Enroute to Chicago for some new Johnny Depp movie.
Classic scene at Bongards.
Just a nice 3/4 wedge shot of 261 with no water car and no headlight visor. The Milwaukee Road lives! Thanks to Steve Sandberg and Lerro Productions.
261 rolls past a farm on the old Milwaukee Road west of Glencoe. Thanks to Lerro Productions.
261 under steam in the yard at Glencoe. This shot was taken at the very moment that the Mars light was turned off and the headlight was turned on, giving the impression that both were on at the s... (more)
261 pulls a short freight train west of Glencoe, Minnesota.
Still early in the Wisconsin growing season, the fields lie fallow as the Afternoon Hi passes by.
After arriving in Chicago late Thursday night, the Milwaukee 261 ran around the wye at Amtrak before creeping into the yard. Here its seen sitting on the 21st Street Bridge waiting for a signal in... (more)
The Afternoon Hi screams through Mauston, just like in the old days, only today a 4-8-4 pinch hits for a shrouded Atlantic.
Milwaukee 261 is speeding east at 60 mph on CP's ex-MILW main line heading for Chicago to appear in the film "Public Enemies." This pan shot was taken from paralleling Highway 61.
Extra 261 passes the Buffalo Lake depot on a damp spring day with a cut of gons to be dropped off on the west side of town.
Two ladies chat in the lounge section of the sky top observation, Cedar Rapids, while the crew oil around on 261 in the background. Thanks to Pete Lerro for arranging this charter and to Nils Hux... (more)
Milwaukee 261 heads west into the setting sun near Glencoe.
Milwaukee 261 steams west through the highway 43 crossing, heading for a weekend photo charter
Milwaukee 261 charges past the site of the old Augusta depot, while two farm kids watch from their Ford tractor.