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Incredible Trackside Point of View of the Milwaukee Road Steam Engine No. 261 Enroute to Duluth [VIDEO]

Tony Hart — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:22:15 +0000

Over the weekend the Lake Superior Railroad Museum celebrated Train Day by welcoming the Milwaukee Road Steam Engine No. 261 back to Duluth. Many train enthusiasts gathered and followed the historic steam engine on the 5+ hour journey to Duluth. Nick Cooper and I were two of gawkers caught up in the excitement and craziness of tracking down and following the train as it neared [...]

Milwaukee Road Steam Engine No. 261 Chugs North to Duluth from the Twin Cities for a Weekend Visit [PHOTO GALLERY]

Nick Cooper — Sat, 11 May 2013 23:11:11 +0000

Train enthusiasts from around the region gathered in droves following the rail line between Minneapolis and Duluth, and congregating at Duluth’s Historic Union Depot & Lake Superior Railroad Museum Saturday as the Milwaukee Road 261 steamed northward to the Twin Ports. The train carried about 500 passengers from the Twin Cities to Duluth for a weekend [...]

Amazing Video of Flood Water Washing Away a Train Track

Kool Staff — Mon, 16 May 2011 22:16:06 +0000

Extreme flooding has been all over the headlines this month as the Mississippi flooding continues to do damage down South.

But last month our friends to North had some flooding problems as well, a Canadian National (CN) Railway employee caught this amazing video of flood waters washing out the land underneath the train tracks