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The Milwaukee Road 261 came through Norwood Young America today. I can't show you any pictures, as I didn't have my camera with me. They had a few passenger cars (including the Cedar Rapids), but no passengers. I'm assuming this was a "test run" to make sure everything is working. I found their shop blog online. It talks about some of the work they have been doing on the 261 and the rolling stock. It also mentions a first fire-up in early May ... so I think that is what I saw today.

I was fortunate to be outside to hear the steam whistle, and I got to the grade crossing just in time!

Some pictures I took on September 9, 2006 in Wayzata, Minnesota:

BNSF GP60M #108

BNSF GP60M #108

The locomotive above was at the end of a passenger train, and it was used to pull the train back since there was no place to turn the train around. At the front of the train was a steam locomotive:

Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 #261

After the passenger train left, a freight train came through:

BNSF C44-9W #5031

Norfolk Southern C44-9W #9398

The Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 No. 261 went through Norwood Young America, Minnesota on July 29 and 30. This is a video from July 30.

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