MILW 552 and 550, FM H-16-66s, are paired up at St. Paul Yard where they were assigned to transfer runs and heavy switching (including occasional hump duties). MILW and CNW were the only Class 1 r... (more)

MILW 100A had been demoted from passenger service, but still looked pretty dapper in its passenger paint scheme. It would spend its remaining years in the F unit freight pool which survived beyond... (more)

MILW 2021 leads a trio of GP40s on a westbound freight operating on the eastbound main past the Winona station where Amtrak will soon make a stop. The train will continue west on the eastbound tra... (more)

MILW 5 leads a westbound hotshot through Winona just ahead of the Amtrak Empire Builder. It will likely stay ahead of the passenger train all the way to St. Paul Yard since Amtrak will stop at Win... (more)

MILW 1, an FP45, has been removed from passenger service and assigned to freight service in the months prior to Amtrak's inauguration on May 1, 1971. The five FP45s ran on mainline trains all the ... (more)

Like other western railroads, Milwaukee Road moved reliable passenger power including their 5 FP45s and a number of FP7s to freight service as the Amtrak era approached (May 1, 1971). MILW 64C was... (more)

Milwaukee Road had a small fleet of RSC-2 locomotives designed with A-1-A 3 axle trucks which housed 2 traction motors each. This permitted use on light weight branch lines including the line betw... (more)

MILW 695B & A team up at the engine facilities at Pigs Eye Yard, St. Paul. They were regularly assigned to hump duties at this time. The TR4 A/B team were built in January 1951.

MILW 971 arrives on the interchange/drill track at Eau Claire Tower with cars to be switched into Uniroyal Tire Co. in the background. A westbound CNW freight is about to clear the MILW/SOO diamon... (more)

Chesapeake & Ohio NW2 5202 has been repainted as "Milwaukee Road 1648" by the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad. The unit made its debut in May 2025 on a special train for the HeritageRail... (more)

Tom Golden photo.

This 2-8-2, number 8382, was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. The total engine and tender weight was 480,500 lbs., and the tractive effort was ... (more)

Crews put away the train cars in Minneapolis.

Crews park the cars and prepare to get water after day 1 of the 2025 BBQ Express.

The 2025 BBQ Express heads to Chanhassen to pick up passengers. A TCWR train is parked on a siding.