An IC/BLE/CN combo wait for a crew and dock personnel to arrive to begin dumping taconite pellets into the DMIR ore dock in Duluth.

261 simmers away at the shops ready to pulls the next days train from The Cities for Duluth.

Under way again 261 creeps through University Avenue in the late afternoon and on it's final stretch home from Duluth.

After servicing at Cambridge MILW 261 waits in the hole for a southbound manifest with a trio of BN power to pass by on the main before continuing north to Duluth. Engineer Steve Sandberg stands a... (more)

A sliver of light illuminates an ex-Milwaukee Road GP38-2, fitting considering Milwaukee Road 261 had arrived an hour earlier. BNSF's ore dock complex can be seen in the distance and the thousand ... (more)

The blue hour on National Train Day with the 4-8-4 Milwaukee Road 261 in Duluth , MN.

It seemed like everytime we lined up for a shot on this National Train Day, clouds rushed overhead. Not this time, the clouds were over Rice's Point as a former Oakway SD60, looking great in new p... (more)

After a short stop in Hinckley, 261 takes the curve at Brook Park headed back to the Cities. The foamer convoy followed.

After stopping briefly in Hinckley for service the MILW 261 was once again on its way south. Here it comes around the sweeping curve just outside of Brook Park.

As hundreds of railfans did this weekend, Amtrak P42DC rushes to hook up with the 261.

A loaded U-Tac ore train from the Fairlane, MN, plant heads back south to Duluth. The train is seen here on the Missabe Sub north of Kesley. The train is still 40 miles from the Duluth Docks where... (more)

CN has stored or scraped alot of their SD40's of different heritages. Last year traffic levels pushed some of the stored SD40's back into local and work train service. The GTW SD40's were some of ... (more)

Sitting in Cedar Rapids is like taking a trip back in time, especially with a steam engine out the back window. The 261 has just lead another successful excursion and was spotted at the rear of t... (more)

During the night photo session of Milwaukee 261 and SOO 2719 this little gem was included but sat quietly opposite the stars of the show. Info from the museum: Built by Baldwin Locomotive works ... (more)

A sliver of light illuminates the 261 passenger train as it is turned at Rice's Point. The 261 would be wyed the following day.