Places of Interest
4-8-4 No. 265 at Illinois Railway Museum, Union, IL
Elgin, IL
This engine, built by Alco in 1944, is the sister to Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 No. 261. This engine is preserved at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union. The Milwaukee Road used these behemoths mainly for heavy freight service at the close of World War II and beyond, but these engines also found a home in passenger service and for a time these were used to haul the Hiawathas before they were powered by diesels.
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