Oct 12, 2012 steam locomotive tenders, big boy vs dmir yellowstone posted by redore on friday, october 12, 2012 3. Visit our photo page to see glimpses of the power in action. Containing nearly 300 photographs of the more than 120 featured locomotive models from every locomotive manufacturer, this is the definitive reference for the north american rail fan. The buffalo southern proudly maintains and operates an extensive fleet of alcos. While several midwestern carriers moved iron ore in some capacity only the missabe road did so on a grand scale along a condensed network of just a few hundred miles. Active locomotive roster roster buffalo southern railroad. Greg mcdonnell provides concise yet comprehensive information on each model, along with easytoread tables of production totals, build dates and mechanical. Its main lines fanned out northward from docks situated at duluth and two harbors to serve. You might be able to get a little bit of help from the comprehensive guide to industrial locomotives by jay reed. See more ideas about train, train pictures and steam locomotive. Dmir was the result of a merger between four distinct northern minnesotan railroad lines which served the regions iron boom for over one hundred years.
Monster 284 wheel arrangement texas was one of the largest steam locomotives ever built and was famed for hauling huge consists of iron form the missabe iron range to the port at duluth, mn. Bnsf bnsf railway locomotive roster railroad picture. The alco t6 was a hp locomotive produced from 1958 to 1969. Diesel roster this is the abbreviated version of the data. The wheel arrangement was often referred to as yellowstone type, a name given by the northern pacific rr that pioneered its use. Dmir duluth missabe iron range railroad photosteam locomotive. Steam locomotive tenders, big boy vs dmir yellowstone. Control of the railway was acquired on may 10, 2004, by the canadian.
Subscribe to download a printable pdf of this roster. The missabe steam locomotive roster reached an alltime high in 1951, at 172 engines. Control of the railway was acquired on may 10, 2004, by the canadian national railway cn when it purchased the assets of. The reading blue mountain and northern railroad reporting mark rbmn, sometimes shortened to reading and northern railroad, is a regional railroad operating in eastern pennsylvania, with headquarters located in port clinton. Ghosts of the duluth, missabe, and iron range railroad. This microsoft xl spread sheet was extracted from his data base by allen stanley of railroad data exchange. In the 1880s and 1890s the duluth and iron range, and the duluth, missabe and northern moved massive shipments of ore to the docks on lake superior. Does anyone know that status of james kerrs locomotive roster book. With extensive rosters of both steam and diesel locomotives for all three railroads. Puttman locomotive works is releasing ho scale alco t6 locomotive shell.
In 1865, the nations largest iron ore deposits were discovered in northern minnesota, and life in the area was irrevocably altered as an economic boom transformed the region. Invaluable reference book focussing on the steam and diesel locomotives of the. Mar 03, 2015 the duluth, missabe, and iron range railroad reporting mark. Canadian national locomotive roster trains magazine. Steam locomotive tenders, big boy vs dmir yellowstone posted by redore on friday, october 12, 2012 3. If you were to model the dmir in the steamdiesel transition era which for the missabe was 195360, you could get by without doing brass steam engines, or maybe just one or two. This is a list of various diesel rosters compiled on the diesel modelers mailing list. Canadian national locomotive roster canadian national emd sd60 no. I have the 2012 copy but it does not appear that a 20 edition ever came out. Cn locomotive roster newunder construction railroadfanwiki.
Leopard writes the case could be made that the missabe had the most interesting roster of steam locomotives of any railroad its size, a case that is made in this section. We are open, but orders may be delayed unexpectedly. Ore mining ends at the soudan underground mine in 1962 and at the ely mines in 1963. Gene connelly has compiled the largest and probably the best steam locomotive database. In the 1880s and 1890s, two railroads, the duluth and iron range rail road and the duluth, missabe and northern railway which later merged, moved massive shipments of ore to the docks on lake superior. The history of the railway that serviced the nations largest iron ore deposits in minnesota. Follow this link for a roster summary of the savage alberta railway. There are a few oddball units missing, and ill be adding those in the near future. Jul 7, 2018 explore troyfrancens board duluth, missabi, iron range r.
Other predecessor roads particularly the rgw are less well represented. An update of the above will occur shortly, based on a roster contained in bill griffins 1994 book. Mccarren, scanned with a nikon coolscan ii and fiddled with in software. See more ideas about train, duluth minnesota and locomotive. Photos are from the mrhs collection, jim miller collection, and by robert vierkant pete bonesteel collection. Invaluable reference book focussing on the steam and diesel locomotives of the duluth, massabe and iron range railroad and its predecessor lines. Canadian national locomotive roster including eje, dmir, gtw, ic, ble number model notes 102. Interesting to note the belgification of the design. Trains in the snow always remind me of the edge, a book by. If your web browser is compatible with microsoft internet explorer 5.
Frank king examines underground and open pit mining operations, modernday taconite mining, the handling and transportation of ore to the docks, and the. As noted the spectrum dmir 2102 could be used, and the walthers proto 080 is pretty close to engines the missabe had. The american locomotive company ended domestic production of locomotives in 1968. King examines underground and open pit mining operations, modernday taconite mining, the handling and transportation of ore to the docks, and the. Passenger service on the missabe division ends in 1957. The ho scale steam locomotive from mth electric trains features the firms digital command system with protosound 3. The emd sd9, also referred to as a cadillac for the smooth, soft ride, was the builders second model in its sixaxle series and looked virtually identical to the sd7. Diesel locomotive rosters unknown binding january 1, 1992 see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
The two harbors docks close in 1963 and dont reopen until 1966. Mth ho scale dmir 2884 yellowstone steam locomotive. In kansas it lists one at caruso, dodge city 9375, plains 7526, and wolcot. Aug 30, 20 search for railroad, locomotive model, locomotive number. Dmir duluth missabe iron range railroad steam locomotive 231. Reading blue mountain and northern railroad wikipedia. The duluth, messabe and iron range railroad began in two harbors with a 6stall wooden roundhouse, but it didnt take long for the railroad expand from there. Pictures are to date from my own original slides and a few given me by j. This book presents the complete history of all southern pacific locomotives. With the publication of the locomotive roster of the milwauk. Slightly more powerful than its predecessor and using an updated version of general motors proven prime mover of the time, the model 567, the sd9 was the most successful first. The t stood for transfer, as the locomotive was built to be more of a road locomotive than their s counterparts.
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