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Hey Keith. There are alot of good hot spots in the Twin Cities, but I would say the best spot to see the most trains is Hoffman Ave. There have to be over 100 trains a day between all the road freights, transfers and locals. Amtrak also comes through here at about 8am and 10pm depending on if it's ahead or late. BNSF,UP,CP Rail,Minnesota Commercial and Amtrak can all be seen from this one location although Minnesota Commercial only runs a couple trains through there a day. Theres a nice parking lot right in front of all the action, although the CP Rail people have kind of been breaking down on people parking there as of late since they own the lot. Theres another public parking spot about a 1/2 mile east that isn't quite as good, but still allows you to see most the trains, except the UP trains run behind you. Some other good spots on the east side would be Newport or if your looking for nice scenery try Prescott for BNSF or Hastings for CP Rail(not as many trains in these spots(CP Rail about 25 a day and 40 for BNSF), both have really nice draw bridges on the Mississippi and are about 10-15 minutes outside of Newport. If you really want to see those alcos from Minnesota Commercial head over around Midway where the Amtrak station is located. MC does all the switching for Amtrak so you might see them there, otherwise about a mile south of the Amtrak station is MC's engine facility where you can always see a couple alcos. MC's yard is about just north of the amtrak station where you can normally see the switching, but theres not really a good spot to sit to see it. Some good spots on the west side I would say is Midway stadium( you can sit in the St Paul Saints parking lot as long as there's not a game going on and witness trains on both sides of you with BNSF's Midway intermodal terminal on the south side to see as well when theres no trains) Northtown yard and Coon Creek are some other nice spots. Hope this helps and hope you enjoy your stay in the Twin Cities. Love the citie, but the weather sucks, by July it should be mid 90's with 100% humidity. Have fun Any question let me know and I will try to answer them for you.
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