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Milwaukee Road #261 - Tickets on Sale for September 2018!

6/23/2018

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Milwaukee Road #261 will pull 7-8 hour roundtrip "Gourmet Express" excursions on September 8 & 9, 2018 from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The train will travel over the former Milwaukee Road Mainline, now operated by the Twin Cities & Western Railroad. The excursion operates west from Minneapolis to Glencoe, Minnesota.

Milwaukee Road #261 is a 4-8-4, coal burning, standard gauge steam locomotive built by ALCO in 1944. One of the largest coal burning steam locomotives in operation, she is owned and maintained by the "Friends of the #261" located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This excursion is being operated as a fundraiser for Positive Train Control. 

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit ---> 261.com/excursions/gourmet-express/

I wrote a review from an excursion on the #261 a few years ago. While this was a review for a mainline trip from Minneapolis to Duluth, it contains many photos of the locomotive and train and also gives some tips about hotel and travel options in Minneapolis. The review is here --> review-and-travel-tips-for-261-minneapolis-duluth-excursion.html

Railfans should note - the Following weekend, September 15 & 16, 2018, Nickel Plate #765 operates "Joliet Rocket" mainline excursions from Joliet, Illinois to Chicago Illinois. Minneapolis and Chicago are conveniently connected via Amtrak's Empire Builder. The Illinois Railway Musuem, in Union, Illinois, see steam by state - will be open during the week, and also operating their fantastic "Museum Showcase Weekend" September 15 & 16, and are offering a discount to passengers with tickets aboard the #765 trips. 
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Milwaukee Road #261, a coal fired, 4-8-4 Steam Locomotive will pull "Gourmet Express" excursions from Minneapolis Minnesota in September of 2018. ALCO | 1944.
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Russell Majors
9/2/2019 01:04:02 am

My friends- Wolverine star,the late Tom Harmon is having his 100th
birthday on Sept.28th .This is the day of the Rutgers game at the
Big House in Ann Arbor with 115,ooo attending fans. Could the 261
run an excursion on the Wolverine Line to honor Tom Harmon on
his 100th birthday.He was the 1940 Heisman Trophy winner-old 98.
This is being done to honor this great athlete and soldier. rsvp RM

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