The Milwaukee Road 261 steam locomotive will arrive in Duluth from the Twin Cities about 3 p.m. Saturday, pulling 15 cars bearing more than 500 passengers who will spend the night in the Twin Ports.

WILLMAR - A piece of history chugged into town Saturday with a visit by the Milwaukee Road No. 261, a steam locomotive restored to the heyday of the steam-powered train. Spectators waited in a ...

Milwaukee Road steam engine No.261 will be in the Fargo/Davenport and Wahpeton/Kindred, N.D. areas to pull excursion trains from June 1-3 as part of RRV&W Railroad's 30th anniversary.

The Milwaukee Road 261 steam engine and its line of cars carrying several hundred passengers pass under the 27th Avenue West viaduct in Duluth on Saturday afternoon, May 11, 2013. The train was en ...

Bill Withuhn, curator emeritus with the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, said that when No. 261 is running again, it will be the largest active coal-burning steam locomotive in the world.

The locomotive, smoke billowing from the top and steam hissing from the sides, pulled a train of 24 vintage passenger cars–50-year-old coaches, diners, dome cars, lounges and a tail-end ...

“Steam locomotives like 261 and 765 educate and engage thousands of people each year, and PTC is a significant obstacle for these organizations.” In addition to researching the applicable technology, ...

Milwaukee Road No. 261, a restored steam locomotive with a fleet of historic cars, chugged to Duluth on Saturday in a trip that had a special purpose. (The Minnesota Star Tribune) Comment Gift ...

A ghost of sorts will make an appearance Friday as the Milwaukee Road steam locomotive 261 powers into the Quad-Cities as part of Grand Excursion activities. The locomotive is expected to arrive ...

In 1956, the Milwaukee Road 261 became the first exhibit locomotive for the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wis. Steam engines were replaced in the late 1950s by electric and diesel engines.