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10/29/2024
 
 
 
 
 
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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261 on the Siding
Title:  261 on the Siding
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 rests after a day of running on the mainline.
Photo Date:  10/1/2017  Upload Date: 10/1/2017 7:47:01 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Josiah Larson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  161   Comments: 1
Heading For Beltline
Title:  Heading For Beltline
Description:  The 261's fall color trip to Glencoe heads for Beltline Boulevard on a showery Sunday morning.
Photo Date:  10/1/2017  Upload Date: 10/23/2017 6:54:25 PM
Location:  Saint Louis Park, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  56   Comments: 0
2017 North Pole Express
Title:  2017 North Pole Express
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 operating as the North Pole Express at St Paul Union Depot.
Photo Date:  11/30/2017  Upload Date: 2/26/2021 11:33:30 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Keon McGarvey
Categories:  Night,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  53   Comments: 0
The Grand Old 261
Title:  The Grand Old 261
Description:  Need I say more?
Photo Date:  12/9/2017  Upload Date: 12/13/2017 6:37:40 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Winter,Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  97   Comments: 0
The North Pole Express Is In!
Title:  The North Pole Express Is In!
Description:  The North Pole Express awaits its 1 P.M. departure from St. Paul Union Depot on a chilly but otherwise pleasant Saturday afternoon. Soon the train will be off to visit the land of jolly old St. Nick.
Photo Date:  12/9/2017  Upload Date: 12/9/2017 8:24:37 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  82   Comments: 0
Backlit Shot
Title:  Backlit Shot
Description:  Darn sun. Oh well...
Photo Date:  12/9/2017  Upload Date: 12/13/2017 6:35:37 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  44   Comments: 0
Miracles Do Come True
Title:  Miracles Do Come True
Description:  I never thought I would see a Milwaukee Road steam locomotive, much less one in operation. The grand old 261 sure proved me wrong, thank God. Here she is at the end of the line with the 1 P.M. North Pole Express. Dig that smoke plume.
Photo Date:  12/9/2017  Upload Date: 12/13/2017 6:40:54 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Roster,Winter,Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  96   Comments: 0
Heading For Old St. Nick's Place
Title:  Heading For Old St. Nick's Place
Description:  The North Pole Express chugs along, minutes from its destination at the North Pole. Speaking of poles, I should have waited a second or so more before taking this shot. The light pole at left kind of messes with the view of the 261.
Photo Date:  12/9/2017  Upload Date: 12/13/2017 6:36:05 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Steam,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  98   Comments: 0
261 To The Pole
Title:  261 To The Pole
Description:  The North Pole Express makes its arrival at the North Pole on a relatively pleasant December afternoon. Ah to be a kid again...
Photo Date:  12/9/2017  Upload Date: 12/13/2017 6:36:54 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  136   Comments: 1
Christmas Trains
Title:  Christmas Trains
Description:  Two Christmas-inspired passenger trains making Union Depot very busy.
Photo Date:  12/9/2017  Upload Date: 10/15/2020 5:11:23 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Keon McGarvey
Categories:  Winter,Night,Station,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MNRX 502(MP36PH-3C) MNRX 505(MP36PH-3C) MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  111   Comments: 1
Passing The Signals
Title:  Passing The Signals
Description:  The 261 passes beneath the signals at the east end of St. Paul Union Depot as the 1 P.M. run to the North Pole heads out.
Photo Date:  12/9/2017  Upload Date: 12/9/2017 8:31:20 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Winter,Steam,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  158   Comments: 0
2018 Gourmet Express
Title:  2018 Gourmet Express
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 operating on the Twin Cities & Western.
Photo Date:  9/8/2018  Upload Date: 2/27/2021 11:16:58 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Keon McGarvey
Categories:  Bridge,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  39   Comments: 0
2018 Gourmet Express
Title:  2018 Gourmet Express
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 operating on the Twin Cities & Western.
Photo Date:  9/8/2018  Upload Date: 2/27/2021 11:17:46 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Keon McGarvey
Categories:  Bridge,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  34   Comments: 0
2018 Gourmet Express
Title:  2018 Gourmet Express
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 operating on the Twin Cities & Western.
Photo Date:  9/8/2018  Upload Date: 2/27/2021 11:18:31 AM
Location:  Chanhassen, MN
Author:  Keon McGarvey
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  59   Comments: 0
2018 Gourmet Express
Title:  2018 Gourmet Express
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 operating on the Twin Cities & Western.
Photo Date:  9/8/2018  Upload Date: 2/27/2021 11:20:56 AM
Location:  Cologne, MN
Author:  Keon McGarvey
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  31   Comments: 0
2018 Gourmet Express
Title:  2018 Gourmet Express
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 operating on the Twin Cities & Western.
Photo Date:  9/8/2018  Upload Date: 2/27/2021 11:21:57 AM
Location:  Cologne, MN
Author:  Keon McGarvey
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  45   Comments: 0
2018 Gourmet Express
Title:  2018 Gourmet Express
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 operating on the Twin Cities & Western.
Photo Date:  9/8/2018  Upload Date: 2/27/2021 11:22:26 AM
Location:  Bongards, MN
Author:  Keon McGarvey
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  35   Comments: 0
2018 Gourmet Express
Title:  2018 Gourmet Express
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 operating on the Twin Cities & Western.
Photo Date:  9/8/2018  Upload Date: 2/27/2021 11:23:10 AM
Location:  Bongards, MN
Author:  Keon McGarvey
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  64   Comments: 0
2018 Gourmet Express
Title:  2018 Gourmet Express
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 operating on the Twin Cities & Western.
Photo Date:  9/8/2018  Upload Date: 2/27/2021 11:25:16 AM
Location:  Bongards, MN
Author:  Keon McGarvey
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  41   Comments: 0
2018 Gourmet Express
Title:  2018 Gourmet Express
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 operating on the Twin Cities & Western.
Photo Date:  9/8/2018  Upload Date: 2/27/2021 11:26:59 AM
Location:  Bongards, MN
Author:  Keon McGarvey
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  26   Comments: 0
2018 Gourmet Express
Title:  2018 Gourmet Express
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 operating on the Twin Cities & Western.
Photo Date:  9/8/2018  Upload Date: 2/27/2021 11:28:10 AM
Location:  Norwood Young America, MN
Author:  Keon McGarvey
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  25   Comments: 0
2018 Gourmet Express
Title:  2018 Gourmet Express
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 operating on the Twin Cities & Western.
Photo Date:  9/8/2018  Upload Date: 2/27/2021 11:29:54 AM
Location:  Plato, MN
Author:  Keon McGarvey
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  28   Comments: 0
2018 Gourmet Express
Title:  2018 Gourmet Express
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 operating on the Twin Cities & Western.
Photo Date:  9/8/2018  Upload Date: 2/27/2021 11:33:56 AM
Location:  Glencoe, MN
Author:  Keon McGarvey
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  31   Comments: 0
2018 Gourmet Express
Title:  2018 Gourmet Express
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 operating on the Twin Cities & Western.
Photo Date:  9/8/2018  Upload Date: 2/27/2021 11:34:50 AM
Location:  Glencoe, MN
Author:  Keon McGarvey
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  33   Comments: 0
"MILW 261 West" At Powers Blvd
Title:  "MILW 261 West" At Powers Blvd
Description:  "Milw 261 West" crosses Powers Blvd in grand style on a sunny, cool, and breezy Saturday afternoon on the second weekend in September. Many patrons were enjoying good eats on this trip, because the excursions run this weekend were dubbed the "Gourmet Express" due to the food-oriented nature of the trip. The track warrant was nevertheless issued to "MILW 261 West" when the Gourmet Express was at Tower E-14 in Minnetonka, the beginning of Twin Cities & Western-owned track.
Photo Date:  9/8/2018  Upload Date: 9/9/2018 5:49:53 PM
Location:  Chanhassen, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Bridge,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  274   Comments: 0
MILW 261 + 1938 reversing towards Home
Title:  MILW 261 + 1938 reversing towards Home
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/8/2018  Upload Date: 8/4/2023 11:38:12 PM
Location:  Norwood Young America, MN
Author:  Andrew Goblirsch
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  44   Comments: 0
MILW 261 + TCWR 2015
Title:  MILW 261 + TCWR 2015
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/8/2018  Upload Date: 11/17/2018 8:53:44 PM
Location:  Glencoe, MN
Author:  Andrew Goblirsch
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4) TCWR 2015(GP38-2)
Views:  265   Comments: 3
2018 Gourmet Express
Title:  2018 Gourmet Express
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 operating on the Twin Cities & Western.
Photo Date:  9/9/2018  Upload Date: 2/27/2021 11:49:40 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Keon McGarvey
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  31   Comments: 0
2018 Gourmet Express
Title:  2018 Gourmet Express
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 operating on the Twin Cities & Western.
Photo Date:  9/9/2018  Upload Date: 2/27/2021 11:51:32 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Keon McGarvey
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  31   Comments: 0
2018 Gourmet Express
Title:  2018 Gourmet Express
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 operating on the Twin Cities & Western.
Photo Date:  9/9/2018  Upload Date: 2/27/2021 11:52:19 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Keon McGarvey
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  27   Comments: 0
2018 Gourmet Express
Title:  2018 Gourmet Express
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 operating on the Twin Cities & Western.
Photo Date:  9/9/2018  Upload Date: 2/27/2021 11:53:08 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Keon McGarvey
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  29   Comments: 0
2018 Gourmet Express
Title:  2018 Gourmet Express
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 operating on the Twin Cities & Western.
Photo Date:  9/9/2018  Upload Date: 2/27/2021 11:54:08 AM
Location:  Bongards, MN
Author:  Keon McGarvey
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  55   Comments: 0
2018 Gourmet Express
Title:  2018 Gourmet Express
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 operating on the Twin Cities & Western.
Photo Date:  9/9/2018  Upload Date: 2/27/2021 11:56:12 AM
Location:  Bongards, MN
Author:  Keon McGarvey
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  42   Comments: 0
2018 Gourmet Express
Title:  2018 Gourmet Express
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 operating on the Twin Cities & Western.
Photo Date:  9/9/2018  Upload Date: 2/27/2021 11:56:58 AM
Location:  Bongards, MN
Author:  Keon McGarvey
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  48   Comments: 0
2018 Gourmet Express
Title:  2018 Gourmet Express
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 operating on the Twin Cities & Western.
Photo Date:  9/9/2018  Upload Date: 2/27/2021 11:57:52 AM
Location:  Bongards, MN
Author:  Keon McGarvey
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  27   Comments: 0
Charging on the Main
Title:  Charging on the Main
Description:  261 leads the train past the "station" area to then reverse onto the siding.
Photo Date:  9/9/2018  Upload Date: 9/10/2018 4:22:51 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Josiah Larson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  251   Comments: 1
MILW 261, 1938, 800608 + 2450
Title:  MILW 261, 1938, 800608 + 2450
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/22/2018  Upload Date: 7/27/2023 8:47:00 PM
Location:  Minneapolis Jct., MN
Author:  Andrew Goblirsch
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  50   Comments: 0
MILW 261, Loram DC-4 + DC4
Title:  MILW 261, Loram DC-4 + DC4
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/22/2018  Upload Date: 7/20/2019 3:52:46 PM
Location:  Minneapolis Jct., MN
Author:  Andrew Goblirsch
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  120   Comments: 1
MILW 261, RBBX 63001 + More
Title:  MILW 261, RBBX 63001 + More
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/22/2018  Upload Date: 5/18/2019 6:58:10 PM
Location:  Minneapolis Jct., MN
Author:  Andrew Goblirsch
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  204   Comments: 0
MILW 261 Tender Left Side Behind
Title:  MILW 261 Tender Left Side Behind
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/22/2018  Upload Date: 7/16/2023 1:29:46 AM
Location:  Minneapolis Jct., MN
Author:  Andrew Goblirsch
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  23   Comments: 0
TCWR 2015 leads following behind by 261
Title:  TCWR 2015 leads following behind by 261
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/22/2018  Upload Date: 8/30/2023 5:35:57 PM
Location:  Minneapolis Jct., MN
Author:  Andrew Goblirsch
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  TCWR 2015(GP38-2) MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  50   Comments: 0
North Pole Express 2018
Title:  North Pole Express 2018
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/8/2018  Upload Date: 9/23/2022 10:08:14 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Andrew Goblirsch
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  108   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/15/2019  Upload Date: 8/9/2019 8:25:06 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  G Gerard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  189   Comments: 0
Showtime At Beltline
Title:  Showtime At Beltline
Description:  Rick (far left) and other railfans and onlookers enjoy showtime at Beltline Boulevard as Steve and his crew get up to track speed on their way to Glencoe. Note the historic concrete silo now owned by Nordic Ware.
Photo Date:  6/22/2019  Upload Date: 6/23/2019 10:24:53 PM
Location:  Saint Louis Park, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  95   Comments: 1
Showtime At Bass Lake
Title:  Showtime At Bass Lake
Description:  Steve and his crew brings their train, a westbound run to Glencoe, off the old Louie and onto the old Milwaukee down at what once was the sprawling Bass Lake Yard of the Milwaukee Road.
Photo Date:  6/22/2019  Upload Date: 6/23/2019 10:22:54 PM
Location:  Saint Louis Park, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  84   Comments: 1
Back To The Fifties!
Title:  Back To The Fifties!
Description:  The Milwaukee Road Historical Association had their convention in St. Paul this year, so the Friends of the 261 put on an excursion for them and the general public, resulting in this mondo excursion consist. Note the Friends new classic diesel, still sporting Wisconsin & Southern paint and number but also a classy Hiawatha logo. Talk about "back to the fifties"!
Photo Date:  6/22/2019  Upload Date: 6/23/2019 10:38:01 PM
Location:  Saint Louis Park, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4) WSOR 101(E9A) MILW 32A(E9A)
Views:  504   Comments: 1
"Look Up, Brother! She's Steam!"
Title:  "Look Up, Brother! She's Steam!"
Description:  Here comes Steve and the 261 crew with their 1944-vintage Alco, about to bring their train off the old Minneapolis & St. Louis and onto the old Milwaukee Road down east of Beltline Boulevard. Note how while the lady at right is appreciating the 261, the dude jogging across the tracks reminds me of a comment David P. Morgan wanted to shout at a Canadian commuter reading his paper while a Canadian Pacific steam engine on a commuter run passed him: "Look up, brother! She's steam!"
Photo Date:  6/22/2019  Upload Date: 6/23/2019 10:22:16 PM
Location:  Saint Louis Park, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  95   Comments: 1
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/22/2019  Upload Date: 8/9/2019 8:25:37 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  G Gerard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  163   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Steam excursion for the Milwaukee Road Historical Society.
Photo Date:  6/22/2019  Upload Date: 7/3/2019 5:22:05 PM
Location:  Cologne, MN
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  114   Comments: 1
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Steam excursion for the Milwaukee Road Historical Society.
Photo Date:  6/22/2019  Upload Date: 7/3/2019 5:22:24 PM
Location:  Brownton, MN
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  121   Comments: 1


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