Better Days Behind: This old wooden trestle in Whatcom Falls Park is not long for this world. Built by the Bellingham Bay & British Columbia Railroad in 1916, the bridge was used to access ... (more)

On the Former Milwaukee The Friends of the 261's E9A No. 32A is pulling up to the cheese factory in rural Bongards, Minnesota, with the "Gourmet Express" excursion train. This wa... (more)

A Classic E Unit for the Holidays Milwaukee Road E9A 32A is pulling the annual North Pole Express at St. Paul Union Station the second weekend in December 2021. Friends of 261 is mixing i... (more)

North Pole Express 2021 After taking a year off due to COVID, the Friends of the 261 brought back the North Pole Express trips for 2021. Milwaukee Road 261 is sharing duties with E9 32A... (more)

Milwaukee Road 261 has just arrived at the "North Pole" with the 4:30 North Pole Express. From this angle, only the Christmas lights on the cab give away the fact that 261 has been deco... (more)

MILW 961 leading a southbound MILW freight train through New Albany.

Milwaukee Road FM H16-44s 404 and 406 are at the road's Bensenville yard in the winter of 1975. The fresh paint is a bit of a surprise as these units were retired soon.

The short siding at Royal City Junction, Washington, is barely noticeable among the sagebrush and rabbitbrush growing between the rails on September, 28, 2021. Even less discernible is Milwaukee R... (more)

MILW 261 was detached from the train for display while all the passengers got off for lunch at Bongards.

Parts of some Milwaukee Road woodchip cars, rebuilt from old rib-sided boxcars, still lives on today—donating their car sides long ago for an unique retaining wall built alongside the St. Maries... (more)

A northbound Milwaukee Road trackage rights train has just come off the K&I Bridge from Louisville and is about to split the streets of New Albany, Indiana at the intersection of Vincennes and E M... (more)

Parts of Milwaukee Road woodchip cars, rebuilt from old rib-sided boxcars, still lives on today—donating their car sides long ago for an unique retaining wall built alongside the St. Maries Rive... (more)

On the other side of the train, Milwaukee Road E unit #32A pulls the train back to Bongards for a lunch stop. Although the scheme is fictional, this definitely looks like a scene straight out of w... (more)

After a successful weekend of running tips out of the Twin Cities, Milwaukee Road 261 crosses over the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis on their way back to their home shop.

261's crew prepares to layover for the night for the next day's excursions, while us foamers were busy photographing the locomotive.