The rain holds off and fall colors pop in the sun as MILW 261 leads the Gourmet Express through Cologne.

On a nice late summer evening, a pair of older CSX EMD locomotives lead an empty ethanol train west of Minneapolis on the Twin Cities & Western's former Milwaukee Road mainline. In just a few mile... (more)

Milwaukee Road 32A heading east near Cologne, Minnesota, with the 2022 Gourmet Express.

A bit of storm light highlights the consist of weekend excursions along the old MILW Pacific Extension. The storms forced the outdoor picnic inside the train itself, resulting in a longer run but... (more)

Milwaukee Road 261, an ALCO built 4-8-4 model steam locomotive, leads the Gourmet Express excursion train westbound on TC&W trackage between Chanhassen and Cologne, MN. Thanks to the owner, we wer... (more)

Milwaukee Road 32A rolls through Cologne, Minnesota, on the former CMStP&P main to the west coast, now operated by Twin Cities & Western. This was the "Gourmet Express" excursion run by... (more)

The 1944 Milwaukee Road S3 is in charge of a Friends of the 261 Trip seen here passing over Market Avenue on the TCWR Glencoe Sub. for a Fall Color Excursion out of Minneapolis Jct. to Glencoe and... (more)

The MILW 261 on the old Milwaukee Road for a fall excursion, looking every bit of classic Hiawatha as the train passes through the town of Cologne.

TCW 2300 east heads towards its namesake Twin Cities on a fine late spring morning. The TCW route is the former Milwaukee Road mainline to the west of Minneapolis.

Chilly temperatures made for a nice plume of steam as the 261 made a break-in run between Minneapolis and Glencoe, MN on the former Milwaukee Road transcontinental mainline. Here she's seen just ... (more)

Looks great, Smells good and muddy roads.

Lake Superior Railroad Museum and Twin Cities & Western Railroad passenger special to celebrate the TC&W’s 20th anniversary. This excursion ran from Chanhassen to Hector, MN on TC&W’s former ... (more)

This unit coal train ran over the BNSF as the C-SCMREN and was handed off to the Twin Cities & Western this afternoon for the trip to Renville, MN.

Pete Lerro's 261 charter last year. The beautiful matched consist of vintage passenger equipment was about as big an attraction as the beautiful 4-8-4. As an old timer, it is interesting how litt... (more)