Bill and I checked out of the Knight's Inn and went to the Golden Arches for breakfast, after which we drove to Breckenridge to get a few pictures.
Milwaukee Road 261 and train getting ready to go home to the Twin Cities.
Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 261.
Breckenridge Great Northern station built in 1901. We then went by the Red River Valley and Western engine shops.
Red River Valley and Western GP20C 2051, originally Great Northern 2008.
Red River Valley and Western SW1200RS 1213, originally Canadian Pacific 8104.
Red River Valley and Western SW1200RS 1276, originally Canadian Pacific 8108.
Independent Locomotive Serice {ILSX} GP39-2 1390, originally Kennecott Copper 797. From here we drove east to Doran and set up for Milwaukee Road 261.
Milwaukee Road 261 at Doran. We took off chasing the train east.
Railfans chasing the train.
We stopped in Campbell but did not like the shot so we returned to the highway and pulled off at East Campbell, where 261 had to take the siding for this freight train.
The rear end of the BNSF freight train.
Milwaukee Road 261 at East Campbell. We high-tailed it to Norcross.
The Great Northern water tower is still here.
Milwaukee Road 261 at Norcross. Then it was back to the highway.
Milwaukee Road 261 at Herman. East we went!
Milwaukee Road 261 east of Herman. Back into the car and down the highway east.
Milwaukee Road 261 at MP 162. We went next to the east end of Morris.
Milwaukee Road 261 at East Morris. We continued east.
Milwaukee Road 261 east at Hancock. We next headed to West Benson.
Railfans chasing a train!
Milwaukee Road 261 came to West Benson with a yellow over red signal. Not wanting to tie up traffic in Benson, they decided to wait for the green signal here and we knew that it would be a great show of steam when he received the green signal.
While we waited. The steam train then received his green signal and the steam show would start.
Milwaukee Road 261 at West Benson. From here we drove to Kerkhoven and set up for a grain elevator picture.
Milwaukee Road 261 at Kerkhoven.
Railfans chasing a train.
Our final view of Milwaukee Road 261 at Penncock. We broke off the chase and drove into Wilmar to the Kandiyohi County Historical Museum for the covered steam engine display they have at the entrance.
Great Northern 4-8-2 2523 built by Baldwin in 1923, donated to the Museum in 1965. We had lunch at the Golden Arches before heading south to Currie, our next adventure. Thank you to Milwaukee Road 261 for a good and fantastic, as well as safe, steam chase this morning.
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