32A in Chanhassen
Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 261 pulled the "Gourmet Express" from Chanhassen to Sumter, Minnesota, and return on October 2, 2022 over the tracks of the Twin Cities & Western (the original Milwaukee Road main line to the Pacific coast). A stop for lunch was made at Bongards, where 261 also performed two photo runbys. Since there are no turning facilities on the line, Milwaukee Road E9A 32A was used to pull the excursion back to Chanhassen.
32A in Chanhassen
Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 261 pulled the "Gourmet Express" from Chanhassen to Sumter, Minnesota, and return on October 2, 2022 over the tracks of the Twin Cities & Western (the original Milwaukee Road main line to the Pacific coast). A stop for lunch was made at Bongards, where 261 also performed two photo runbys. Since there are no turning facilities on the line, Milwaukee Road E9A 32A was used to pull the excursion back to Chanhassen.