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Title: |
DMIR 2-8-8-4 #227 - Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range |
Description: |
Here is another view of the massive articulated Yellowstone type locomotive built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1941 ready to pull a string of ore cars. Note on the back of the photo states that this loco was on the roster in January, 1961. Specifics - 63" drivers, 240 psi boiler pressure, four 26x32" cylinders, engine weight of 695,040 lb, massive tractive effort of 140,093 lb. Photo from the Colin Menzies III collection. |
Photo Date: |
6/21/1947 Upload Date: 1/12/2015 7:46:21 AM |
Location: |
Two Harbors, MN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam,Action |
Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
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2770 Comments: 4 |
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Title: |
DMIR 2-8-8-4 #227 - Duluth, Missabee & Iron Range |
Description: |
Massive Yellowstone-type articulated steam locomotive built by Baldwin in 1941 for the DMIR. This was a heavy hauler of ore cars. Specifics - M-e class Yellowstone-type, 63" drivers, 240 psi boiler pressure, four 26x32" cylinders, engine weight of 695,040 lb, massive tractive effort of 140,093 lb. Thankfully this monster has been preserved at the Lake Superior RR Museum for all to see and admire. Howard Davis photo credit |
Photo Date: |
9/17/1951 Upload Date: 11/12/2014 10:11:53 AM |
Location: |
Proctor, MN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
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1046 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
DMIR 2-8-8-4 #227 - Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range |
Description: |
Here is another of the three surviving 2-8-8-4 Yellowstone type steam locomotives built by Baldwin. This one was built in May of 1941 (serial #62533) and was last on the active roster in 1961. It was stored at Proctor, MN until being donated to the Lake Superior RR Museum in Duluth, MN. Specs - class M3, 63" drivers, 240 psi boiler pressure, 26x32" cylinders, engine weight of 695,040, tractive effort of 140, 000 lb. There was no date, location or photographer listed for this photo so an approximate date and location were used. |
Photo Date: |
6/1/1955 Upload Date: 1/10/2023 8:27:50 AM |
Location: |
Unknown, MN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
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170 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
DMIR 2-8-8-4 #227 - Duluth Missabe & Iron Range |
Description: |
Dragging long strings of ore cars was the true and sole purpose of this massive 2-8-8-4 Yellowstone type locomotive, DMIR #227, as seen in this action shot.. Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in May of 1941 (serial #62533, class M3), the loco was a main power source for nearly 20 years before being retired. Surviving the scrapper's torch, this loco was stored at Proctor, MN, In 1967, it was moved to the Lake Superior RR Museum and put on display. oday, her driving wheels are supported slightly above the railheads. An electric motor is used to spin her wheels slowly so that you can see the motion of the massive valve gear. From the collection of Howard W. Ameling |
Photo Date: |
7/12/1959 Upload Date: 5/25/2022 8:05:51 AM |
Location: |
Proctor, MN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
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165 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
DMIR 2-8-8-4 #227 - Duluth, Misssabee & Iron Range |
Description: |
What a massive 1941 Baldwin built Yellowstone type locomotive this is. Specifics - M-e class, 63" drivers, 240 psi boiler pressure, four 26x32" cylinders, engine weight of 695,040 lb, massive tractive effort of 140,093 lb. Unknown photographer. |
Photo Date: |
11/17/1959 Upload Date: 2/22/2016 4:54:41 PM |
Location: |
Two Harbors, MN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
Views: |
941 Comments: 3 |
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Title: |
DMIR 227 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
7/5/2007 Upload Date: 7/6/2007 10:13:09 AM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Max Koehn |
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Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
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1029 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
MILW 10200 |
Description: |
Two monster engines side-by-side. No. 10200 was the first of 42 electric locomotives delivered by General Electric to the Road beginning in 1915, the year it was built, when the Milwaukee electrified operations across five mountain ranges in Montana, Idaho, and Washington. No. 227 was one of 18 yellowstone-type locomotives built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Missabe Road in 1941 |
Photo Date: |
8/16/2007 Upload Date: 10/31/2007 3:28:04 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Mark Muraski |
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Locomotives: |
MILW 10200(Boxcab) DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
Views: |
1662 Comments: 2 |
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Title: |
DMIR 227 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
4/27/2008 Upload Date: 6/28/2010 2:09:13 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Jacob J. Nelson |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
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484 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
DMIR 227 firebox & cab interior. |
Description: |
Lake Superior Railroad Museum. Visit if you can. |
Photo Date: |
5/5/2008 Upload Date: 5/14/2008 1:50:37 AM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Al Ahlgrim |
Categories: |
InCab |
Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
Views: |
1039 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
DMIR 227 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
8/8/2009 Upload Date: 8/8/2009 10:57:48 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Matt Petersen |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
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598 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
DMIR 227 |
Description: |
Air brake gauges mounted in the cab of Missabe Yellowstone No. 227 |
Photo Date: |
1/1/2010 Upload Date: 2/1/2010 3:34:06 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Jeff Terry |
Categories: |
Steam |
Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
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516 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Steam Locomotive 227 Drive Wheels |
Description: |
Drive wheels rolling on Missabe Yellowstone 227. These are powered by small electric motors to make the locomotive appear "Alive" |
Photo Date: |
1/1/2010 Upload Date: 2/1/2010 3:34:30 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Jeff Terry |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
Views: |
718 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
DMIR 227 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
1/7/2010 Upload Date: 2/11/2010 5:40:18 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Steven McKay |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
Views: |
488 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
DMIR 227 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
1/7/2010 Upload Date: 2/11/2010 5:47:46 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Steven McKay |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
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663 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
DMIR 227 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
1/7/2010 Upload Date: 2/11/2010 5:52:14 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Steven McKay |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
Views: |
685 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
DMIR 227 |
Description: |
Backhead of Yellowstone 227 |
Photo Date: |
1/25/2010 Upload Date: 2/1/2010 3:34:17 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Jeff Terry |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
Views: |
1820 Comments: 7 |
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Title: |
Yellowstone Pressure Gauge |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
1/25/2010 Upload Date: 2/1/2010 2:27:32 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Jeff Terry |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
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673 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Whistle valve on DM&IR 227 |
Description: |
Squeeze-style whistle lever inside the cab of DM&IR Yellowstone No. 227 |
Photo Date: |
1/25/2010 Upload Date: 2/1/2010 2:27:18 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Jeff Terry |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
Views: |
776 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
DMIR 227 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/6/2011 Upload Date: 12/1/2011 2:27:05 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Adam Finger |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
Views: |
481 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
DMIR 227 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
9/6/2011 Upload Date: 12/1/2011 2:28:31 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Adam Finger |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) MILW 10200(Boxcab) |
Views: |
906 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
DM&IR 227 |
Description: |
On display at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. |
Photo Date: |
8/12/2012 Upload Date: 5/3/2022 3:08:48 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Keon McGarvey |
Categories: |
InCab,Steam |
Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
Views: |
74 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
DM&IR 227 |
Description: |
On display at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. |
Photo Date: |
8/12/2012 Upload Date: 5/3/2022 3:09:44 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Keon McGarvey |
Categories: |
InCab,Steam |
Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
Views: |
82 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
GN X452 |
Description: |
On display at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. |
Photo Date: |
8/12/2012 Upload Date: 5/3/2022 3:10:51 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Keon McGarvey |
Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock |
Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
Views: |
80 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
DM&IR 227 Cab Interior 1 |
Description: |
Inside the cab of DM&IR 227 |
Photo Date: |
8/12/2012 Upload Date: 11/16/2020 3:45:30 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Keon McGarvey |
Categories: |
InCab,Steam |
Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
Views: |
189 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
DMIR 227 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
5/15/2013 Upload Date: 5/17/2013 1:42:53 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Jacob J. Nelson |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
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422 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
The Bulkhead Of A Yellowstone |
Description: |
A visit inside the cab of the 227 provides you with this impressive sight. |
Photo Date: |
8/16/2015 Upload Date: 8/20/2015 11:49:24 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
InCab,Steam |
Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
Views: |
433 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
I Love This Engine |
Description: |
I've loved this engine ever since I climbed into its cab when I was a boy on my first visit to the Duluth museum in the late 1980s. I feel like a kid again each time I mount the steps in the right background and get into the cab again. |
Photo Date: |
8/16/2015 Upload Date: 8/20/2015 11:48:20 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Station,Steam |
Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
Views: |
328 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Engineer's Eye View |
Description: |
This is the engineer's eye view from the cab of a Missabe Yellowstone, in this case, DM&IR 227, at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. |
Photo Date: |
8/16/2015 Upload Date: 8/20/2015 11:49:05 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
InCab,Station,Steam |
Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
Views: |
224 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Big Steam In The Station |
Description: |
Standing on the steps leading into the cab of DM&IR 227 netted me this fine view of big steam in the station--Duluth Union Station. |
Photo Date: |
8/16/2015 Upload Date: 8/20/2015 11:50:17 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Tony Held |
Categories: |
Station,Steam |
Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
Views: |
317 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
DM&IR 227 |
Description: |
Inside the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. |
Photo Date: |
9/13/2015 Upload Date: 1/31/2022 2:07:09 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Keon McGarvey |
Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
Views: |
75 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
DMIR 227, MILW 10200 & DNM 14's Tender |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
7/27/2016 Upload Date: 8/30/2016 12:00:26 AM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Andrew Goblirsch |
Categories: |
Track |
Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) MILW 10200(Boxcab) DNM 14(2-8-2) |
Views: |
465 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Yellowstone 227 |
Description: |
A famous Yellowstone on track 5 |
Photo Date: |
10/16/2016 Upload Date: 1/25/2017 3:37:43 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Keon McGarvey |
Categories: |
Steam |
Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
Views: |
208 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
DM&IR 227 |
Description: |
On display at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. |
Photo Date: |
6/10/2017 Upload Date: 5/4/2022 2:44:14 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Keon McGarvey |
Categories: |
Roster,Station |
Locomotives: |
MILW 10200(Boxcab) DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
Views: |
89 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
DM&IR 227 |
Description: |
On display at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. |
Photo Date: |
6/10/2017 Upload Date: 5/4/2022 3:08:27 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Keon McGarvey |
Categories: |
InCab,Steam |
Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
Views: |
69 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
DM&IR 227 |
Description: |
On display at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. |
Photo Date: |
6/10/2017 Upload Date: 5/4/2022 3:09:24 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Keon McGarvey |
Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
Views: |
91 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
DMIR 227 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
10/14/2017 Upload Date: 10/17/2017 9:04:29 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Jacob Nelson |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
Views: |
191 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
DMIR 227 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
7/19/2019 Upload Date: 9/8/2019 3:56:08 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Nicholas Katz |
Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Steam,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
Views: |
265 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
DMIR 227 & MILW 10200 |
Description: |
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Photo Date: |
7/19/2019 Upload Date: 9/8/2019 3:57:52 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Nicholas Katz |
Categories: |
Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Track,Action |
Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) MILW 10200(Boxcab) |
Views: |
382 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Electric, Steam & Diesel |
Description: |
On display at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. |
Photo Date: |
9/19/2022 Upload Date: 10/4/2022 1:20:08 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Keon McGarvey |
Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
Locomotives: |
MILW 10200(Boxcab) DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) DSSA 101(RS1) |
Views: |
101 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Big Steam & Big Electric |
Description: |
On display at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. |
Photo Date: |
9/19/2022 Upload Date: 10/4/2022 1:21:00 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Keon McGarvey |
Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
Locomotives: |
MILW 10200(Boxcab) DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
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81 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
DM&IR Northland |
Description: |
On display at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. |
Photo Date: |
9/19/2022 Upload Date: 10/4/2022 1:21:41 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Keon McGarvey |
Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
Views: |
72 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Big Steam & Big Electric |
Description: |
On display at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. |
Photo Date: |
9/19/2022 Upload Date: 10/4/2022 1:22:21 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Keon McGarvey |
Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
Locomotives: |
MILW 10200(Boxcab) DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
Views: |
89 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
Big Steam & Big Electric |
Description: |
On display at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. |
Photo Date: |
9/19/2022 Upload Date: 10/4/2022 1:22:50 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Keon McGarvey |
Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
Locomotives: |
MILW 10200(Boxcab) DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
Views: |
79 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
DMIR 2-8-8-4 #227 - Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range |
Description: |
One of the most massive steam locomotives in the Lake Superior RR Museum is this DMIR 2-8-8-4 Yellowstone type steam loco #227. Built by Baldwin in 1941, it is one of the largest and most powerful steam locomotives ever to run the rails. |
Photo Date: |
6/7/2023 Upload Date: 10/2/2023 10:01:50 AM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
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Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
Views: |
62 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
DMIR 2-8-8-4 #227 - Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range |
Description: |
Two sets of 4 wheeled drivers are highlighted in the display to draw the attention of the visitors to its powerful capabilities. This loco was well suited for long iron ore drags to the ore loading docks. |
Photo Date: |
6/7/2023 Upload Date: 10/2/2023 10:03:40 AM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
Views: |
54 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
DMIR 2-8-8-4 #227 - Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range |
Description: |
Another view of the "cow catcher" front trucks and steps leading up to the massive body. |
Photo Date: |
6/7/2023 Upload Date: 10/2/2023 10:03:43 AM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Gary Everhart |
Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
Locomotives: |
DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
Views: |
63 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
MILW 10200 & DMIR 227 |
Description: |
On display at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. |
Photo Date: |
6/15/2023 Upload Date: 6/27/2023 2:05:33 PM |
Location: |
Duluth, MN |
Author: |
Keon McGarvey |
Categories: |
Roster,Station,Steam |
Locomotives: |
MILW 10200(Boxcab) DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) |
Views: |
79 Comments: 0 |
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