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The official Web site of Milwaukee Road 261 is at http://www.261.com. It presents their operating schedule, photographs, and information about the locomotive and its restoration activities.
Milwaukee Road 261 steam locomotive prepares for departure from the Galesburg (Illinois) Amtrak Depot on its return trip to Chicago on a 20th Century Limited charter trip. (MILW 261, Steam locomotives, photographed on 28 June 1998 at Galesburg (Illinois) Amtrak Depot NEW! 5 March 2000). Image size is available. | |
A railfan critter quickly manages to ruin photos for quite a few photographers who'd been managing to work together quite nicely prior to his arrival. (MILW 261, Steam locomotives, photographed on 28 June 1998 at Galesburg (Illinois) Amtrak Depot NEW! 5 March 2000). Image size is available. | |
Milwaukee Road 261 steam locomotive prepares for departure from the Galesburg (Illinois) Amtrak Depot on its return trip to Chicago on a 20th Century Limited charter trip. (MILW 261, Steam locomotives, photographed on 28 June 1998 at Galesburg (Illinois) Amtrak Depot NEW! 5 March 2000). Image size is available. | |
Milwaukee Road 261 steam locomotive prepares for departure from the Galesburg (Illinois) Amtrak Depot on its return trip to Chicago on a 20th Century Limited charter trip. (MILW 261, Steam locomotives, photographed on 28 June 1998 at Galesburg (Illinois) Amtrak Depot NEW! 5 March 2000). Image size is available. | |
Milwaukee Road 261 steam locomotive prepares for departure from the Galesburg (Illinois) Amtrak Depot on its return trip to Chicago on a 20th Century Limited charter trip. (MILW 261, Steam locomotives, photographed on 28 June 1998 at Galesburg (Illinois) Amtrak Depot NEW! 5 March 2000). Image size is available. | |
Milwaukee Road 261 steam locomotive prepares for departure from the Galesburg (Illinois) Amtrak Depot on its return trip to Chicago on a 20th Century Limited charter trip. (MILW 261, Steam locomotives, photographed on 28 June 1998 at Galesburg (Illinois) Amtrak Depot NEW! 5 March 2000). Image size is available. | |
Milwaukee Road 261 steam locomotive prepares for departure from the Galesburg (Illinois) Amtrak Depot on its return trip to Chicago on a 20th Century Limited charter trip. (MILW 261, Steam locomotives, photographed on 28 June 1998 at Galesburg (Illinois) Amtrak Depot NEW! 5 March 2000). Image size is available. | |
Milwaukee Road 261 steam locomotive prepares for departure from the Galesburg (Illinois) Amtrak Depot on its return trip to Chicago on a 20th Century Limited charter trip. (MILW 261, Steam locomotives, photographed on 28 June 1998 at Galesburg (Illinois) Amtrak Depot NEW! 5 March 2000). Image size is available. | |
Milwaukee Road 261 steam locomotive prepares for departure from the Galesburg (Illinois) Amtrak Depot on its return trip to Chicago on a 20th Century Limited charter trip. (MILW 261, Steam locomotives, photographed on 28 June 1998 at Galesburg (Illinois) Amtrak Depot NEW! 5 March 2000). Image size is available. | |
Milwaukee Road 261 steam locomotive prepares for departure from the Galesburg (Illinois) Amtrak Depot on its return trip to Chicago on a 20th Century Limited charter trip. (MILW 261, Steam locomotives, photographed on 28 June 1998 at Galesburg (Illinois) Amtrak Depot NEW! 5 March 2000). Image size is available. |
Milwaukee Road 261 had been scheduled in June 1998 to pull two 20th Century Limited day trips from Chicago to Galesburg Railroad Days and return. Due to mechanical difficulties, the Saturday trip arrived several hours late. Diesel-electric power was substituted for the return trip on Saturday evening, and the outbound morning trip on Sunday. Repairs were effected, and Milwaukee Road 261 powered the Sunday evening return trip.
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