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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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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:  228   Comments: 0
IILW 261
Title:  IILW 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:  188   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:  206   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:  223   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:  220   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Milraukee 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:  228   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: 2/5/2009 1:04:50 PM
Location:  Savanna, IL
Author:  Don Dieckmann
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  247   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:  213   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 heads south along the Mississippi River at the Mipsissippi 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:  852229   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:  240   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:  204   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:  231   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 approacges 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:  303   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:  284   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:  327855   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 heads eavt 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:  179   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:  269   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:  305   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:  501   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:  494   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:  348   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:  414   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:  369   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:  505   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:  515   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:  313   Comments: 0
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:  377   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:  339   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:  289   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:  469   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:  2365   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:  329   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:  294   Comments: 0
Milwaukee Road 261
Title:  Milwaukee Road 261
Description:  Milwaukee Road 261 waiting to depart, again. If only they could run without the Amtrak units!
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:  2788   Comments: 0
Milwaukee Road 261 Details
Title:  Milwaukee Road 261 Details
Description:  Outside of the cab, with Frank's name proudly displayed in memory of him being the original engineer of this locomotive. His grandson, Steve, is currently running this locomotive. It's amazing to me that this engine has been "kept in the family" after all the years.
Photo Date:  10/3/2003  Upload Date: 11/29/2009 11:41:39 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Jeff Comfort
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  375   Comments: 0
Milwaukee Road 261 Details
Title:  Milwaukee Road 261 Details
Description:  Milwaukee Road emblem on the side of the tender.
Photo Date:  10/3/2003  Upload Date: 11/29/2009 11:41:40 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Jeff Comfort
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  417   Comments: 0
261 With Helping Amtrak Hands
Title:  261 With Helping Amtrak Hands
Description:  With two Amtrak Genesis units as backup, the 261 charges through the old GN Union Yard en route to downtown Saint Paul. From there the train will swing onto the CP River Sub for the trains fall color foilage trip to Winona.
Photo Date:  10/4/2003  Upload Date: 4/1/2009 9:29:02 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Krebes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4) AMTK 72(P42DC) AMTK 13(P42DC)
Views:  1743   Comments: 0
261!
Title:  261!
Description:  The title of this photo about says it all about this fabulous steam locomotive.
Photo Date:  10/4/2003  Upload Date: 4/1/2009 9:33:53 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Krebes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  651   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/4/2003  Upload Date: 11/4/2005 5:57:10 PM
Location:  Winona, MN
Author:  Matt Carlson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  340   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/4/2003  Upload Date: 11/4/2005 5:57:11 PM
Location:  Winona, MN
Author:  Matt Carlson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  290   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/4/2003  Upload Date: 11/4/2005 5:57:11 PM
Location:  Winona, MN
Author:  Matt Carlson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  303   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/4/2003  Upload Date: 11/4/2005 5:57:09 PM
Location:  Winona, MN
Author:  Matt Carlson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  353   Comments: 2
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/4/2003  Upload Date: 11/4/2005 6:57:08 PM
Location:  Dakota, MN
Author:  Matt Carlson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  364   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/4/2003  Upload Date: 11/4/2005 6:57:09 PM
Location:  Dakota, MN
Author:  Matt Carlson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  322   Comments: 1
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/4/2003  Upload Date: 11/4/2005 6:57:10 PM
Location:  Dakota, MN
Author:  Matt Carlson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  367   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/4/2003  Upload Date: 11/4/2005 6:57:10 PM
Location:  Dakota, MN
Author:  Matt Carlson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  336   Comments: 1
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/4/2003  Upload Date: 11/4/2005 6:57:11 PM
Location:  Dakota, MN
Author:  Matt Carlson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  508   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/4/2003  Upload Date: 11/4/2005 6:06:21 PM
Location:  La Crescent, MN
Author:  Matt Carlson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  411   Comments: 1
Passing Beneath The Van Cleeve Pedestrian Bridge
Title:  Passing Beneath The Van Cleeve Pedestrian Bridge
Description:  The 261 and her fall color excursion duck under the pedestrian bridge at Van Cleeve park in Minneapolis. The train is about to cross the old GN bridge over 15th avenue.
Photo Date:  10/4/2003  Upload Date: 4/16/2009 7:29:46 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Krebes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  551   Comments: 0
Waiting To Be Off
Title:  Waiting To Be Off
Description:  It is early on an October Saturday morning. A chill is in the air, but the boiler of the Milwaukee 261 is piping hot as she waits to be off with todays fall color foilage trip to Winona.
Photo Date:  10/4/2003  Upload Date: 4/1/2009 9:45:25 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Krebes
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  599   Comments: 0


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