Greetings to all.
Was wondering if anyone has any specifics regarding Milw 261 and/or CPR 2816 activities in or around the Chicago, Milwaukee, Southern Wisconsin area over the next couple of weeks ?

Any help is appreciated, it appears that the Milw 261 site is having some problems.

Thanks in advance
John

FoxValley@aol.com

> Greetings to all.
> Was wondering if anyone has any specifics
> regarding Milw 261 and/or CPR 2816
> activities in or around the Chicago,
> Milwaukee, Southern Wisconsin area over the
> next couple of weeks ?

> Any help is appreciated, it appears that the
> Milw 261 site is having some problems.

I was just in the 261 site and it was working just like usual.
261 will go to Milwaukee on June 20. It will lay over for a day or two and then go to Chicago. After Chicago it will head west to a bunch of towns on the river. From there it will run some out and back excursions and then head north in stages toward the Twin cities again.
During this time it will not have any contact with the 2816, which will have long since arrived in the Twin Cities.
The two engines will pull a double header from St. Paul to LeCrescent and back on July 2.
That's all I can tell you at this time. Someone else might be able to offer more.
If you go to the 261 site and go into the "buy tickets" you can read the departure dates and destinations for each trip.
Mark D.

> Thanks in advance
> John

> I was just in the 261 site and it was
> working just like usual.
> 261 will go to Milwaukee on June 20. It will
> lay over for a day or two and then go to
> Chicago. After Chicago it will head west to
> a bunch of towns on the river. From there it
> will run some out and back excursions and
> then head north in stages toward the Twin
> cities again.
> During this time it will not have any
> contact with the 2816, which will have long
> since arrived in the Twin Cities.
> The two engines will pull a double header
> from St. Paul to LeCrescent and back on July
> 2.
> That's all I can tell you at this time.
> Someone else might be able to offer more.
> If you go to the 261 site and go into the
> "buy tickets" you can read the
> departure dates and destinations for each
> trip.
> Mark D.

Sun, June 20 Minneapolis Jct. - Milwaukee
Tue, June 22 Milwaukee - Chicago
Fri, June 25 Chicago - Rock Island via Galesburg
Sat, June 26 Davenport - Savanna and return
Sun, June 27 Rock Island - Bureau Jct. and return
Mon, June 28 Davenport - Dubuque
Tue, June 29 Dubuque - La Crosse
Wed, June 30 La Crosse - Minneapolis Jct.
Fri, July 02 Minneapolis - La Crosse - Minneapolis circle trip. BNSF eastward and CPR westward
Sat, July 03 St. Paul - La Crescent and return doubleheaded with CPR 2816
Sun, July 04 Several local trips St. Paul/Minneapolis area including one on Shortline Hill. (These tickets are ONLY available through the Grand Excursion website.)

Don C.

P.S. The weather finally turned hot in the midwest. Be sure to book a motel with a pool!

http://www.261.com
milw261@sbcglobal.net

> P.S. The weather finally turned hot in the
> midwest. Be sure to book a motel with a
> pool!

Well for one day at least, We test fired the 261 on Monday and the airport registered a record high of 97 degrees at the airport that afternoon. A few pounds of water weight was sweated off in the cab.

edselinsky@new.rr.com