Duluth will be the place to be for steam locomotive enthusiasts this weekend. And for the first time in years, more than 500 of them will arrive from the Twin Cities on a train pulled by the historic ...

WILLMAR -- A piece of history chugged into town Saturday with a visit by the Milwaukee Road No. 261, a steam locomotive restored to the heyday of the steam-powered train. Spectators waited in a cold ...

A donation from Metra to Railroading Heritage of Midwest America (RRHMA) is bringing a historic diesel locomotive to the ...

A ghost of sorts will make an appearance Friday as the Milwaukee Road steam locomotive 261 powers into the Quad-Cities as part of Grand Excursion activities. The locomotive is expected to arrive at ...

SILVIS, Ill. — Minneapolis based nonprofit "Friends of the 261" has purchased the former National Railway Equipment (NRE) shop complex located in Silvis, Illinois. The group plans to use the railway ...