St. Paul & Pacific Railroad cars

ID: 582 ~ Creator: Photo courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society

This file appears in: BNSF Railroad Yards, 44th Avenue Bridge, Fridley

This file appears in: BNSF Railroad Yards, 44th Avenue Bridge, Fridley

BNSF Railroad Yards, 44th Avenue Bridge, Fridley

By Reggie McLeod for the Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership
(Copyright 2017, Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership)

From just north of I-694 south to 42nd Avenue Northeast, the Ox Cart Trail route passed through the middle of where the BNSF Railroad yards are now. The Ox Cart Trail was choosen to serve as the military road in the 1850s. Shortly after that, the…