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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:  211   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:  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 1:00:24 PM
Location:  Savanna, 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 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:  199   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:  196   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:  186   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:  204   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:  195   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:  852204   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:  191   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:  180   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:  194   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:  266   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:  256   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:  327831   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:  149   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:  240   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:  275   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:  472   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:  435   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:  326   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:  370   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:  337   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:  458   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:  480   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:  281   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:  341   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:  285   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:  254   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:  436   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:  2326   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:  296   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:  269   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:  2765   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:  351   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:  391   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:  1617   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:  581   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:  313   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:  256   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:  282   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:  290   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:  310   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:  264   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:  316   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:  280   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:  463   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:  352   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:  490   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:  527   Comments: 0


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