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Title: |
I Hope Nobody Was Blasé About This |
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There is my old friend the Milwaukee 261, crossing Wooddale Avenue in reverse as a special run for Loram workers reaches its boarding point down by Brunswick. I sure hope one of the motorists waiting for the train were blasé at the sight of the living, breathing 1944-vintage steam locomotive. |
Photo Date: |
9/24/2019 Upload Date: 9/24/2019 11:24:30 PM |
Location: |
Saint Louis Park, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Steam,Action |
Locomotives: |
MILW 261(4-8-4) |
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169 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
My Old Friend |
Description: |
I have been following (and sometimes riding behind or visiting the cab of) the 261 since 1997, back when Union Pacific 4014's boiler was cold but dry out in Southern California. As cool as an operating Big Boy is, the 261, one of the few surviving, and sole operating, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific steam engines, is my old friend. |
Photo Date: |
9/24/2019 Upload Date: 9/24/2019 11:09:31 PM |
Location: |
Saint Louis Park, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Steam |
Locomotives: |
MILW 261(4-8-4) |
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250 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
Here Comes The Miracle Of The Rails |
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The 261 rolls along with the rest of the Loram special as the train arrives at the boarding site in St. Louis Park. May your luck always be good, 261! I could not believe the sight of an operating Milwaukee Road steam engine when I first glimpsed her in the documentary "Lost Twin Cities," but "Trains" and "Railfan & Railroad" soon confirmed the 261's existence. I have now dubbed her "the Miracle of the Rails" due to her long, successful career as an excursion engine. |
Photo Date: |
9/24/2019 Upload Date: 9/24/2019 11:23:36 PM |
Location: |
Saint Louis Park, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Steam,Action |
Locomotives: |
MILW 261(4-8-4) |
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230 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
WSOR 101, MILW 261 North Pole Express + Covered Hoppers |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
12/15/2019 Upload Date: 10/6/2023 11:15:37 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Andrew Goblirsch |
Categories: |
Track |
Locomotives: |
WSOR 101(E9A) MILW 261(4-8-4) |
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103 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
MILW 261 |
Description: |
One of my better pictures of her, 261 slowly departs Chanhassen. |
Photo Date: |
1/31/2021 Upload Date: 9/27/2022 1:05:32 PM |
Location: |
Chanhassen, MN |
Author: |
Ray Gracek |
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Locomotives: |
MILW 261(4-8-4) |
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96 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
261 in NYA. |
Description: |
Gourmet express. |
Photo Date: |
10/2/2021 Upload Date: 9/27/2022 1:05:13 PM |
Location: |
Norwood Young Americ, MN |
Author: |
Ray Gracek |
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Locomotives: |
MILW 261(4-8-4) |
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63 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Pouring Rain at Plato! |
Description: |
Rain |
Photo Date: |
10/2/2021 Upload Date: 9/27/2022 1:07:20 PM |
Location: |
Plato, MN |
Author: |
Ray Gracek |
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Locomotives: |
MILW 261(4-8-4) |
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70 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
261 |
Description: |
261 speeds thru Plato. |
Photo Date: |
10/2/2021 Upload Date: 9/27/2022 1:05:53 PM |
Location: |
Plato, MN |
Author: |
Ray Gracek |
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Locomotives: |
MILW 261(4-8-4) |
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68 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
MILW 261 + 32A Christmas |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
12/3/2021 Upload Date: 12/3/2021 10:25:29 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Andrew Goblirsch |
Categories: |
Track |
Locomotives: |
MILW 261(4-8-4) MILW 32A(E9A) |
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157 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Steam Returns! |
Description: |
After an absence of a year, steam returned to St. Paul Union Depot as the Friends of the 261's North Pole Express made its return. Here the train is awaiting the first departure of the day, at 3 P.M., on a relatively mild Sunday afternoon. |
Photo Date: |
12/5/2021 Upload Date: 12/5/2021 7:25:49 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Winter,Station,Steam,Signal,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
MILW 261(4-8-4) MILW 32A(E9A) |
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111 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Passing Highway 52 |
Description: |
The North Pole Express passes under Highway 52 shortly after 3 P.M. on the first Sunday in December, 2021. |
Photo Date: |
12/5/2021 Upload Date: 12/5/2021 7:26:53 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Winter,Steam,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
MILW 261(4-8-4) MILW 32A(E9A) |
Views: |
169 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
MILW 261 + John Deere Harvester |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
10/1/2022 Upload Date: 10/3/2022 11:07:00 PM |
Location: |
Brownton, MN |
Author: |
Andrew Goblirsch |
Categories: |
Track |
Locomotives: |
MILW 261(4-8-4) |
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54 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
MILW 261 Rainy Noon |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
10/1/2022 Upload Date: 10/6/2022 11:17:37 PM |
Location: |
Glencoe, MN |
Author: |
Andrew Goblirsch |
Categories: |
Track |
Locomotives: |
MILW 261(4-8-4) |
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48 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Charging Through Chaska |
Description: |
Steve Sandburg and company have the 261 running at a good gait as the 2022 "Gourmet Express" charges through Chaska shortly after 1 p.m. on the first Saturday of October, 2022. |
Photo Date: |
10/1/2022 Upload Date: 10/3/2022 9:01:50 PM |
Location: |
Chaska, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Steam,Passenger,Action |
Locomotives: |
MILW 261(4-8-4) |
Views: |
83 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Classy Train |
Description: |
The consist for the 2022 "Gourmet Express" is back in Hopkins after a weekend of trips out of Chanhassen over the Twin Cities & Western. What a classy train the Friends of the 261 have put together over the years! |
Photo Date: |
10/2/2022 Upload Date: 10/3/2022 9:04:34 PM |
Location: |
Hopkins, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Passenger |
Locomotives: |
MILW 32A(E9A) MILW 261(4-8-4) |
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106 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Almost Home |
Description: |
The Milwaukee 261 is almost home as the train pauses to disembark volunteers in Hopkins prior to being led back to town by a PTC-equipped TCWR unit. The fall colors and big building add nice contrasts to this living legend of the rails. |
Photo Date: |
10/2/2022 Upload Date: 10/3/2022 9:05:59 PM |
Location: |
Hopkins, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Steam,Passenger |
Locomotives: |
MILW 261(4-8-4) |
Views: |
72 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
GN 192 + MILW 261 Beautiful Day |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
6/3/2023 Upload Date: 7/3/2023 11:27:38 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Andrew Goblirsch |
Categories: |
Track |
Locomotives: |
GN 192(NW5) LSRM 192(NW5) MILW 261(4-8-4) |
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73 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
MILW 261 Train Day Sunny Day |
Description: |
Fancy see 261 during National Train Day since April 2016 too! |
Photo Date: |
6/3/2023 Upload Date: 7/31/2023 10:42:57 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Andrew Goblirsch |
Categories: |
Track |
Locomotives: |
MILW 261(4-8-4) |
Views: |
65 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
MILW 261 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
6/4/2023 Upload Date: 6/5/2023 11:17:28 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Mark Heeplarg |
Categories: |
Roster,Steam,Action |
Locomotives: |
MILW 261(4-8-4) |
Views: |
72 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
MILW 261 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
6/4/2023 Upload Date: 6/5/2023 11:33:12 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Mark Heeplarg |
Categories: |
Bridge,Steam,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
MILW 261(4-8-4) GN 192(NW5) MILW 32A(E9A) |
Views: |
96 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
MILW 261 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
6/4/2023 Upload Date: 6/5/2023 11:34:50 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Mark Heeplarg |
Categories: |
Scenic,Bridge,Steam,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
MILW 261(4-8-4) GN 192(NW5) MILW 32A(E9A) |
Views: |
137 Comments: 1 |
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Title: |
MILW 261 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
6/4/2023 Upload Date: 6/5/2023 11:37:10 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Mark Heeplarg |
Categories: |
Scenic,Steam,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
MILW 261(4-8-4) GN 192(NW5) MILW 32A(E9A) |
Views: |
150 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
MILW 32A |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
6/4/2023 Upload Date: 6/5/2023 11:40:04 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Mark Heeplarg |
Categories: |
Scenic,Steam,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
MILW 32A(E9A) GN 192(NW5) MILW 261(4-8-4) |
Views: |
129 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
MILW 32A |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
6/4/2023 Upload Date: 6/5/2023 11:41:05 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Mark Heeplarg |
Categories: |
Steam,Signal,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
MILW 32A(E9A) GN 192(NW5) MILW 261(4-8-4) |
Views: |
151 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
MILW 261 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
12/1/2023 Upload Date: 12/1/2023 8:20:07 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Nathan Petersen |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
MILW 261(4-8-4) |
Views: |
58 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Milwaukee Road 261 |
Description: |
Purging some steam before making a reverse move |
Photo Date: |
12/1/2023 Upload Date: 12/1/2023 8:20:41 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Nathan Petersen |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
MILW 261(4-8-4) |
Views: |
35 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
MILW 261 + 32A Christmas Cloudy Noon |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
12/3/2023 Upload Date: 2/17/2024 11:10:10 PM |
Location: |
Saint Paul, MN |
Author: |
Andrew Goblirsch |
Categories: |
Track |
Locomotives: |
MILW 261(4-8-4) MILW 32A(E9A) |
Views: |
85 Comments: 0 |
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