The excursion train heads back east to Bongards for a lunch stop, with 32A doing the honors. Although maybe not as impressive as 261, this E unit looks amazing, and is a great fit for the passenge... (more)

On one of its first excursions since being restored and repainted, Milwaukee Road E9 number 32A leads a Twin Cities & Western 30th Anniversary employee special along the former Milwaukee Road main... (more)

MILW 32A returning to Chanhassen to let passengers off the the train.

The day 2 2022 Gourmet Express is slowing to a stop at Bongards.

The day 1 2022 Gourmet Express had a pretty wet day but a tiny bit of sun provided this backdrop.

Milwaukee Road 32A heading east near Cologne, Minnesota, with the 2022 Gourmet Express.

The engineer climbs into Milwaukee Road 32A at St. Paul Union depot to start the night's duties. In reality, this was a night photo shoot at the depot as part of Train Days.

Milwaukee Road 32A returned to Union Depot Train Days in 2022. To date, the operational E9 has made three appearances at Train Days, tied-most with the Hustle Muscle, GN 400. Thank you to al... (more)

CMStP&P No. 32A retraces a route it took many times across Minnesota on the Milwaukee Road's main line to the Pacific. This was the "Gourmet Express" excursion from Minneapolis to Bonga... (more)

On the Former Milwaukee The Friends of the 261's E9A No. 32A is pulling up to the cheese factory in rural Bongards, Minnesota, with the "Gourmet Express" excursion train. This wa... (more)

A Classic E Unit for the Holidays Milwaukee Road E9A 32A is pulling the annual North Pole Express at St. Paul Union Station the second weekend in December 2021. Friends of 261 is mixing i... (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)

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.