Milwaukee Road #265

The Milwaukee Road (formally known as the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific) purchased ten heavy Northerns for passenger and fast freight service, after the War Production Board rejected its request for new diesels.

These Northerns incorporated virtually every modern improvement, and were particularly efficient and reliable.

MILW 265 averaged 250 miles of operation per day for ten years, often at speeds of 80 mph between Chicago, Omaha, and the Twin Cities.

After retirement, it was displayed as "Old Smokey" in a Milwaukee city park. When highway construction threatened the locomotive in 1975, it was donated to IRM.

After work on its air brakes and running gear, it was moved out of the park on temporary track before being towed to Union.

Builder: American Locomotive Co, No. 71978
Cylinders: 26" diameter by 32" stroke
Driver Diameter: 74"
Fuel: Coal (25 ton capacity)
Tractive Effort: 62,000 pounds
Weight (Less Tender): 462,000 pounds
Weight On Drivers: 259,300
Boiler Pressure: 250
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Also in this video is the Chicago South Shore Little Joe, and the PRR #4927.

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[tbrown7171]

Sad to see a loco like this hopefully her sister 261 will be running soon

[Klundaar]

My mom and dad were married in the cab of this locomotive. It holds some special memories for me.

[traindudeacw]

I remember the days when Old Smokey sat just south of Jones Island in Milwaukee. It looks much better now than it did when it was near the lake shore, Lake Michigan, when it sat inside a fenced in compound with about three feet of space between the fence and the locomotive.

[6709ify]

@mark10788 Hmm. Thanks. I thought this sounded very familiar.

[mark10788]

@6709ify yes

[6709ify]

Is this music, "William Tell Overture"?