wjstix posted:Depends what part of the journey you're recreating, as the Milwaukee Road cars were Friends of 261 cars that 4449 picked up in Minneapolis when headed east
Don't think so, as our engine crew used the Milwaukee Road sleeper all the way from Portland to Michigan, and return. I also remember that John Marshal had his family's private office/open platform car near the headend, adjacent to our sleeper.
(and dropped off heading back west). 4449 spent several days in Minneapolis both times it came through.
We spent about a week in Minneapolis, inside the building belonging to the 261 folks, on the eastbound trip, and then the 4449 slayed-over for a few months, on the westbound trip, in order to be part of that excursion to LaCrosse.
BTW I believe the third Milwaukee Road car was the Minnesota River sleeping car, but not sure?
I was on the 4449 trip from Minneapolis down the Mississippi to LaCrosse WI and back that they did while 4449 was in the Twin Cities. Doesn't get much better than that - a classic steam engine running on a well-maintained mainline at speed.
