The NRHS 'circle trip' with MILW 261 departs St. Paul after a flurry of traffic at Hoffman clears, the last of which is an empty hopper train. To see the action a few minutes before, click more)
The 2004 NRHS "circle trip" saw the 261 run downriver from St. Paul to LaCrosse on the BNSF, then on the CP back up the Minnesota side of the river. Here the 261 highballs LaCrosse.
MILW 261 crosses the St. Croix River into Wisconsin under the eye of the bridgetender.
Making it run down to KC for KC Union Depot Grand opening at fosrster bridges
261 simmers in the cool evening air before a weekend of excursions in blistering heat.
She's a beautiful machine.
The 261 is ready for a day trip to the Dells in this pre-dawn shot.
Another BNSF Steam Special arrives with great anticipation at Galesburg.
BNSF's "Safety Special" draws onlookers (who in turn draw the watchful eye of the BNSF police) as it makes its way out of Galesburg.
BNSF's "Safety Special" readies itself along side the modern locomotives at the diesel shop.
MILW 261 was transported courtesy of the Wisconsin Central Ltd. from the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay , WI to its restoration site in Minneapolis during September 20-22, 1992. A brief sto... (more)
Passing ICE cooling its wheels.
