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Owner: Milwaukee Road
Model:Alco 4-8-4Built As:MILW 261 (4-8-4)
Serial Number:71974Order No:S-1928
Frame Number:26X32 cylinders,74" driversBuilt:7/1944
Notes:S-3
Other locos with this serial:  MILW 261(4-8-4) DLW 1661(4-8-4)
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Excursion steams west
Title:  Excursion steams west
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/3/2001  Upload Date: 7/30/2010 1:34:52 PM
Location:  Becker, MN
Author:  Paul Leach
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  288   Comments: 0
Westbound excursion
Title:  Westbound excursion
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/3/2001  Upload Date: 7/30/2010 1:34:26 PM
Location:  Big Lake, MN
Author:  Paul Leach
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  251   Comments: 0
Excursion returns east
Title:  Excursion returns east
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/3/2001  Upload Date: 7/30/2010 1:36:41 PM
Location:  Clear Lake, MN
Author:  Paul Leach
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  247   Comments: 1
Milwaukee Road 261
Title:  Milwaukee Road 261
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 waiting to depart. I believe this trip took the train from Minneapolis to Duluth then Staples and back to Minneapolis.
Photo Date:  7/14/2001  Upload Date: 11/29/2009 11:41:35 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Jeff Comfort
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  473   Comments: 0
Milwaukee Road 261 and the GN 400 Hustle Muscle
Title:  Milwaukee Road 261 and the GN 400 Hustle Muscle
Description:  The Great Northern 400, the first SD45 shipped to GN, was the second engine and only diesel inline in this train.
Photo Date:  7/14/2001  Upload Date: 11/29/2009 11:41:35 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Jeff Comfort
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4) GN 400(SD45)
Views:  1399   Comments: 0
Milwaukee Road 261 at 60 MPH
Title:  Milwaukee Road 261 at 60 MPH
Description:  Pacing the 261 on Hwy 10 just east of St. Cloud.
Photo Date:  7/14/2001  Upload Date: 11/29/2009 11:41:36 PM
Location:  Saint Cloud, MN
Author:  Jeff Comfort
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  296   Comments: 0
Excursion photo run-by
Title:  Excursion photo run-by
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/18/2002  Upload Date: 4/20/2009 7:43:16 PM
Location:  Brook Park, MN
Author:  Paul Leach
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  288   Comments: 0
Working to rerail
Title:  Working to rerail
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/18/2002  Upload Date: 4/20/2009 7:44:06 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Paul Leach
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  339   Comments: 0
Servicing prior to departure
Title:  Servicing prior to departure
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/19/2002  Upload Date: 4/20/2009 7:45:16 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Paul Leach
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  304   Comments: 0
Rollin through Aurora,s east side
Title:  Rollin through Aurora,s east side
Description:  #261 coming back from Galesburg railroad days
Photo Date:  6/7/2002  Upload Date: 5/28/2007 6:29:28 PM
Location:  Aurora, IL
Author:  Steven Kakoczki
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  403   Comments: 1
Lets go to Galesburg by train
Title:  Lets go to Galesburg by train
Description:  Milw 261 enroute to Galesburg Railroad days through Aurora
Photo Date:  6/8/2002  Upload Date: 5/28/2007 1:45:24 PM
Location:  Aurora, IL
Author:  Steven Kakoczki
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  372   Comments: 1
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 heads south along the Mississippi River at the Mississippi Palisades State Park.
Photo Date:  6/20/2002  Upload Date: 2/8/2009 12:56:11 PM
Location:  Savanna, IL
Author:  Don Dieckmann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  163   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 heads south along the Mississippi River at the Mississippi Palisades State Park.
Photo Date:  6/20/2002  Upload Date: 2/8/2009 12:57:19 PM
Location:  Savanna, IL
Author:  Don Dieckmann
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  130   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 heads south along the Mississippi River at the Mississippi Palisades State Park.
Photo Date:  6/20/2002  Upload Date: 2/8/2009 12:58:15 PM
Location:  Savanna, IL
Author:  Don Dieckmann
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  164   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 heads south along the Mississippi River at the Mississippi Palisades State Park.
Photo Date:  6/20/2002  Upload Date: 2/8/2009 12:59:08 PM
Location:  Savanna, IL
Author:  Don Dieckmann
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  121   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 heads south along the Mississippi River at the Mississippi Palisades State Park.
Photo Date:  6/20/2002  Upload Date: 2/8/2009 1:00:24 PM
Location:  Savanna, IL
Author:  Don Dieckmann
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  139   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 heads south along the Mississippi River at the Mississippi Palisades State Park.
Photo Date:  6/20/2002  Upload Date: 2/8/2009 1:01:01 PM
Location:  Savanna, IL
Author:  Don Dieckmann
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  156   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 heads south along the Mississippi River at the Mississippi Palisades State Park. This picture makes me think I am looking down at a model.
Photo Date:  6/20/2002  Upload Date: 2/8/2009 1:02:34 PM
Location:  Savanna, IL
Author:  Don Dieckmann
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  151   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 heads south along the Mississippi River at the Mississippi Palisades State Park.
Photo Date:  6/20/2002  Upload Date: 2/8/2009 1:03:32 PM
Location:  Savanna, IL
Author:  Don Dieckmann
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  135   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 heads south along the Mississippi River at the Mississippi Palisades State Park.
Photo Date:  6/20/2002  Upload Date: 2/8/2009 12:55:18 PM
Location:  Savanna, IL
Author:  Don Dieckmann
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  131   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 heads south along the Mississippi River at the Mississippi Palisades State Park.
Photo Date:  6/20/2002  Upload Date: 2/8/2009 1:04:50 PM
Location:  Savanna, IL
Author:  Don Dieckmann
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  160   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 heads south along the Mississippi River at the Mississippi Palisades State Park.
Photo Date:  6/20/2002  Upload Date: 2/8/2009 1:05:22 PM
Location:  Savanna, IL
Author:  Don Dieckmann
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  144   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 heads south along the Mississippi River at the Mississippi Palisades State Park, heading into Savanna. It will stop there for a while, to take on water, which allowed me to get back out in front of the train.
Photo Date:  6/20/2002  Upload Date: 2/8/2009 1:07:17 PM
Location:  Savanna, IL
Author:  Don Dieckmann
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  186   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 approaches the Burlington Road overpass. Even tho there are few trains, I love this spot for photos. I am surprised no one else is here for this train.
Photo Date:  6/20/2002  Upload Date: 2/8/2009 1:29:13 PM
Location:  Oregon, IL
Author:  Don Dieckmann
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  128   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 approaches the Burlington Road overpass.
Photo Date:  6/20/2002  Upload Date: 2/8/2009 1:31:37 PM
Location:  Oregon, IL
Author:  Don Dieckmann
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  132   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 approaches the Burlington Road overpass.
Photo Date:  6/20/2002  Upload Date: 2/8/2009 1:34:15 PM
Location:  Oregon, IL
Author:  Don Dieckmann
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  148   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 approaches the Burlington Road overpass.
Photo Date:  6/20/2002  Upload Date: 2/8/2009 1:35:26 PM
Location:  Oregon, IL
Author:  Don Dieckmann
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  212   Comments: 1
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 about to pass under the Burlington Road overpass.
Photo Date:  6/20/2002  Upload Date: 2/8/2009 1:37:08 PM
Location:  Oregon, IL
Author:  Don Dieckmann
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  207   Comments: 1
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 heads east away from the Burlington Road overpass.
Photo Date:  6/20/2002  Upload Date: 2/8/2009 1:38:48 PM
Location:  Oregon, IL
Author:  Don Dieckmann
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  114   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 heads east away from the Burlington Road overpass.
Photo Date:  6/20/2002  Upload Date: 2/8/2009 1:52:24 PM
Location:  Oregon, IL
Author:  Don Dieckmann
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  109   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 heads east away from the Burlington Road overpass.
Photo Date:  6/20/2002  Upload Date: 2/8/2009 1:53:43 PM
Location:  Oregon, IL
Author:  Don Dieckmann
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  113   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 heads east away from the Burlington Road overpass. If it were a clear day, the Byron power plant cooling towers would be in the background.
Photo Date:  6/20/2002  Upload Date: 2/8/2009 1:57:25 PM
Location:  Oregon, IL
Author:  Don Dieckmann
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  170   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 leads an excursion down the BNSF Aurura sub. in June 2002. This was the last time 261 road on BNSF trackage through Prairie du Chien
Photo Date:  6/20/2002  Upload Date: 11/6/2009 10:36:35 PM
Location:  Prairie du Chien, WI
Author:  Dillon Petrowitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  184   Comments: 1
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 passes by the La Pointe Street crossing on its eastbound excursion in June 2002.
Photo Date:  6/20/2002  Upload Date: 11/6/2009 10:37:18 PM
Location:  Prairie du Chien, WI
Author:  Dillon Petrowitz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  224   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Departing Union Station for the Galesburg RR Days.
Photo Date:  6/22/2002  Upload Date: 11/26/2004 8:29:40 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Todd Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  414   Comments: 1
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Returning to Chicago from the Galesburg RR Days.
Photo Date:  6/22/2002  Upload Date: 11/26/2004 8:34:38 PM
Location:  Montgomery, IL
Author:  Todd Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  375   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/25/2002  Upload Date: 11/4/2005 6:46:50 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Matt Carlson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  279   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Never shoot into the sun
Photo Date:  6/25/2002  Upload Date: 11/4/2005 9:19:26 PM
Location:  Lynxville, WI
Author:  Matt Carlson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  288   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/25/2002  Upload Date: 11/4/2005 6:52:51 PM
Location:  Prairie du Chien, WI
Author:  Matt Carlson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  263   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/25/2002  Upload Date: 11/4/2005 6:52:51 PM
Location:  Prairie du Chien, WI
Author:  Matt Carlson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  391   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/25/2002  Upload Date: 11/4/2005 9:26:03 PM
Location:  Stoddard, WI
Author:  Matt Carlson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  402   Comments: 1
Steam through downtown Aurora
Title:  Steam through downtown Aurora
Description:  Milw 261 rolling through the old train station area
Photo Date:  7/10/2002  Upload Date: 5/28/2007 1:50:18 PM
Location:  Aurora, IL
Author:  Steven Kakoczki
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  230   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Here she is West bound heading towards Rochelle, only to turn around and head back to Chicago
Photo Date:  7/20/2003  Upload Date: 5/31/2008 10:43:57 PM
Location:  Big Rock, IL
Author:  steven hamilton
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  327   Comments: 1
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/3/2003  Upload Date: 11/4/2005 6:06:14 PM
Location:  La Crescent, MN
Author:  Matt Carlson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  293   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/3/2003  Upload Date: 11/4/2005 9:22:14 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Matt Carlson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  231   Comments: 1
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/3/2003  Upload Date: 11/4/2005 9:22:14 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Matt Carlson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  197   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/3/2003  Upload Date: 11/4/2005 9:22:15 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Matt Carlson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  380   Comments: 1
Milwaukee Road 261
Title:  Milwaukee Road 261
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 waiting to depart, again. On this trip I had my then new Olympus C-700, which was much improved over my first digital camera!
Photo Date:  10/3/2003  Upload Date: 11/29/2009 11:41:36 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Jeff Comfort
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  2248   Comments: 0
Milwaukee Road 261 Details
Title:  Milwaukee Road 261 Details
Description:  Close-up of the number boards and headlight.
Photo Date:  10/3/2003  Upload Date: 11/29/2009 11:41:37 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Jeff Comfort
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  226   Comments: 0
Milwaukee Road 261 Details
Title:  Milwaukee Road 261 Details
Description:  Close-up of the side marker lights.
Photo Date:  10/3/2003  Upload Date: 11/29/2009 11:41:38 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Jeff Comfort
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  202   Comments: 0


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