After backing out of Duluth, MILW 261 is now pointed for the Grassy Point swing bridge which separates Minnesota and Wisconsin. The 261 will cross the bridge and begin the trip back to Minneapoli... (more)
Not very often a person sees an Amtrak passenger train leave Duluth, MN. This train is part of the Milwaukee Road 261 passenger special from the Twin Cities to Duluth and back for National Train D... (more)
Milwaukee 261 rolls north past a former Great Northern depot in Askov.
The 261 blasts through Isanti on its return trip to Minneapolis.
What a difference a day makes. Yesterday's miserable snow, sleet, sun and windy conditions give way to a day of full sun and warmer temps as MILW 261 departs Duluth for the return trip to the Twin... (more)
Crowds gather around 261 shortly after its arrival in Duluth from Minneapolis.
Milwaukee 261 prepares for its morning run to Minneapolis in the company of Amtrak 17.
Nosing into Wisconsin, amid the adulation of many rail fans, to hook up to the 261.
No the 261 did not travel back in time. I do wonder how much rutabagas cost in the old girl's prime.
A morning of battling snow squalls, hail, wind gusts and rain pays off as a resplendent 261 traverses the span at Sandstone en route to Duluth.
After a short stop in Hinckley, 261 takes the curve at Brook Park headed back to the Cities. The foamer convoy followed.
As hundreds of railfans did this weekend, Amtrak P42DC rushes to hook up with the 261.
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.
Milwaukee 261 eases into Minnesota on its trip from Minneapolis to Duluth via Superior, Wisconsin.
A bay window BNSF caboose and switch crew protect the shove as 261 is wyed at Mikes Yard in western Duluth while the paper mill switch holds in the clear.