The engine, Milwaukee Road No. 261, was built for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad during World War II by the American Locomotive Company in Schenectady, N.Y. Engine No. 261 was ...

WILLMAR -- A piece of history chugged into town Saturday with a visit by the Milwaukee Road No. 261, a steam locomotive restored to the heyday of the steam-powered train.

Milwaukee Road steam locomotive No. 261 sits on the tracks on the south side of Davenport, N.D., Thursday, June 1, 2017, as passengers and railroad enthusiasts took turns taking a look at the cab ...

Duluth will be the place to be for steam locomotive enthusiasts this weekend. And for the first time in years, more than 500 of them will arrive from the Twin Cities on a train pulled by the ...

Milwaukee Road steam locomotive No. 261 pulls in to The Willmar train station Saturday the day-long excursion began in Minneapolis and ended in Willmar where the engine was turned around so the ...

The train has been at the Milwaukee County Zoo since 1958, and the steam engines were gifts from The Milwaukee Journal; they're named after then-Journal executives Harry Grant and Irwin Maier.

MILWAUKEE COUNTY ZOO IS GETTING RID OF ITS STEAM LOCOMOTIVES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REASONS. THE ZOO SOLD THE ENGINES TO A MUSEUM IN WISCONSIN DELLS. TRAIN RIDES AT THE ZOO, HOWEVER, ARE NOT GOING AWAY ...

The Milwaukee County Zoo's popular zoo train will undergo some changes this year. The train's two steam locomotive engines will leave the zoo; they've been sold to the Riverside & Great Northern ...

The Milwaukee County Zoo steam locomotive engines have been a staple since the zoo’s inception. However, the attraction is no longer the same after a big decision.

The No. 1916 steam engine left the zoo April 1, but zoo visitors will still have several chances to ride the train as it's pulled by the No. 1924 engine before it leaves on Oct. 31.

The Zoo Line, the miniature railroad at the Milwaukee County Zoo, is shown beginning its daily operating schedule June 21, 1959. The steam-engine train was donated to the zoo by The Journal Company.