Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 minutes ago

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One of the largest steam locomotives running today is Milwaukee Road 261. In this program you'll see this giant 4-8-4 pulling a series of excursions in North Dakota and Minnesota. Enjoy the steam action as she travels over the Red River Valley & Western's former Great Northern and Northern Pacific trackage, as well as on the BNSF.
See trips over these routes:

The RRV&W's 2nd Subdivision from Breckenridge, MN to Davenport, ND
The RRV&W's 4th Subdivision from Davenport to Lisbon, ND
The BNSF Morris Subdivision from Breckenridge to Willmar, MN
The BNSF Wayzata Subdivision from Wilmar to Minneapolis

Chapters

0:00 Introduction
8:22 Breckenridge to Davenport
20:45 Daveenport to Lisbon
37:25 Breckenridge to Kindred
46:00 Breckenridge to Minneapolis