Milwaukee Road 261 is a S3 class 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in Schenectady, New York, in July 1944 for the Milwaukee Road (MILW). It was used for heavy mainline freight and passenger work …

Aug 25, 2024 · The Milwaukee Road 261 was the railroad's most advanced 4-8-4 design, and one of the most advanced steam locomotives in general having been built in 1943.

Friends of the 261 got its start in 1991 as the “Friends of the 261 Inc.” a volunteer group that supported the operation of Milwaukee Road 261, a steam locomotive based in Minneapolis, Minn. Friends of the 261 owns a fleet of passenger cars, with most of them painted in Milwaukee Road maroon and orange passenger train colors which travel ...

Aug 1, 1993 · Information about the rebuilding of Milwaukee Road “Northern” steam locomotive #261 from the”Friends of the 261″ Inc. 261 under steam for the first time since 1954. FIRE UP!

Jan 1, 2009 · #261 is a coal-fired Northern (4-8-4) type locomotive built by Alco in July 1944. It is one of the last steam locomotives bought by that railroad and worked for only ten years before going into storage in late 1954 (1955 was the last year of …

The Milwaukee Road S3 Class was a class of 10 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotives built by the American Locomotive Company in 1944 and operated by the Milwaukee Road until the mid 1950s. The locomotives saw service in pulling freight and passenger trains throughout the Milwaukee Road.

May 18, 2023 · The Friends of the 261, an operating firm for the Railroading Heritage of Midwest America, run excursion trips pulled by Milwaukee Road steam locomotive No. 261, a 4-8-4 built by Alco in 1944, and Milwaukee Road 32A, an E9A built in 1955. They also operate historic passenger cars on Amtrak trains.

Milwaukee Road No. 261 is an S3 Class 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotive. It was retired from revenue service in August 1954 and originally donated in 1958 to the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay Wisconsin.

Feb 25, 2023 · Milwaukee Road 261 is a 4-8-4 steam locomotive built by American Locomotive Company in July 1944 for the Milwaukee Road. After being retired in 1956, it was preserved and donated to the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Photos and Information for Milwaukee Road #261, a large coal burning steam locomotive owned by the Friends of the 261 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.