Lake Superior Railroad Museum
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Established | 1973 |
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Location | 506 W. Michigan St., Duluth, Minnesota |
Coordinates | 46°46′53″N 92°06′14″W / 46.7814°N 92.1039°W |
Type | Railroad museum |
Website | http://www.lsrm.org/ |
The Lake Superior Railroad Museum (reporting mark LSRX)[1] is a railroad museum in Duluth, Minnesota, United States.
The museum has seven steam, 14 diesel, and two electric locomotives; and more than 40 other pieces of rolling stock. The collection includes the William Crooks, which became the first locomotive to operate in the state of Minnesota in 1861, and Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway Number 227, a 2-8-8-4 "Yellowstone" locomotive that was among the largest steam engines to operate.
The museum operates a heritage railroad called the North Shore Scenic Railroad.
The museum is housed in the former Duluth Union Depot, now the Saint Louis County Heritage and Arts Center's Historic Union Depot. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the depot also houses the Duluth Art Institute, Duluth Playhouse, the Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra, and the Saint Louis County Historical Society.
Collection
Steam Locomotives
Locomotive | Type | Built | Retired | Acquired | On Display | Operational | Image |
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Duluth and Northeastern #28 | 2-8-0 "Consolidation" | 1906 | 1965 | Donated 1974 | No | Operational | |
Minnesota Steel #7 | 0-4-0T "Tank Engine" | 1915 | Donated 1973 | Yes | No | ||
St. Paul and Pacific #1 "William Crooks" | 4-4-0 "American" | 1861 | 1948 | Loaned 1974 | Yes | No | |
Northern Pacific #2435 | 2-6-2 "Prairie" | 1907 | 1954 | Donated 1978 | Yes | No | |
Duluth and Northern Minnesota #14 | 2-8-2 "Mikado" | 1913 | 1964 | Donated 1992 | Yes | (No) 1992 - 1998 | |
Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range #227 | 2-8-8-4 "Yellowstone" | 1941 | 1960 | Donated 1974 | Yes | No | |
Northern Pacific #1 "Minnetonka" | 0-4-0T "Tank Engine" | 1870 | 1948 | Donated | Yes | No | |
Soo Line #2719 | 4-6-2 "Pacific" | 1923 | 1959 | Purchased 2015 | Yes | (No) 2007 - 2013 |
Electric Locomotives
Locomotive | Built | Retired | Acquired | On Display | Operational | Image |
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Hanna Iron Mining #307 | 1928 | 1968 | Donated 1974 | Yes | No | |
Milwaukee Road #10200 | 1915 | 1974 | Donated 1977 | Yes | No | |
Carris #530 | 1925 | 1973 | Purchased 1978 | Yes | Yes |
Diesel Locomotives
Locomotive | Type | Built | Retired | Acquired | On Display | Operational | Image |
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Soo Line #2500 | FP7-A | 1949 | 1986 | Donated 1986 | Yes | 1995 - | |
Soo Line #700 | GP-30 | 1963 | 2001 | Donated 2001 | Yes | 2001 - | |
Soo Line #320 | EMD SW1 | 1939 | 2017 | Donated 2017 | Yes | 2017 - | |
Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range #193 | SD-18 | 1960 | 1998 | Donated 1998 | Yes | 2002 - | |
Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range #316 | SD-M | 1960 | 2008 | Donated 2008 | Yes | 2008 - | |
Great Northern #192 | NW5 | 1947 | 1996 | Purchased 1996 | Yes | 1999 - | |
Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic #101 | Alco RS1 | 1945 | 2002 | Leased 2002 | Yes | 2009 - | |
Erie Mining Company #4211 | F9A | 1956 | 2001 | Donated 2002 | Yes | 2002 - | |
Erie Mining Company #4222 | F9B | 1956 | 2001 | Donated 2006 | Yes | No | |
Erie Mining Company #7243 | S-12 | 1956 | 1992 | Donated 1992 | Yes | No | |
Copper Range Railroad #200 | S-12 | 1951 | ? | Donated ? | Yes | No | |
Oliver Iron Mining #900 | HH1000 | 1940 | 1973 | Donated 1974 | Yes | Yes | |
Hallett Dock Company #11 | H-10-44 | 1946 | 2005 | Donated 2005 | Yes | Yes | |
Northern Pacific #3617 | SD45 | 1967 | 1987/again 2007 | Donated 2007 | Yes | In restoration |
Passenger Cars
Car Type | Operating Number | Car Name | Railroad Company | Notes |
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Coach | 33 | Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range | ||
Coach | 19 | Exhibit Car | Duluth & Iron Range | Display only |
Coach | 68 | China Car | Duluth, Missabe and Northern | Display only |
Coach | 517 | Minnesota II | Northern Pacific | |
Coach | 1115 | "Liz Prebich" | Great Northern | |
Coach | 1116 | Great Northern | ||
Observation | 390 | Rainier Club | Northern Pacific | |
Business | Northland | Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range | ||
Business | Missabe | Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range | Display only | |
Diner | 1250 | Lake of the Isles | Great Northern | |
Baggage | 66 | Spokane, Portland and Seattle | ||
Baggage | 1000 | North Shore Scenic Railroad | ||
Baggage | 257 | Great Northern | ||
Baggage | 255 | Gallery Car | Northern Pacific | |
Combination | W-24 | Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range | ||
Railroad Post Office | 1447 | Northern Pacific | Display only | |
Lounge | Grand Trunk Western | In restoration | ||
Parlor/Lounge | 6700 | Chicago and Northwestern | In storage | |
Bi-Level Coach | 51 | Chicago and Northwestern | ||
Bi-Level Coach | 222 | Chicago and Northwestern | ||
Bi-Level Coach | 321 | Chicago and Northwestern | ||
Vista Dome | 250 | Silver Club | Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy (Burlington Route) | |
Rail-Diesel Car (RDC) | 9169 | North Shore Scenic Railroad | ||
Rail-Diesel Car (RDC) | 712 | Alaska Railroad | On lease from third party |
Cabooses
- Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range #C9
- Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range #C12
- Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific #76923
- Soo Line #99017
- Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range #C205
- Great Northern #X452
- Northern Pacific #1311
- Soo Line #1
Service equipment
- Northern Pacific Rotary Snow Plow #2: Built in 1887 by the Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works, #2 is the world's oldest surviving rotary snow plow. The museum acquired it in 1975 and it was designated a Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark in 2015.[2]
- Burlington Northern Steam Powered Wrecker #D161 - Built 1915
- Northern Pacific Wedge Snowplow #19 - Built 1907
- Northern Pacific Steam Powered Wrecker #38 - Built 1913
See also
References
- ^ Railinc, Search MARKs, accessed September 2009
- ^ "Northern Pacific rotary snowplow designated as mechanical engineering landmark". Trains. January 7, 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.