Milwaukee Road 261's 227,000-pound boiler is lifted back onto its driving wheels by Vic's Crane & Heavy Haul of Rosemount, MN. The temperature was a frigid 13 degrees.
Today MILW 261 got it's drivers back. The 261 was lifted, drivers rolled under, drivers positioned, pilot truck positioned, and then lowered. The fork lift behind the cab was used to push the 261 ... (more)
The sun glints past the headlight of 261 as it prepares for a double-header with the 2816 the next morning. As with many of the Fall trips, an early frost came that evening, almost freezing the ho... (more)