261 meanders through Braham, the Homemade Pie Capital of the World, after they broke the whistle cord. While they have both a backup whistle and air horn, they still stopped en route to fix... (more)

After turning on the wye in Sturtevant, the evening dinner train gets underway as the sun slips over the horizon.

the 261 on it's return trip from duluth this time in black and white

Davidson Ward gives Milwaukee 261's headlight the once over on the night of May 31. The 4-8-4 pulled 15 cars on a round trip from Minneapolis to Duluth on June 2-3, 2007.

Milwaukee Road 261 departs Duluth for Minneapolis and in the process crosses over BNSF's ex-NP Grassy Point swing bridge linking Duluth and Superior.

The Milwaukee Road 261 nears the end of its journey at least mileage wise as it snakes through West Duluth on BNSF terminal trackage. In less than an hour the 261 would suffer a minor derailment.

Headed down the "Coal Runner" on it's way to Duluth

The Milwaukee 261 leads a perfect set of varnish past an inbound Amtrak for contrast.

MILW 261 crosses a bridge that's almost 100 years old as it dashes to Milwaukee.

MILW 261 makes a quick service stop at the Columbus depot.

MILW 261 on the move to the Quad Cities via the BNSF from Chicago. That meant running the Mendota sub from Aurora to Galesburg, a quick wye move, and now the 261 races up the Barstow sub in the n... (more)

Traveling west on US34 in Illinois you pass small towns and farms, which become more picturesque when a steam train runs as it did this day enroute to Galesburg from Chicago.

Milwaukee Road 261 puts on a show of smoke as it rolls through the curve at Dresbach, MN

Milwaukee 261 steams out of Willard, destined for Chicago.