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Milwaukee Road 261 Trip June 2017
Reports & Photos by Chris Guenzler

June 1, 2017 - Getting to the Milwaukee Road 261: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler I decided after getting a E-mail from the Friends of the Milwaukee Road 261 in early April about two train trips on the Red River Valley and Western Railroad at a good price so I got tickets for me. I then got my airline tickets then... Read More>>

June 2, 2017 - Western Minnesota Steam Threshers: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler Every Labor Day weekend since 1954, generations of threshermen & women get together to relive the tradition of the good ol' days and bring the past to life for the enjoyment of young and old alike. Stop by Labor Day weekend and... Read More>>

June 2, 2017 - Lake Region Pioneer Treshersmen Association and Bonanzaville USA: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler When the first threshing machine was invented, it was considered the greatest labor saver for threshing grain. Horses and steam engines that powered threshing machines were... Read More>>

June 2, 2017 - Milwaukee Road 261 Davenport to Lisbon: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler After Dalton we drove to Leonard and set up along the Red River Valley & Western Railroad and waited for the Milwaukee Road 261 to come to us on its afternoon trip to Lisbon. We met Dave and Kathy Smetko there and... Read More>>

June 3, 2017 - Milwaukee Road 261 Breckenridge to Kindred: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler Sleeping in is a rare event for me. After getting last night's story completed, I called Elizabeth and told her it was done. After a good breakfast I wrote the Rollag story then put it up. The proofs for both... Read More>>

June 3, 2017 - Milwaukee Road 261 Chase Breckenridge to Wilmar: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler Bill and I checked out of the Knight Inn and went to the Golden Arches for breakfast. After that we went to Breckenridge to get a few pictures... Read More>>

June 4, 2017 - End of the Line Railroad Park to Mason City, Iowa: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler After a fantastic Milwaukee Road 261 chase from Breckenridge to Wilmar we next headed to Currie to a place I had wanted to go to for years. History of the Museum - End O Line started as a 4-H Community... Read More>>

June 5, 2017 - Mason City Iowa Traction Railway, Hiawatha Light Rail Line and the trip home: Report & Photos by Chris Guenzler The Iowa Traction Railway Company is the former Iowa Traction Railroad Company, is an electrically operated common carrier railroad running between Mason City and... Read More>>

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