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By:Tony Held
Dates:1/1/2003 - 7/3/2024
Album Info:A celebration of steam and vintage diesel across the US of A.
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Chessie Business Car "Chapel Hill"
Title:  Chessie Business Car "Chapel Hill"
Description:  The Chesapeake and Ohio business car "Chapel Hill" is the next car after the PRR Pullman "Colonial Crafts" when going up from the CZ dome obs to the 4449 as I did this day at Minneapolis Junction.
Photo Date:  7/9/2009  Upload Date: 7/9/2009 11:07:50 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Krebes
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  252   Comments: 0
Hallowed Plaque
Title:  Hallowed Plaque
Description:  This plaque is in honor of the 4449's American Freedom train service.
Photo Date:  7/9/2009  Upload Date: 7/10/2009 10:25:37 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Krebes
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Locomotives:  SP 4449(4-8-4)
Views:  151   Comments: 0
Milwaukee Road Sleeping Car "Minnesota River"
Title:  Milwaukee Road Sleeping Car "Minnesota River"
Description:  The Milwaukee Road sleeper "Minnesota River" is also Train Fest-bound.
Photo Date:  7/9/2009  Upload Date: 7/10/2009 10:23:37 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Krebes
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Views:  100   Comments: 0
The Good Ol' Super Dome
Title:  The Good Ol' Super Dome
Description:  Also going to Michigan is the Milwaukee Road superdome frequently used on 261's excursions.
Photo Date:  7/9/2009  Upload Date: 7/10/2009 10:22:23 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Krebes
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Views:  95   Comments: 0
NYC 3
Title:  NYC 3
Description:  Heavyweight New York Central private car number 3. Tucked in between Caritas and a Katy car. It is said presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson campaigned from it's rear platform. This year it is making the treak to Train Fest 2009 in Owosso, Michigan.
Photo Date:  7/9/2009  Upload Date: 7/9/2009 11:21:10 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Krebes
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  454   Comments: 0
MKT Business Car 403
Title:  MKT Business Car 403
Description:  Tucked in between NYC 3 and the Milwaukee Superdome is Katy business car 403. Harry Truman is rumored to have used it when president. Note the gentleman making a rear platform speech of a different sort: Yapping on his cell phone.
Photo Date:  7/9/2009  Upload Date: 7/9/2009 11:21:28 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Krebes
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  203   Comments: 0
Pennsy Pullman "Colonial Crafts"
Title:  Pennsy Pullman "Colonial Crafts"
Description:  The next car after the CZ sleeper (going from the back of the 4449's Michigan excursion consist to the front of it) is this Pennsylvania Railroad Pullman sleeper, the "Colonial Crafts."
Photo Date:  7/9/2009  Upload Date: 7/9/2009 11:06:28 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Krebes
Categories:  Passenger
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Views:  343   Comments: 0
SP 4449!
Title:  SP 4449!
Description:  The Southern Pacific 4449. Ever since I saw her in "Tough Guys" when I was a kid in 1986, I dreamed of seeing her in person. 23 years later, at Minneapolis Junction, at last my dream came true. What a lovely engine ...
Photo Date:  7/9/2009  Upload Date: 7/10/2009 10:24:43 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Krebes
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Locomotives:  SP 4449(4-8-4)
Views:  188   Comments: 0
The Ubiquitous "Caritas"
Title:  The Ubiquitous "Caritas"
Description:  It is hard not to find an excursion consist of some sort with this veteran private car in it. This year it is trekking from Portland, Oregon to Owosso, Michigan as part of the SP 4449's Train Fest trip.
Photo Date:  7/9/2009  Upload Date: 7/9/2009 11:09:45 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Krebes
Categories:  Passenger
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Views:  491   Comments: 0
SP 4449 And Train At Minneapolis Junction
Title:  SP 4449 And Train At Minneapolis Junction
Description:  The crowd at Minneapolis Junction is drawn to the 4449 like a moth to a flame after her arrival.
Photo Date:  7/9/2009  Upload Date: 7/9/2009 10:09:26 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Krebes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 4449(4-8-4)
Views:  245   Comments: 0
Just Like Out Of That Book
Title:  Just Like Out Of That Book
Description:  When I was a kid, I cherished a picture book entitled "A Celebration Of Steam." There is a photo of the 4449 in it quite like the one I took here as she prepared to pass under the Central/Broadway intersection overpass and arrive in style at Minneapolis Junction.
Photo Date:  7/9/2009  Upload Date: 7/9/2009 10:04:31 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Krebes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 4449(4-8-4) AMTK 23(P42DC)
Views:  508   Comments: 2
Hello Again, 328
Title:  Hello Again, 328
Description:  It has been eons since I last saw Northern Pacific ten wheeler 328. Here she sits in the pole barn at Jackson Street roundhouse apparenty undergoing cosmetic restoration? Her tender was out back.
Photo Date:  8/25/2012  Upload Date: 8/25/2012 10:31:35 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NP 328(4-6-0)
Views:  294   Comments: 0
My best 261 photo yet!
Title:  My best 261 photo yet!
Description:  When I snapped this, I knew I had just taken my best Milwaukee 261 photo yet! She is almost at the Bunker Lake Blvd grade crossing.
Photo Date:  5/11/2013  Upload Date: 5/11/2013 8:17:25 PM
Location:  Andover, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4) AMTK 17(P42DC)
Views:  214   Comments: 1
O. Winston Link moment
Title:  O. Winston Link moment
Description:  I call this my O. Winston Link moment; but unlike many of his steam pics, this was %100 unplanned! The 261 is about to cross Bunker Lake Blvd NW with an excursion to Duluth this National Train Day.
Photo Date:  5/11/2013  Upload Date: 5/11/2013 8:18:01 PM
Location:  Andover, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4) AMTK 17(P42DC)
Views:  198   Comments: 0
261 on a curve
Title:  261 on a curve
Description:  "Take two" of the 261 as she rounds the curve on the Hinckley Sub south of the Bunker Lake Blvd grade crossing. I did not get the number of that trailing Amtrak unit.
Photo Date:  5/11/2013  Upload Date: 5/11/2013 8:16:56 PM
Location:  Andover, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4) AMTK 17(P42DC)
Views:  160   Comments: 0
Hello, hello gain Two Sixty One!
Title:  Hello, hello gain Two Sixty One!
Description:  Oh man ... I was so happy when I saw her again, rounding the curve here on the Hinckley Sub south of the Bunker Lake Blvd grade crossing on the point of an excursion to Duluth.
Photo Date:  5/11/2013  Upload Date: 5/11/2013 5:29:30 PM
Location:  Andover, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  135   Comments: 0
Four super domes and a Skytop
Title:  Four super domes and a Skytop
Description:  The Milwaukee Road 261's first excursion trip since 2008 sure turned a profit: they wound up needing *four* dome cars to meet the demand! Here Skytop obs "Cedar Rapids" is just about to cross Bunker Lake Blvd NW. Wish there was not the minor blur around the Mars light.
Photo Date:  5/11/2013  Upload Date: 5/11/2013 8:18:29 PM
Location:  Andover, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
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Views:  90   Comments: 0
Waiting for the show
Title:  Waiting for the show
Description:  We are looking north at the Bunker Lake Boulevard NW grade crossing on the BNSF Hinckley Sub at both the green signal for the northbound 261 trip to Duluth and the spectators and railfans waiting for the show. The Milwaukee Road 261 sure can bring 'em trackside!
Photo Date:  5/11/2013  Upload Date: 5/11/2013 5:28:05 PM
Location:  Andover, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Scenic,Signal
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Views:  76   Comments: 0
Ex-SLSTA "Firefly"
Title:  Ex-SLSTA "Firefly"
Description:  What role did this car play in the Frisco 1522 program? Today it is at the 261 shop at Minneapolis Junction.
Photo Date:  9/25/2013  Upload Date: 9/25/2013 9:48:03 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Passenger
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Views:  553   Comments: 0
Ex-SLSTA "Black Gold"
Title:  Ex-SLSTA "Black Gold"
Description:  Was this the Frisco 1522's tool car? Today it is at the Milwaukee Road 261 shop at Minneapolis Junction.
Photo Date:  9/25/2013  Upload Date: 9/25/2013 9:48:26 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Passenger
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Views:  562   Comments: 0
Mystery Coach
Title:  Mystery Coach
Description:  A mystery coach at the Milwaukee Road 261 shop at Minneapolis Junction basks beneath mild late September skies as an eastbound BNSF COFC intermodal tip toes on by. What car is this and where did it come from?
Photo Date:  9/25/2013  Upload Date: 9/25/2013 9:47:03 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Passenger
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Views:  140   Comments: 2
"401 Harrison Street N.E."
Title:  "401 Harrison Street N.E."
Description:  This elegant sign welcomes vistors to the Milwaukee Road 261 shop at Minneapolis Junction.
Photo Date:  9/25/2013  Upload Date: 9/25/2013 9:50:05 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories: 
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Views:  106   Comments: 0
The old and the new
Title:  The old and the new
Description:  Steve Sandberg brings the fall color trip back into Wayzata after a trip to Willmar on the BNSF Wayzata sub. Before they made a brief station stop to disembark passengers that had boarded at Wayzata, Steve Sandberg and company wheeled their famous charge past a stopped eastbound freight on the Wayzata siding.
Photo Date:  10/12/2013  Upload Date: 10/12/2013 6:49:30 PM
Location:  Wayzata, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4) AMTK 824(P40DC) BNSF 5760(ES44AC)
Views:  351   Comments: 0
On To The Lakefront
Title:  On To The Lakefront
Description:  Steve Sandburg brings the Milwaukee 261 back to Wayzata from Willmar with their second to last stop of the trip at the Wayzata depot mere minutes away. Here the train is about to cross Lake Street. Dig that smoke plume, man!
Photo Date:  10/12/2013  Upload Date: 10/14/2013 1:13:02 AM
Location:  Wayzata, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4) AMTK 824(P40DC)
Views:  160   Comments: 0
Skytop Obs First?
Title:  Skytop Obs First?
Description:  The 261 and the westbound fall color trip to Willmar nears the Old Crystal Bay Road overpass in Orono. It is interesting that the 261 was coupled up to the "Cedar Rapids" for the westbound leg of the Willmar trip. This doubtless was to allow the Amtrak unit to be on the hind end due to having to back up at Minneapolis Junction to gain access to the north leg of the wye there to access the Wayzata Sub. Note the spectators on the Willow Drive bridge at the upper left. Folks sure are well-informed about the 261! Who said people thought trains were boring?
Photo Date:  10/12/2013  Upload Date: 10/13/2013 5:50:41 PM
Location:  Orono, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  143   Comments: 3
Steamin' it up
Title:  Steamin' it up
Description:  The 261 steams up the Willow Drive bridge (and a few spectators?) as Steve Sandburg and company wheel her west along the BNSF Wayzata Sub with the westbound fall color trip to Willmar.
Photo Date:  10/12/2013  Upload Date: 10/13/2013 5:50:16 PM
Location:  Long Lake, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  125   Comments: 0
Traffic Stopper!
Title:  Traffic Stopper!
Description:  The 261 is actually stopping traffic on Highway 12 at right as she charges past Old Crystal Bay headed for Maple Plain and all points west from there to Willmar. Note the stopped car and stopped motorcyclist at the lower right.
Photo Date:  10/12/2013  Upload Date: 10/13/2013 5:51:03 PM
Location:  Orono, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
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Views:  55   Comments: 0
The Traffic Resumes
Title:  The Traffic Resumes
Description:  Traffic on Highway 12 picks up speed again as the 261 fall color run to Willmar leaves Old Crystal Bay road behind it. Just visible in the upper right corner are a motorcyclist and an auto using the shoulder to get a better look at the 69 year-old Class S-3 Alco as Steve Sandburg and comapny work their magic. I bet even the State Patrol would let those shoulder-hugging motorists slide, considering the distraction they were contending with!
Photo Date:  10/12/2013  Upload Date: 10/13/2013 5:51:45 PM
Location:  Orono, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  140   Comments: 0
Willmar Bound!
Title:  Willmar Bound!
Description:  Steve Sandburg and company have their venerable 1944 Alco burning a fire in her grates that sent a white plume into the air as they wheeled the 2013 fall color trip to Willmar over the BNSF Wayzata sub on this crisp October morning. Here the 261 is passing signal 164. Ahead of the train lies the Louisiana Avenue overpass. I was the only railfan perched up here, happy to report! A dude going south on Louisiana honked his horn in appreciation for the train as it thundered underneath too.
Photo Date:  10/12/2013  Upload Date: 10/12/2013 2:57:01 PM
Location:  Saint Louis Park, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  200   Comments: 1
Skytop And Super Dome
Title:  Skytop And Super Dome
Description:  Former Milwaukee Road Skytop observation car "Cedar Rapids" and the former Milwaukee Road super dome car bring up the the hind end of the latest excursion to be pulled by the Milwaukee Road 261. Here they are about to roll across Lake Street in Wayzata as the train slows for a brief stop at the Wayzata depot to diesmbark passengers there that boarded at the depot this morning for the fall color trip to Willmar and return. Incidentally, former Milwaukee Road diesels once plied the rails of the side tracks in the foreground back in the good old days when Dakota Rail used them to interchange with the BNSF.
Photo Date:  10/12/2013  Upload Date: 10/14/2013 1:15:33 AM
Location:  Wayzata, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
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Views:  77   Comments: 0
Next Stop Willmar
Title:  Next Stop Willmar
Description:  The Friends of the 261's fall color jaunt to Willmar heads for Maple Plain and all points west to Willmar as the train thunders west paralell to US Highway 12. Note the bold souls in the upper right corner who actually pulled off the highway illegally! I think a State Trooper might not have granted those ralilfans a pass if a trooper happened along, train or no train. Some railfans catch all the breaks.
Photo Date:  10/12/2013  Upload Date: 10/13/2013 5:52:20 PM
Location:  Orono, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4) AMTK 824(P40DC)
Views:  191   Comments: 0
The North Pole Express Is Almost Ready To Roll!
Title:  The North Pole Express Is Almost Ready To Roll!
Description:  The crowd on the platform has dwindled to one onlooker as departure time for the first North Pole Express of the day looms for the crew of the 261.
Photo Date:  12/6/2014  Upload Date: 12/6/2014 4:22:44 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Winter,Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  155   Comments: 0
Steamin' To See St. Nick
Title:  Steamin' To See St. Nick
Description:  The "North Pole Express" grandly departs SPUD en route to the land of jolly ol' St. Nick.
Photo Date:  12/6/2014  Upload Date: 12/8/2014 2:09:07 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Winter,Station,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  218   Comments: 1
I Won't Ever Tire Of Seeing Her In Steam!
Title:  I Won't Ever Tire Of Seeing Her In Steam!
Description:  The 261 sits at the end of the SPUD tail track halfway through the first "North Pole Express" of the day. I won't ever tire of seeing the 261 in steam!
Photo Date:  12/6/2014  Upload Date: 12/11/2014 11:47:44 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Winter,Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  86   Comments: 0
What A Plume!
Title:  What A Plume!
Description:  The first "North Pole Express" of the day is halfway through its first run. As the 261 sat at the end of SPUD's tail track, she sent such a mighty plume of smoke into the air it covered the sun like a cloud!
Photo Date:  12/6/2014  Upload Date: 12/11/2014 11:48:56 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Winter,Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  142   Comments: 0
One Way To Fix Being Back Lit
Title:  One Way To Fix Being Back Lit
Description:  I like sunny days for photography, but it stinks when you have to compensate for back lighting. Fortunately, the 261 was sending such a massive smoke plume into the air, it blocked out the sun if you stood just right. Thus, while I had to adjust the light setting on my Olympus Accura so the picture was not overly lit, I had indirect help from the 261's crew.
Photo Date:  12/6/2014  Upload Date: 12/11/2014 11:48:09 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Winter,Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  126   Comments: 0
Steam Engine And A Rent A Cop
Title:  Steam Engine And A Rent A Cop
Description:  The crew of the 261 backs the first "North Pole Express" of the day down SPUD's tail track a little. The SPUD rent a cop was quite vigilant as he patrolled the grounds, warning off a couple fans (including me) as to how wandering on federal property was a no no (he didn't arrest anybody, happy to relate).
Photo Date:  12/6/2014  Upload Date: 12/11/2014 11:58:56 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Winter,Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  93   Comments: 0
Echoes Of Steamtown, 1996
Title:  Echoes Of Steamtown, 1996
Description:  When I was fifteen, I read in "Railfan & Railroad" and "Trains" about the 261's winter trips out of Steamtown NHS in Scranton, PA. This pic of the 261 at SPUD echoes those trips, at least to me.
Photo Date:  12/6/2014  Upload Date: 12/11/2014 11:58:35 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Winter,Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  119   Comments: 0
Keeping Pace With The 261
Title:  Keeping Pace With The 261
Description:  The 261's crew slowly gets a wheel into their train as their iron horse exhales large clouds of steam. Meanwhile, two fans (at least one of whom is also an event volunteer) keep pace with the train.
Photo Date:  12/6/2014  Upload Date: 12/6/2014 4:23:24 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Winter,Station,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  148   Comments: 1
Steaming It Up At SPUD
Title:  Steaming It Up At SPUD
Description:  The Milwaukee 261's crew steams it up as they depart SPUD with the first "North Pole Express" run of the day.
Photo Date:  12/6/2014  Upload Date: 12/8/2014 2:08:37 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Winter,Station,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  78   Comments: 1
"North Pole Express" Consist: "Wisconsin"
Title:  "North Pole Express" Consist: "Wisconsin"
Description:  The Milwaukee Road diner "Wisconsin" is the car which brings up the markers on "The North Pole Express."
Photo Date:  12/6/2014  Upload Date: 12/8/2014 2:01:49 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Winter,Station,Passenger,Action
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Views:  461   Comments: 1
"North Pole Express" Consist: Two Bilevels
Title:  "North Pole Express" Consist: Two Bilevels
Description:  Cars two and three on "The North Pole Express" are these two bi-level coaches lettered for the train. Where did these come from? Are they ex-Burlington, or ex-C&NW?
Photo Date:  12/6/2014  Upload Date: 12/8/2014 2:01:27 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Winter,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  86   Comments: 0
All Aboard For The North Pole!  (View One)
Title:  All Aboard For The North Pole! (View One)
Description:  Wow, look at the crowd gathered for the North Pole Express at SPUD.
Photo Date:  12/6/2014  Upload Date: 12/6/2014 4:15:14 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Winter,Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  124   Comments: 0
All Aboard For The North Pole!  (View Two)
Title:  All Aboard For The North Pole! (View Two)
Description:  Man oh man is the 261 popular wherever she goes. St. Paul Union Depot is not exception, especially when she is pulling the North Pole Express!
Photo Date:  12/6/2014  Upload Date: 12/6/2014 4:15:46 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Winter,Station,Steam,Passenger
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Views:  43   Comments: 0
"North Pole Express" Consist: "Lake Pepin"
Title:  "North Pole Express" Consist: "Lake Pepin"
Description:  The "Lake Pepin" is the first car in the four car consist strung out behind the 261.
Photo Date:  12/6/2014  Upload Date: 12/8/2014 2:00:51 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Winter,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  38   Comments: 0
Love That Decor
Title:  Love That Decor
Description:  I never thought I would see the 261 all dolled up like this.
Photo Date:  12/13/2014  Upload Date: 12/17/2014 8:06:32 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Winter,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  149   Comments: 0
Just Like Scranton, 1996
Title:  Just Like Scranton, 1996
Description:  The 261 looks just as good on SPUD's tail track as she did in Scranton in 1996.
Photo Date:  12/13/2014  Upload Date: 12/17/2014 8:06:50 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Winter,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  128   Comments: 0
My Present Came Early This Year!
Title:  My Present Came Early This Year!
Description:  Seeing the 261 in winter was the best Christmas present I could ask for, even if it came early. Ah, that just means I have more time to savor it before December 25th.
Photo Date:  12/13/2014  Upload Date: 12/17/2014 8:11:08 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Winter,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  62   Comments: 0
Steam On A Gloomy Day
Title:  Steam On A Gloomy Day
Description:  I was playing with the light setting on my Olympus Accura with this one. By dimming the light setting, I captured how gloomy the skies the 261 was steaming beneath were.
Photo Date:  12/13/2014  Upload Date: 12/17/2014 8:11:30 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Winter,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  144   Comments: 1
261 And SPUD Security
Title:  261 And SPUD Security
Description:  The ever present SPUD security guard keeps tabs on the end of the SPUD tail track as one of the 261's crew disembarks to take part in St. Nick's visit to the train.
Photo Date:  12/13/2014  Upload Date: 12/13/2014 6:18:14 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Winter,Station,Steam,Signal
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  128   Comments: 0


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