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rtabern
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Anyone on the Railforum taking the special Milwaukee Road 261 train this upcoming weekend? (It will run on CP/Amtrak tracks from MSP to MKE during the week, then go out to New Lisbon on the weekend and back to MSP)

http://www.261.com/

Let me know if you are! I'd love to meet up if you're going the same day I am.

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Spent a great day on a 261 train in July 2004 in and out of St. Paul. I wish I could be back for this one but the timing is not good this year.

If you have the means, I recommend you go first class in the super dome car. I enjoyed it when the NCDOT used it on our 'Piedmont' and was sorry to see it go. At least it's back on 'native track' though.

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Climbing toward 5,000 posts like the Southwest Chief ascending Raton Pass. Cautiously, not nearly as fast as in the old days, and hoping to avoid premature reroutes.

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Yeah it should be a fun trip (never rode this one before!)... Friday I might sneak down to Sturtevant to catch a peak at it, and then I am looking forward to Saturday.

If there are any Trainweb folks going, I'd love to do a meet and greet. Just post and we can work something out.

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