Its said that tornadoes sound like freight trains. For one brief moment, this train does its best tornado impression. The odd smoke patterns is because MILW 261 is in full reverse as it prepares... (more)

During a lunch stop at Bongards, 261 did a couple photo runbys before heading back east to the cities. This was the first of 2 runbys, and man did it put on a show.

261 heads into Chanhassen to pick up passengers for the trip west to Glencoe.

After completing two fall dining excursions over the former MILW Pacific Coast Extension/Soo Line Ortonville Line, the MILW 261 and consist head back to Harrison Street, passing the massive light ... (more)

First of two fall dining excursions over the former MILW Pacific Coast Extension/Soo Line Ortonville Line chuffs out of Hopkins for Chanhassen, where passengers will board for a trip out in the co... (more)

Crew member Anthony Farrell prepares Norfolk & Western 611 for the days activities, including multiple wipe downs to make sure all is looking proper!

Norfolk & Western 611 glides through the farm fields of eastern Pennsylvania on a late summer day. The crops of surrounding fields have almost reached their peaks before being harvest this coming ... (more)

Crew member Anthony Farrell prepares 611 for the weekends excursions. The locomotive has just started moving to be placed over the ash pit on the adjacent track.

On a bright fall morning, 261 heads west with the excursion train to Glencoe past the iconic farm in Augusta. This was probably the most photographed farm in the state this weekend.

Milwaukee Road 261, an ALCO built 4-8-4 model steam locomotive, leads the Gourmet Express excursion train westbound on TC&W trackage between Chanhassen and Cologne, MN. Thanks to the owner, we wer... (more)

I was finally able to mark seeing the 611 move under its own power off my bucket list! Here, they begin to pull from Groffs after picking up and letting off passengers at the picnic area. This was... (more)

No. 261 passes the farm at Augusta, Minnesota, heading for Glencoe with the Gourmet Express.

261 performs a photo runby for the passengers during the lunch break at Bongards, Minnesota. TC&W has not yet removed the old Milwaukee Road code line from this location.

611’s Last Strasburg Sunset

… for 2021, anyway. Today is N&W 611’s last day at Strasburg, and last evening was the last late train at the end of the day. I have been trying t... (more)