Racing the setting sun home to Milwaukee after a long day's work, Milwaukee 261 has a clear track ahead.
MILW 261 crosses the Mississippi River on their way back to Minneapolis after a week of excursions in Wisconsin.
MILW 261 has finally made it back to the Twin Cities after a week of excursions in Wisconsin.
MILW 261 rolls into Red Wing for a quick stop. After dropping off a couple passengers, they were on the move again back to Minneapolis.
For most, a storm cell passing over and casting clouds down would be a nuisance. However, for the chasers of MILW 261, it was a relief from constant backlighting and allowed for some brief even li... (more)
Milwaukee 261 eases past the Miller Brewing plant.
Westbound MILW 261 makes like a Hiawatha on jointed rail over the C&M sub 65.5 miles north of Chicago.
Portable strobelight catches the engineer's side of the 261 as the Cedar Rapids sits in the background.
Milw 261 About to cross over at Lake just South of Milwaukee WI on its dinner train run between Milwaukee and Sturtevant WI
On the outside, looking in.
Steam returns to Milwaukee. The 261 slumbers with a hint of twilight, and a healthy dose of Lumedyne.
The Milwaukee Road 261 pauses at the Dells.
Northern at speed. A few miles of parallel highway gave photo charter participants a chance to get pace shots as Milwaukee Road 261 headed west to the next photo location.
261 steams westbound through Kent, destined for Chicago.
It's a shame that VN hasn't aged as gracefully as the majestic 261.