[1] The North Shore Scenic Railroad operates excursions along the historic Lakefront Line, a 26-mile (42 km) section of rail between Duluth and Two Harbors.

Known originally as the Lake Division, it connected the isolated Duluth and Iron Range Railway with America’s expanding rail network.

Milwaukee Road 261 makes occasional visits to Duluth, during which some cars from its excursion train are joined with some of the LSRM's equipment for a dinner special.

The railroad also offers 2.5-hour Pizza and Elegant Dinner excursions from Duluth to Knife River.

On occasion, the NSSR will run a special Streamliner,[2] featuring Soo Line 2500 and Erie Mining Company 4211 pulling the finest passenger cars of the LSRM collection.