Friends of the 261

The Friends of the 261 is a non-profit organization that was first founded in 1991 and currently owns, operates and maintains Milwaukee Road Class S3 #261.
==History==
The Friends of the 261 was founded in 1991 as "Friends of the 261 Inc." as a non-profit organization group that would maintain and operate Milwaukee Road Class S3 No. 261. They would officially be referred to by many railfans as the "Friends of the 261" and they currently roster two locomotives and have multiple passenger cars.
==Stock list==
===Locomotives===
Photograph	Locomotive 	Build date	Wheel Arrangement	Locomotive Class 	Manufacturer 	Status
 	Milwaukee Road No. 261	July 1944 	4-8-4 "Northern" 	Milwaukee Road Class S3	American Locomotive Company (ALCO)	Operational
 	Milwaukee Road No. 32A	1961 	C-C 	EMD: E9
MILW: 24-EP 	Electro-Motive Division 	Operational
=== Rolling stock ===
Photograph	Name 	Type 	Car type 	Status
Frameless 	Baggage #2450 	Passenger Car	Baggage Car 	Unknown
Frameless 	Caritas 	Passenger Car	Observation Car	Unknown
Frameless 	Cedar Rapids 	Passenger Car	Observation Car
Skytop Lounge	Unknown
Frameless 	Grand Canyon 	Passenger Car	Passenger Car 	Unknown
Frameless 	Golden Valley 	Passenger Car	Baggage Car 	Unknown
Frameless 	Fox River Valley 	Passenger Car	Passenger Car 	Unknown
Frameless 	Lake Pepin 	Passenger Car	Passenger Car 	Unknown
Frameless 	Milwaukee 	Passenger Car	Observation Car	Unknown
Frameless 	Minnesota River 	Passenger Car	Passenger Car 	Unknown
Frameless 	Montana 	Passenger Car	Observation Car	Unknown
Frameless 	Super Dome #53 	Passenger Car	Super Dome Car 	Unknown
Frameless 	Silver Palace 	Passenger Car	Dome Car 	Unknown
Frameless 	Wisconsin Valley 	Passenger Car	Passenger Car 	Unknown
Frameless 	Wenonah & Nokomis	Passenger Car	Passenger Car 	Unknown
Frameless 	Yerba Buena 	Passenger Car	Observation Car	Unknown
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