MILWAUKEE ROAD #261
  • BUILD DATE: 1944
  • MANUFACTURER: ALCO SCHENECTADY SHOPS
  • BUILDERS NUMBER: 7197
  • CONFIGURATION: 4-8-4 "NORTHERN"
  • LOCOMOTIVE WEIGHT: 460,000 LBS.
  • DRIVER SIZE: 74"
  • VALVE GEAR: WALSCHAERTS
  • TRACTIVE EFFORT: 62,119
  • BOILER PRESSURE: 250 PSI
  • FUEL: COAL
  • DELIVERED NEW TO: CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, ST. PAUL & PACIFIC RAILROAD
  • ROAD NUMBERS CARRIED: #261
  • ​CURRENT OWNER: FRIENDS OF THE #261
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Milwaukee Road Steam Locomotive #261 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
#261 was delivered new to the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad - the "Milwaukee Road" - in 1944. 
#261 was retired from revenue service in 1954. 
#261 was donated to and owned by the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin from 1958 - 2010. 

Milwaukee Road #261 is owned and operated by the Friends of the #261 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 
For more information ---> 261.com/

Check out TrainChasers.com Review and photos  of a #261 Steam Excursion by Clicking ---> HERE