My response to Joe LeMay's photo #304577 is this pile of Milwaukee Road 261 parts at Harrison Street. The smokebox front and cab sides will have to be reinstalled before it goes back to Green Bay... (more)

Fireman Ambrose has 261's fire under control and the boiler pressure pegged in this image taken just minutes prior to departure. In lieu of the organization's termination of their contract with NR... (more)

The 261 is undergoing rebuilding the morning that the SP 4449 is hauling me from Minneapolis to Chicago on its way to Train Festival in Owosso, MI. At the time, the Friends of the 261 were under t... (more)

Milwaukee Road #261 leads a consist of gondolas Westbound for the TC&W. We needed freight, they needed the gondolas moved - a side profile shot with "rods up" for those who like it as David P. Mo... (more)

Milwaukee Road Hiawatha: Highball Westbound!

Milwaukee Road 261 rolls through Wheeling on its way to Schiller Park on the Wisconsin Central.

"Westbound"

MILW 261 hustles westbound with a freight from Minneapolis.

Milwaukee Road 261 very slowly and under the the watchful eye of the crew backs up after it spread the rails on a very tight piece of curved track. The mainline belonged to the Wisconsin Central a... (more)

Last year's main steam event on the first annual National Train Day (Saturday, May 10, 2008) was the Lerro Productions' charter of Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 261, seen here passing the ex-Milwaukee Buff... (more)

Milwaukee Road 261. A Lerro Productions event.

While in route to Glencoe, MILW 261 preforms several runbys in the town of Cologne, MN. With perfect weather, MILW 261 with matching consist and the sound of her whistle rolling over the fields, w... (more)

After a long afternoon and night photo session, the crew of MILW 261 gather and discuss tomorrows plans. Although the moon shines now, the clouds would eventually come in and heavy rains would ens... (more)

After the 50 mile run from Minneapolis to Glencoe, the crew of MILW 261 grease up the running gear in preparation for the weekend photo charter. A Lerro Productions Event.

While the rest of the crew of MILW 261 sleeps, only a lonely hostler keeps watch while the sun rises on this cold this morning in Glencoe, MN. A Lerro Productions event.