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News Wire: Friends of the 261 takes delivery of former Milwaukee Road E9

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Posted by Brian Schmidt on Friday, May 31, 2019 1:58 PM

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Friends of the 261 has taken delivery of former Milwaukee Road E9 No. 32A, ex-Wisconsin & Southern No. 101. The unit was moved by Canadian Pacific from Milwaukee to St. Paul, where the Friends accepted delivery on May ...

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Posted by wjstix on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 11:01 AM

Yup, it was on display at St.Paul Union Depot (still in red and silver decoration) that evening as part of a Friends of 261 fundraiser held before SPUD's annual "Train Days" celebration June 1-2.

Stix

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