24*, snow...yes, it was a might bit chilly. However, that did not deter the parents, the husband and myself from heading up to Two Harbors to "chase" this lovely back to Duluth:
For the last several years, the Depot in Duluth brings in a steam engine for four weekends of Fall colors. They run the engine up to Two Harbors, hold over for two hours so folks can have some lunch and walk the pier, then head back. We did this ride a couple years ago, and while it is always fun taking a trip back in time to ride the rails, you really couldn't see much of the engine that was pulling you. At the time, we thought it would be more fun to chase the train, snap some pictures, then go out to eat without having to worry about missing your ride back.
So we did. I don't have the best camera for doing this (a Canon Elph), and I had it on the wrong setting for the first couple of shots, but toward the end I think I captured a few good pics.
Perhaps K3 will pop by and remind me what kind of engine this is. You would think growing up in a house that loved trains I would know, but it's a short term memory thing and there are no aliens involved... ;)
2 comments:
According to Wikipedia it is an H-23 Pacific Class Steam Engine from the American Locomotive Company in Schenectady, NY.
Very pretty pictures. Love that the trees have some color. We haven't even begun fall here. It's still in the high 90's.
Dee is correct about the H-23 classification.
The shots turned out great! I'm glad to see the chase went so well.
Oddly enough, there was another steam engine running in Minneapolis this weekend. SP 4449 led a short excursion down the Mississippi.
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