Milwaukee Road 261 and the CP Holiday Train meet up at St. Paul Union Station. The Holiday Train was making a Shoreham (Minneapolis) to SPUD round trip; 261 was departing on its 7:30 run to the &... (more)
Milwaukee Road 261 gets ready to depart St Paul Union Station on another exciting adventure to the North Pole to see Santa and his elf's hard at work getting the last minute preparations ready in ... (more)
While traversing scenic central Minnesota, 261 passes a rural farm, complete with a (albeit faded) red barn. Apparently the horses were startled by the iron horse, because at the time of the photo... (more)
After being turned at Willmar, 261 highballs East, back towards Minneapolis. The first town out of Willmar is tiny Kandiyohi, which features a picturesque midwest co-op grain elevator, unfortunate... (more)