Second day across the TC&W, returning from Glencoe.

Chicago & Eastern Illinois E9A 1102, F3B 935B and E7A 1101 are moments away from a late afternoon departure from Dearborn Station with the combined Georgian/Humming Bird in October 1967. The C&EI ... (more)

On the other side of the train, Milwaukee Road E unit #32A pulls the train back to Bongards for a lunch stop. Although the scheme is fictional, this definitely looks like a scene straight out of w... (more)

A bit of storm light highlights the consist of weekend excursions along the old MILW Pacific Extension. The storms forced the outdoor picnic inside the train itself, resulting in a longer run but... (more)

Amtrak is only a few days old as MILW 31C leads a Chicago-Milwaukee train past Lake Tower/depot in May of 1971. 31C was used in this service for several years in both MILW and Amtrak paint. Bob Fe... (more)

Passing the road power that might have, at one time, been assisting on the eastbound runs.

The 261 Gourmet Express passes three TCWRR engines in Hopkins.

Fall has come to Minnesota as Milwaukee Road 32A hustles east towards the lunch stop at Glencoe.

Milwaukee Road 32A passes the former MILW depot at Glencoe with the Gourmet Express.

Milwaukee Road 32A rolls through Cologne, Minnesota, on the former CMStP&P main to the west coast, now operated by Twin Cities & Western. This was the "Gourmet Express" excursion run by... (more)

For a couple years, UP deployed their E-units with the Centennial for the (then) annual Denver Post Frontier Days special. Here, the train is about 10 minutes from departure north.

Recently repaired and repainted Milwuakee Road 32A rests after leading the Twin Cities & Western's 30th anniversary employee special west into Glencoe, MN.

A Burlington Northern commuter train, also known locally as a “dinky”, ducks under the signal bridge at Naperville, Illinois, on the afternoon of April 15, 1989. We are 26.2 miles west of Chic... (more)