No. 4 is being steamed up for Hobo Days, its first public outing of 2012.

Baldwin No. 2 hauls an ex-Milwaukee Road caboose on a summer afternoon at the Ironhorse Railroad Park.

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.

Baldwin No. 2 out on the IHC loop track pulling an ex-Soo Line flatcar and DSS&A caboose.

No. 4 steams through Hobo Camp on the IHC loop. After today, the engine will be pulled out of service for some needed firebox repairs, but will return in 2011.

What a large tender you have! Broadside view of IHC 0-4-0 No. 4, making another trip around the IHC loop at Chisago City. The locomotive is a converted tank engine, and uses the tender from a sc... (more)

Iron Horse Central No. 4 steams into the clearing at Newton Pass in this Goldman-style pan shot. 100 ISO, 1/15th at F 13 (it was dark!).

IHC No. 4 makes a special run through the Minnesota woods for the Northern Pacific Historical Association.

The Bumblebee at the Iron Horse Central Railroad Museum was built at the Ironhorse Central shops from 2005 to 2007. It can carry 25 people between 2 cars.

Iron Horse Central Railroad 0-4-0 No. 4 steams around the IHC's 1-mile loop in the fall of 2008. No. 4 usually runs once or twice a year.

Iron Horse Central Railroad 0-4-0 No. 4 under steam in Oct 2008. Number 4 was built in 1923 by HK Porter as a tank engine. See www.ironhorsecentral.com for more info.

Wood is used to keep No. 4 hot overnight, resulting in some sparks from the firebox. This photo was taken around 2 AM.

Is there anything better than steam on a cool Autumn morning? No. 4 is being prepared just after sunrise for a day of running on the IHC's 1-mile loop track. Several volunteers stayed the night ... (more)

No. 4 steams in the cool air just after midnight, being readied for the Autumn Leaf Special the next morning. This locomtoive was built by Porter in 1923 as a tank engine, but has been rebuilt an... (more)