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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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Classy Cab
Title:  Classy Cab
Description:  A portrait of the 261's cab. Were it not for the holiday lights, the wisp of steam would make it seem this photo was taken seventy years ago.
Photo Date:  12/10/2016  Upload Date: 12/11/2016 3:12:25 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  68   Comments: 0
Steam And Diesel!
Title:  Steam And Diesel!
Description:  A Canadian Pacific train headed by two older units took the west leg of the Division Street wye while the 261 was at the east end of St. Paul Union Depot's grounds with the 1 P.M. North Pole Express. A steam and diesel shot was just what I wanted for an early Christmas gift. :-)
Photo Date:  12/10/2016  Upload Date: 12/11/2016 3:22:02 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4) CP 6026(SD40-2)
Views:  167   Comments: 0
Regal 261
Title:  Regal 261
Description:  In this shot, the 261 looks quite regal decked out for the North Pole Express 2016.
Photo Date:  12/10/2016  Upload Date: 12/10/2016 8:39:11 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  64   Comments: 0
At The North Pole
Title:  At The North Pole
Description:  The North Pole Express runs from St. Paul Union Depot up SPUD's tail track to The North Pole, where Santa and his elves come aboard to greet the kids. Here the train sits beneath gray skies that promise abundant snow in a few hours while St. Nick makes his rounds.
Photo Date:  12/10/2016  Upload Date: 12/11/2016 3:11:28 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  108   Comments: 0
IHCR 4  In The Barn
Title:  IHCR 4 In The Barn
Description:  Iron Horse Central's sturdy 0-4-0 rests in the storage barn on a warm Saturday during Memorial Day weekend 2017. (My thanks to Eric for the tour.)
Photo Date:  5/27/2017  Upload Date: 5/28/2017 10:18:12 PM
Location:  Chisago City, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  IHCR 4(0-4-0T)
Views:  129   Comments: 0
Steam Trio
Title:  Steam Trio
Description:  A trio of steam at Iron Horse Central. 923 is slated to get a new cab and tender. (My thanks to Eric for the tour he gave me this day.)
Photo Date:  5/27/2017  Upload Date: 5/28/2017 10:25:43 PM
Location:  Chisago City, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NP 927(0-6-0) IHCR 1(0-4-0T) IHCR 4(0-4-0T)
Views:  574   Comments: 0
Weathered Prairie Tank Engine
Title:  Weathered Prairie Tank Engine
Description:  Coronet Phosphate #5, from the late Don Lind's train collection in Annandale, MN, awaits cosmetic restoration at the Colfax Railroad Museum. This engine moved from Florida to Minnesota and finally to Wisconsin, making her a well-traveled 2-6-2T.
Photo Date:  9/4/2017  Upload Date: 9/5/2017 8:21:20 PM
Location:  Colfax, WI
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Steam
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Views:  107   Comments: 0
MILW 992104 And Coronet Phosphate #5's Steam Chest
Title:  MILW 992104 And Coronet Phosphate #5's Steam Chest
Description:  The steam chest for Coronet Phosphate #5 is currently placed behind the Colfax museum's Milwaukee Road bay window caboose.
Photo Date:  9/4/2017  Upload Date: 9/5/2017 8:35:11 PM
Location:  Colfax, WI
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Steam
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Views:  52   Comments: 0
Coronet Phosphate #5's Tank
Title:  Coronet Phosphate #5's Tank
Description:  Here is the tank portion of Coronet Phosphate 2-6-2T #5, awaiting reinstallation on the locomotive at the engine's new home in Colfax. Note the scraps of black paint, which is the engine's paint job.
Photo Date:  9/4/2017  Upload Date: 9/5/2017 8:22:23 PM
Location:  Colfax, WI
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam
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Views:  61   Comments: 0
Coronet Phosphate #5 And Other Stuff
Title:  Coronet Phosphate #5 And Other Stuff
Description:  At the left is the tank portion of Coronet Phosphate #5. To the right is its steam chest. In the middle is a miscellaneous parts collection, also from the late Don Lind's collection in Annandale, Minnesota. The stuff in the middle is for sell and swap with other museums, while #5's parts await their return to the engine.
Photo Date:  9/4/2017  Upload Date: 9/5/2017 8:22:48 PM
Location:  Colfax, WI
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam
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Views:  61   Comments: 0
Runby Time
Title:  Runby Time
Description:  Steve Sandburg and the 261's crew show their steed's stuff as they charge by the photo line at Hamburg.
Photo Date:  9/30/2017  Upload Date: 10/7/2017 10:30:26 PM
Location:  Hamburg, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  70   Comments: 0
Fall Colors Consist, Vieh One
Title:  Fall Colors Consist, Vieh One
Description:  The 261, tool car, and first passenger car of the Fall Colors trip to Winthrop.
Photo Date:  9/30/2017  Upload Date: 10/27/2017 10:16:18 PM
Location:  Hamburg, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  49   Comments: 0
Fall Colors Consist, View Two
Title:  Fall Colors Consist, View Two
Description:  End of coach section, buffet car, and start of the pricher classes.
Photo Date:  9/30/2017  Upload Date: 10/27/2017 10:17:12 PM
Location:  Hamburg, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger
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Fall Colors Consist, View Three
Title:  Fall Colors Consist, View Three
Description:  And here are the premium classes.
Photo Date:  9/30/2017  Upload Date: 10/27/2017 10:17:46 PM
Location:  Hamburg, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger
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Views:  37   Comments: 0
Returning To Reboard
Title:  Returning To Reboard
Description:  Steve and the 261 crew bring the train back into Hamburg to reboard passengers for the run to Winthroq. Note: some of these folks the 261 is passing are locals and railfans out to see her, not passengers.
Photo Date:  9/30/2017  Upload Date: 10/27/2017 10:54:31 PM
Location:  Hamburg, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  102   Comments: 0
Smoking Up 394
Title:  Smoking Up 394
Description:  The 261 smokes up the 394 overpass as the fall colors trip to Winthrop nears Cedar Lake Junction.
Photo Date:  9/30/2017  Upload Date: 10/7/2017 10:44:25 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
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Views:  46   Comments: 0
Heading Onto The Minnesota Prairie Line
Title:  Heading Onto The Minnesota Prairie Line
Description:  The 261 heads onto the connecting track leading to the Minnesota Prairie Line as the fall colors trip to Winthrop reaches its halfway point. Note how she is being much recorded by the Friends of the 261 in the car assigned to the 261's crew.
Photo Date:  9/30/2017  Upload Date: 10/1/2017 1:13:34 PM
Location:  Norwood Young Americ, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  90   Comments: 0
Down By Van Cleve
Title:  Down By Van Cleve
Description:  261 excursions have to reverse all the way to down by Van Cleve Park before leaving town thanks to new track arrangements. I always like seeing the venerable pedestrian bridge I watched trains from when I was a kid (and, on occasion, still do today) from the vestibule of a train.
Photo Date:  9/30/2017  Upload Date: 10/27/2017 10:27:59 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Passenger
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Views:  42   Comments: 0
Passing A Vacant Billboard
Title:  Passing A Vacant Billboard
Description:  The fall color trip to Winthrop passes a vacant billboard west of Crlington on the Minnesota Prairie Line.
Photo Date:  9/30/2017  Upload Date: 10/27/2017 10:57:13 PM
Location:  Arlington, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  92   Comments: 1
Field Of Dreams Worthy
Title:  Field Of Dreams Worthy
Description:  Imagine finding a steaming Milwaukee Road locomotive when you emerged from a corn field. A real "Field of Dreams" worthy moment, all right.
Photo Date:  9/30/2017  Upload Date: 10/27/2017 10:15:50 PM
Location:  Hamburg, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam
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Views:  45   Comments: 0
Here She Comes!
Title:  Here She Comes!
Description:  Two folks at left snap images of the grand old 261 as Steve and the crew nurse the train onto the connecting track leading to the Minnesota Prairie Line. I am glad I got the Chicago and North Western era "raise flanger" sign in this shot, because it reeks of the North Western. This connection used to be the interchange track between the Minneapolis & St. Louis and Milwaukee Road at this point.
Photo Date:  9/30/2017  Upload Date: 10/7/2017 10:38:49 PM
Location:  Norwood Young Americ, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
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Views:  51   Comments: 0
Rockin' Along The Louie
Title:  Rockin' Along The Louie
Description:  The 261's fall color trip to Winthrop rocks (literally) along the old Minneapolis & St. Louis west of Arlington.
Photo Date:  9/30/2017  Upload Date: 10/27/2017 10:56:18 PM
Location:  Arlington, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  95   Comments: 0
Rocking The Minnesota Prairie Line
Title:  Rocking The Minnesota Prairie Line
Description:  The 261's fall color trip to Winthroq rocks the Minnesota Prairie Line west of Arlington on the last day of September, 2017.
Photo Date:  9/30/2017  Upload Date: 10/27/2017 10:56:48 PM
Location:  Arlington, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  95   Comments: 0
Passing The Station Sign
Title:  Passing The Station Sign
Description:  As the 261 sweeps by the photo line one more time, the engine passes Hamburg's station sign. I wonder where the town's depot was?
Photo Date:  9/30/2017  Upload Date: 10/27/2017 10:55:37 PM
Location:  Hamburg, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  82   Comments: 1
On The Move At Last!
Title:  On The Move At Last!
Description:  After a delay of almost an hour caused by no less than five BNSF freights, Steve Sandburg and the 261 crew commence the move out of Minneapolis Junction at last.
Photo Date:  9/30/2017  Upload Date: 10/27/2017 10:30:56 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  60   Comments: 1
Slowing Down
Title:  Slowing Down
Description:  Steve and the 261 crew slow the train after the runby at Hamburg. Soon they will back up, bring the train back in, and reboard for the run to Winthrop.
Photo Date:  9/30/2017  Upload Date: 10/27/2017 10:49:25 PM
Location:  Hamburg, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Track
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  60   Comments: 0
Smoking It Up
Title:  Smoking It Up
Description:  As the 261 passes by the photo line one more time, Steve and the crew smoke up Hamburg.
Photo Date:  9/30/2017  Upload Date: 10/27/2017 10:55:15 PM
Location:  Hamburg, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  85   Comments: 1
"Cedar Rapids" On The Old Louie
Title:  "Cedar Rapids" On The Old Louie
Description:  Who would have thought that one day a Milwaukee Road Skytop obs would roll on the old Minneapois & St. Louis? Here the "Cedar Rapids" is rolling by the photo line during the 261's sole runby at Hambura on the fall colors trip to Winthrop.
Photo Date:  9/30/2017  Upload Date: 10/27/2017 10:48:35 PM
Location:  Hamburg, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger,Action
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Views:  52   Comments: 0
Off We Go
Title:  Off We Go
Description:  Steve and the crew now have the train heading out of town after backing oit of Minneapolis Junction to their starting point for the run to Winthrop.
Photo Date:  9/30/2017  Upload Date: 10/27/2017 10:32:11 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  68   Comments: 0
Pausing To Set The Switch
Title:  Pausing To Set The Switch
Description:  Steve and the crew pause so the switch leading into the 261's shop can be thrown back to align with the main track. Note the crowd of crew and passengers in the vestibule and the 261 volunteers in the door of the tool car.
Photo Date:  9/30/2017  Upload Date: 10/27/2017 10:31:34 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  75   Comments: 1
Nearing The Wye
Title:  Nearing The Wye
Description:  As the Fall Colors trip to Winthrop draws near thewye at Minneapolis Junction, the 261 prepares to pass some of many folks out to see her in action.
Photo Date:  9/30/2017  Upload Date: 10/27/2017 10:32:36 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  62   Comments: 0
Super Dome And "Cedar Rapids"
Title:  Super Dome And "Cedar Rapids"
Description:  Here comes the Super Dome and the Skytop obs "Cedar Rapids" during the 261's runby at Hamburg on the fall colors trip to Winthrop.
Photo Date:  9/30/2017  Upload Date: 10/27/2017 10:47:25 PM
Location:  Hamburg, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger,Action
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Views:  60   Comments: 0
Crossing Eden Prairie Road
Title:  Crossing Eden Prairie Road
Description:  The 261 crosses Eden Prairie Road beneath gray skies as Steve and the crew take the Fall Colors train west to Glencoe.
Photo Date:  10/1/2017  Upload Date: 10/17/2017 9:09:38 PM
Location:  Eden Prairie, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  77   Comments: 0
Crossing Excelsior Boulevard
Title:  Crossing Excelsior Boulevard
Description:  Grab shot, taken during my most thrilling chase of the 261 yet!
Photo Date:  10/1/2017  Upload Date: 10/23/2017 6:53:09 PM
Location:  Hopkins, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  73   Comments: 0
The Glorious 261!
Title:  The Glorious 261!
Description:  With the 261's crew blowing her glorious whistle ("Hoo-weee! Hoo-weee!"), the fall color trip to Glencoe heads off the old Minneapolis & St. Louis main line and onto the connecting track to the former Milwaukee Road on a cloudy, rainy Sunday morning. (FYI: I got my picture at the grade crossing for the Three Rivers trail.)
Photo Date:  10/1/2017  Upload Date: 10/1/2017 1:14:29 PM
Location:  Saint Louis Park, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
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Views:  75   Comments: 0
The Classy Cars
Title:  The Classy Cars
Description:  The Friends of the 261's Super Dome and skytop obs "Cedar Rapids" bring up the rear, as usual, as the fall colors trip to Glencoe heads west after swinging off the old Minneapolis & St. Louis and onto the old Milwaukee Road east of Beltline Boulevard on a showery Sunday morning.
Photo Date:  10/1/2017  Upload Date: 10/23/2017 6:54:59 PM
Location:  Saint Louis Park, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  76   Comments: 0
Echo Of The Olympian Hiawatha
Title:  Echo Of The Olympian Hiawatha
Description:  The "Cedar Rapids" brings up the rear on the Fall Colors train to Glencoe as the train crosses Eden Prairie Road. You know, I once daydreamed about "The Olympian Hiawatha" traveling on this, the Milwaukee Road's route to the Pacific Coast. The "Olympian Hi's" skytop obs featured in this daydream. While the "Cedar Rapids" is not a sleeper Skytop obs, it still was great to see a Skytop on this portion of the old Milwaukee Road.
Photo Date:  10/1/2017  Upload Date: 10/17/2017 9:11:11 PM
Location:  Eden Prairie, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  72   Comments: 1
Bringing Up The Markers
Title:  Bringing Up The Markers
Description:  Not my best grab shot of the "Cedar Rapids", but there she is bringing up the markers on the 2017 fall colors trip to Glencoe.
Photo Date:  10/1/2017  Upload Date: 10/23/2017 6:53:53 PM
Location:  Hopkins, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Passenger,Action
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Views:  35   Comments: 0
Heading For Beltline
Title:  Heading For Beltline
Description:  The 261's fall color trip to Glencoe heads for Beltline Boulevard on a showery Sunday morning.
Photo Date:  10/1/2017  Upload Date: 10/23/2017 6:54:25 PM
Location:  Saint Louis Park, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  59   Comments: 0
The Grand Old 261
Title:  The Grand Old 261
Description:  Need I say more?
Photo Date:  12/9/2017  Upload Date: 12/13/2017 6:37:40 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Winter,Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  100   Comments: 0
The North Pole Express Is In!
Title:  The North Pole Express Is In!
Description:  The North Pole Express awaits its 1 P.M. departure from St. Paul Union Depot on a chilly but otherwise pleasant Saturday afternoon. Soon the train will be off to visit the land of jolly old St. Nick.
Photo Date:  12/9/2017  Upload Date: 12/9/2017 8:24:37 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  87   Comments: 0
Backlit Shht
Title:  Backlit Shht
Description:  Darn sun. Oh well...
Photo Date:  12/9/2017  Upload Date: 12/13/2017 6:35:37 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  49   Comments: 0
Steam In The Snow, 2017
Title:  Steam In The Snow, 2017
Description:  "There's nothing like steam in the snow," Jim Boyd noted in his book about Steamtown. The 261 has steamed in the snow at Steamtown National Historic Site and now, for the fourth year running, at St. Paul Union Depot. Here the crew is bringing the 1 P.M. train to the North Pole into its destination on the east side of SPUD. Dig that steam show! You rock, 261!
Photo Date:  12/9/2017  Upload Date: 12/9/2017 8:17:49 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  71   Comments: 0
261 To The Pole
Title:  261 To The Pole
Description:  The North Pole Express makes its arrival at the North Pole on a relbtively pleasant December afternoon. Ah to be a kid again...
Photo Date:  12/9/2017  Upload Date: 12/13/2017 6:36:54 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  141   Comments: 1
First Car Of The North Pole Express
Title:  First Car Of The North Pole Express
Description:  Coach "Lake Pepin" was the first car of the North Pole Express.
Photo Date:  12/9/2017  Upload Date: 12/13/2017 6:51:45 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Winter,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  28   Comments: 0
The Fifth And Final Car Of The North Pole Express
Title:  The Fifth And Final Car Of The North Pole Express
Description:  Coach "Wenonah" was the fifth and final car of the North Pole Express 2017.
Photo Date:  12/9/2017  Upload Date: 12/13/2017 6:58:10 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Winter,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  28   Comments: 0
Second Car Of The North Pole Express
Title:  Second Car Of The North Pole Express
Description:  Here is the second car of the North Pole Express, one of the 261 group's double deck commuter cars. This baby and her sibling help sell plenty of seats for short trips.
Photo Date:  12/9/2017  Upload Date: 12/13/2017 6:53:56 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Winter,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  60   Comments: 0
Passing The Signals
Title:  Passing The Signals
Description:  The 261 passes beneath the signals at the east end of St. Paul Union Depot as the 1 P.M. run to the North Pole heads out.
Photo Date:  12/9/2017  Upload Date: 12/9/2017 8:31:20 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Steam,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  162   Comments: 0
Fourth Car Of The North Pole Express
Title:  Fourth Car Of The North Pole Express
Description:  The fourth car of the North Pole Express was the other double decker car owned by the Friends of the 261. Too bad these are not used on, say, the fall color trips. They would give coach class extra seating!
Photo Date:  12/9/2017  Upload Date: 12/13/2017 6:55:59 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Winter,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  92   Comments: 0
Third Car Of The North Pole Express
Title:  Third Car Of The North Pole Express
Description:  Third car of the North Pole Express was the "Wisconsin Valley."
Photo Date:  12/9/2017  Upload Date: 12/13/2017 6:55:16 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Winter,Passenger
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Views:  20   Comments: 0


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