Milwaukee Road 261 is preparing to depart Minneapolis Junction for Chanhassen, Minn.

Milwaukee Road 261 backs down the engine house lead and will soon couple to its passenger train. The event was an evening dinner run on the Twin Cities & Western's ex-Milwaukee Road line that run... (more)

Milwaukee Road 261 is on home rails as it traverses the former Milwaukee Road main line to the Pacific Coast (now operated by short line Twin Cities & Western) with the first of two fall color exc... (more)

In a welcome change from the usual run to Duluth and back, 261 tip-toes down Twin Cities & Western's subdivision, the Minnesota Prairie Line. They'd make it as far as Winthrop, MN before being pul... (more)

I managed one shot without anyone else in it of the 261's time in Glencoe, MN. I enjoy seeing steam locomotives, but honestly chasing excursions is not my favorite part of the hobby. Still, mome... (more)

Milwaukee 261 on the 2016 Fall Foliage Special rolls thru the small hamlet of Gaylord on this ex-M&St.L line.

Milwaukee 261 leads the Fall Foliage Special west of Augusta MN as it heads towards Winthrop on the MN Prairie Line.

MILW 261 leads the Fall Colors train south through Norwood Young America on the ex Minneapolis & St. Louis.

MILW 261 leads the Fall Colors train through Green Isle, MN on her way West along the ex Minneapolis & St. Louis.

Milwaukee Road 261 stomps past the former MILW Depot in Glencoe, MN on a Friends of the 261 running on the Twin Cities & Western for a Fall Foliage Excursion out of Minneapolis Jct. on the 2nd of ... (more)

No. 261 shows off for the crowds at Bongards, Minnesota, on the TC&W. This was once the Milwaukee Road main line to the west coast.

Milwaukee Road 261 leads Amtrak Train #992, a Friends of the 261 Excursion returning from the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, MN to Minneapolis. Here the special is traversing the BNSF H... (more)

Milwaukee Road 261 sails across the 107-year-old bridge spanning the Nemadji River with an excursion bound for the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth.

Milwaukee Road 261 highballs through Brook Park on a non diesel powered excursion to Duluth.

A steady rain and cool 50-degree temperature made for a damp walk on the Highway 2 bridge to capture Milwaukee Road 261 arriving in Duluth. The positive side is that the weather enhanced the steam... (more)