-line/ Art, history, railroad, & photography adventures from Harlem & beyond. Tue, 24 Jul 2012 07:13:09 +0000 hourly 1 By: Stefan Perrino https://www.iridetheharlemline.com/2012/06/08/welcome-to-minnesota-and-the-hiawatha-line/comment-page-1/#comment-239507 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 07:13:09 +0000 http://www.iridetheharlemline.com/?p=7074#comment-239507 love the public art. tells a lot about the character of the place and its people.

]]> By: Nick Benson https://www.iridetheharlemline.com/2012/06/08/welcome-to-minnesota-and-the-hiawatha-line/comment-page-1/#comment-219654 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 03:42:19 +0000 http://www.iridetheharlemline.com/?p=7074#comment-219654 Winter’s not that bad if you dress for it; I know from personal experience that nobody will even notice if you ride in full Carhart snow bibs.

]]> By: Emily https://www.iridetheharlemline.com/2012/06/08/welcome-to-minnesota-and-the-hiawatha-line/comment-page-1/#comment-219635 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 01:57:04 +0000 http://www.iridetheharlemline.com/?p=7074#comment-219635 I know, right? I don’t think I’d want to go there, or even Chicago for that matter, in the winter.

]]> By: Emily https://www.iridetheharlemline.com/2012/06/08/welcome-to-minnesota-and-the-hiawatha-line/comment-page-1/#comment-218835 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 02:05:37 +0000 http://www.iridetheharlemline.com/?p=7074#comment-218835 In reply to Bob.

Yeah, the whole ticketing thing felt like it was pretty much on the honor system. Supposedly there are police that check, but I certainly didn’t see them. I bet there are so many people that get free rides.

Unfortunately I didn’t get to even see the Northstar. I went to their platform at Target Field, but it was the weekend and they didn’t have too many trains running.

]]> By: Bob https://www.iridetheharlemline.com/2012/06/08/welcome-to-minnesota-and-the-hiawatha-line/comment-page-1/#comment-218399 Sun, 10 Jun 2012 01:25:19 +0000 http://www.iridetheharlemline.com/?p=7074#comment-218399 I’m guessing you didn’t manage a ride on the Northstar though. The stations weren’t as interesting as the Hiawatha Line, but the on-board bathrooms have to be the cleanest I’ve ever seen on any public transport. I rode both the Light Rail & Northstar on the day when there was a Twins game, so had a packed Hiawatha train both directions (but still managed a seat each way) & my own private rail car on the Northstar (I headed outbound as the game was starting and arrived back just as it ended). Kind of weird on the Northstar, multiple conductors, but they don’t check any tickets (I think the police do random checks).

]]> By: Al Cyone https://www.iridetheharlemline.com/2012/06/08/welcome-to-minnesota-and-the-hiawatha-line/comment-page-1/#comment-217820 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:14:38 +0000 http://www.iridetheharlemline.com/?p=7074#comment-217820 In reply to Holger.

Holger:

I enjoyed your pictures of the Walkway Over the Hudson (which is not far from my home in Ulster County) and the High Line park (which I visited for the first time this week).

Hopefully Emily’s long-awaited tour of the Hudson Line is imminent.

]]> By: Holger https://www.iridetheharlemline.com/2012/06/08/welcome-to-minnesota-and-the-hiawatha-line/comment-page-1/#comment-217815 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:53:05 +0000 http://www.iridetheharlemline.com/?p=7074#comment-217815 I like that bunch of photos very much (actually, I like all the pictures in this blog)!

I was in Minneapolis some weeks ago as well and took the chance in between the work sessions to do some shots of rail related stuff over there.

Unfortunately I had to go by plane to MSP – the AMTRAK trip would have taken to much time – a shame.

There’s no comparison to your photos, but enough to show my folks in Germany something about rail over here:

http://www.fahrbier.de/2012/04/lightrail-minneapolis.html
http://www.fahrbier.de/2012/04/stone-arch-bridge.html

Keep on ‘knipsen’,
Holger

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