The Friends of 261 fall colors trip holds the main at Homer for a meet with an eastbound freight and the Empire Builder.

Big Cash and the Trashman are in charge of CP train 580, as it slows for a meet with the Amtrak special at Homer. It's still possible to see "classic Soo" these days, but get your shots now!

Amtrak 156 - in heritage paint - was tapped to pull a special excursion for the Friends of 261 between Minneapolis and La Crescent, Minnesota. The unit was given a good bath before the trips. It... (more)

Amtrak 156 cruises along the Mississippi River at Maple Springs, pulling a Friends of 261 special excursion along the former Milwaukee Road main line between Minneapolis and Chicago.

Baldwin diesel No. 2 passing 0-4-0 No. 4 at Groningen Station. The occasion was the annual "Autumn Leaf Special" run at Minnesota's Ironhorse Central Railroad.

No. 4 steams through the open field near the depot with an ex-NP wood caboose in tow.

After we tied up for the day, I took this photo of NREX model 2GS14B demonstrator No. 1400 under the sodium vapor lights at St. Paul Yard. This 1400-HP Genset was in town for the Railroad Interch... (more)

Erie Mining F9A 4211 and F7B 4222 head up an ore train at Palmers during Railfan Weekend 2011. These units were in regular service up until a few years ago.

DM&IR SD18 193 heads up an ore train operating over the DM&IR "Lakefront Line" during Railfan Weekend 2011.

A DM&IR SD18 and SDM lead a recreated ore train over the ex-DM&IR Lakefront Line between Duluth and Two Harbors, Minnesota. Thanks to Steve Glischinski and the Lake Superior Railroad Museum for s... (more)

Bob Dylan made the road famous. DSS&A 101 is crossing Highway 61 - a new bridge that was completed in 2010 - on its way towards Two Harbors. This photo was taken during the Lake Superior Railroa... (more)

It's the little details that make up great scene. Members of the Soo Line Historical & Technical Society restored DSS&A 101 to operation (and painted it by hand, using Microscale decals as a guid... (more)

DSS&A RS-1 101, restored by members of the Soo Line Historical & Technical Society, roars across the bridge at Knife River, Minnesota, with a two car passenger extra.

DSS&A 101 poses on the depot platform at Two Harbors during the night photo session for Railfan Weekend. Lighting by Steve Glischinski and Steve Barry.

The regular Duluth-Two Harbors train, pulled by Soo 2719, passes the railfan photo special with DSS&A 101 Leading at Palmers, Minnesota.