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Photos: Christmas Tree Train pulls out of the station

Passengers rode the North Shore Scenic Railroad from Duluth to Knife River where they were able to buy Christmas trees and wreaths before returning to Duluth.

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Kent Gerads, 16, of Corcoran, Minnesota, carries a Christmas tree his family selected while taking park in the North Shore Scenic Railroad Christmas Tree Train on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, at the Knife River Depot. Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune
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November 27, 2021 03:33 PM
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North Shore Scenic Railroad Christmas Tree Train nears the Christmas Tree lot on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, at the Knife River Depot. Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune
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Soren von Goertz, clockwise from left, Brynn von Goertz, Emma von Goertz, Eliza von Goertz, Mary von Goertz, and Elin von Goertz pose for a selfie during the North Shore Scenic Railroad Christmas Tree Train on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, at the Knife River Depot. Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune
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Blake Hallahan, 6, of Minnetonka, Minnesota, looks at Christmas trees during the North Shore Scenic Railroad Christmas Tree Train on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, at the Knife River Depot. Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune
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Dance Attic performs during the North Shore Scenic Railroad Christmas Tree Train on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, at the Knife River Depot. Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune
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Paul von Goertz of Knife River is dressed in vintage railway clothing during the North Shore Scenic Railroad Christmas Tree Train on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, at the Knife River Depot. Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune
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Passengers look out the windows of the North Shore Scenic Railroad Christmas Tree Train on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, at the Knife River Depot. Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune
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The Chirstmas tree lot for the North Shore Scenic Railroad Christmas Tree Train on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, at the Knife River Depot. Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune
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Dressed in vintage clothing Paul von Goertz of Knife River talks to passengers of the North Shore Scenic Railroad Christmas Tree Train on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, at the Knife River Depot. Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune
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A conductor waves as the North Shore Scenic Railroad Christmas Tree Train departs on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, at the Knife River Depot. Clint Austin / Duluth News Tribune
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Clint Austin
By Clint Austin
A photographer at the Duluth News Tribune since August 2003.
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