The fall color special races traffic along HWY 61. As people stop to look, or try to continue to chase and get ahead of the train.

About 300 riders about to ride behind the SP 4449. Thanks to live view on the 50D and holding overhead I got the shot without heads in front of me, The SP 4449 is about 6 cars to their stop to off... (more)

Old Glory and a 4-8-4 on a crisp autumn day. What more could you want?

With the clouds building all afternoon, a sunny shot of this old girl through Minnesota seemed harder and harder. A last minute location change and a 100 yard dash, and the results were well wort... (more)

Absolutely worth the hike!

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Rolling along at a good clip. The fall color special heads through the small town of Dakota Mn. In a few miles the train will reach LaCrescent. There they will service and wye the train. Before he... (more)

It's October 10th. The thermometer is around 20 degrees and there is snow on the ground. The fall color special gets rolling out of St. Paul Mn. The train is passing through Westminster on this Oc... (more)

Two fast machines sit side-by-side at Minneapolis Junction. Believe it or not, there is a connection! During season 2 of “The Dukes of Hazzard,” Bo & Luke raced their ’69 Charger across a... (more)

4449 steams through Maple Springs on an unseasonably cold day in October.

4449 brings a little color to the otherwise drab bluffs at Hoffman Avenue in St. Paul.

SP 4449 highballs the Heartland.

SP 4449 leaves the Minneapolis skyline in a cloud of steam and smoke. The train is just under way as they embark on the last trip of the weekend down the Mississippi River.

After riding the run from Winona, and back we high tailed out of town it to find a shot of the SP 4449.

Perfect last shot of the day! 4449 rolls under the signal bridge at Hoffman Avenue in full sun.