Despite a late arrival in blustery wind and spitting snow, the Milwaukee Road 261 steam locomotive and its 500-plus passengers arrived at the Duluth Depot on Saturday in an atmosphere of festive ...

The Milwaukee County Zoo sold its steam engines to a preservation society in the Wisconsin Dells. If you want to visit the Riverside and Greater Northern Railroad, it is open every day in the summer ...

The train appeared out of the great distance, swathed in dense black and gray smoke pouring from its own stack, like a visitor from a different time, hissing and puffing, stinking of sweet water and ...

A ghost of sorts will make an appearance Friday as the Milwaukee Road steam locomotive 261 powers into the Quad-Cities as part of Grand Excursion activities. The locomotive is expected to arrive at ...

There are just a couple days left to ride the last coal-fired steam locomotive at the Milwaukee County Zoo—one of the days being this coming Saturday, Sept. 14. Partly for environmental reasons, the ...

MILWAUKEE - At the Milwaukee County Zoo, the wild animals of all varieties are not the only fan favorite of visitors. "We love to go on the train. It’s a lot of fun," said Beth Zepeda, a teacher from ...

The group restored Milwaukee Road steam locomotive No. 261, which was in service between 1944 and 1954. It will be on display at the 17th Street and 1st Avenue boarding site. Railroading Heritage also ...

The Milwaukee County Zoo's popular zoo train will undergo some changes this year. The train's two steam locomotive engines will leave the zoo; they've been sold to the Riverside & Great Northern ...

Sandberg, chief engineer on a massive steam engine that chugged through the Dells Wednesday and will be back through today about noon. This morning, Milwaukee Road Steam Locomotive No. 261 will depart ...