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Lake Superior Railroad Museum

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The Lake Superior Railroad Museum (reporting mark LSRX)[1] is a railroad museum in Duluth, Minnesota, United States.

Lake Superior Railroad Museum
The museum is housed at the Duluth Depot
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Established1973
Location506 W. Michigan St.,
Duluth, Minnesota
Coordinates46°46′53″N 92°06′14″W / 46.7814°N 92.1039°W / 46.7814; -92.1039
TypeRailroad museum
Public transit accessBus transport DTA
Websitehttp://www.lsrm.org/

Opened in 1973, the museum focuses on railroading in the Lake Superior region. It is housed in the restored Duluth Union Depot complex.

The museum also operates the North Shore Scenic Railroad, which runs excursion trains from Memorial Day through mid-October using historic rail equipment from the museum collection.

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.

Several museum spaces are available for rent as an event venue.

Equipment

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Steam locomotives

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Locomotive Type Built Retired Acquired Status Image
Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range #227 Class M-3, 2-8-8-4 "Yellowstone" Baldwin, 1941 1960 Donated 1974 Static Display  
Duluth & Northeastern #28 Class C-3, 2-8-0 "Consolidation" Alco, 1908 1965 Donated 1974 Operational  
Duluth & Northern Minnesota #14 2-8-2, "Mikado" Baldwin, 1913 1966 Donated 1981 Static Display  
Minnesota Steel Co. #7 0-4-0ST Porter, 1915 1950s Donated 1973 Display  
Northern Pacific #1 "Minnetonka" 0-4-0ST+T Porter, 1870 1948 Loaned 1975 Display  
Northern Pacific #2435 Class T, 2-6-2 "Prairie" Alco, 1907 1954 Donated 1978 Display  
Soo Line #2719 Class H-23, 4-6-2 "Pacific" Alco, 1923 1959 Purchased 2019 Display, awaiting overhaul  
St. Paul & Pacific #1 "Wm Crooks" 4-4-0 "American" New Jersey Locomotive & Machine Co. 1861 1948 Loaned 1974 Display  

Electric locomotives

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Locomotive Type Built Retired Acquired Status Image
Hanna Ore Mining Co. #307 GE 60-Ton Steeple-cab 1928 1968 Donated 1974 Display  
Milwaukee Road #10200 GE EF-1 1915 1974 Donated 1977 Display  
Carris #530 Carris/Brill 508-531 1925 Unknown Purchased 1978 Operational  

Diesel locomotives

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Locomotive[2] Type Built Retired Acquired Status Image
Burlington Northern Santa Fe #1550 (GN 573) EMD SD9 1954 2022 Donated 2022 Operational  
Copper Range #200 BLW S-12 1951 1995-96 Donated 2017 Under cosmetic restoration  
Defence Plant Corp. #1309 EMD 40-Ton 1941 2008 2008 Display  
Duluth Missabe & Iron Range #193 EMD SD-18 1960 1998 Donated 1998 Operational  
Duluth South Shore & Atlantic #101 Alco RS1 1945 2002 Donated 2017 Operational  
Erie Mining Co. #4211 EMD F9A 1956 2001 Donated 2002 Operational  
Erie Mining Co. #4222 EMD F9B 1956 2001 Donated 2006 Under restoration  
Erie Mining Co. #7243 BLW S-12 1956 1992 Donated 1992 Awaiting cosmetic restoration
 
Fegles Construction Co. #171007 MTC 12-Ton 1931 1970 1973 Operational  
Great Northern #192 EMD NW5 1947 1996 Purchased 1996 Operational  
Great Northern #400 EMD SD45 1966 1984 Leased 2019- Operational  
Minneapolis Northfield & Southern #11 FM H-10-44 1946 2005 Donated 2005 Under cosmetic restoration  
Minnesota Power & Light Co. GE 45-Ton 1952 Unknown 2003 Operational  
Northern Pacific #245 EMD GP9 1956 2019 Traded 2019 Operational  
Northern Pacific #3617 EMD SD45 1967 1987/again 2007 Donated 2007 Operational  
Oliver Iron Mining #900 ALCO HH1000 1940 1973 Donated 1974 Awaiting cosmetic restoration  
Soo Line #320 EMD SW1 1939 2017 Donated 2017 Operational  
Soo Line #700 EMD GP30 1963 2001 Donated 2001 Operational  
Soo Line #2500 EMD FP7-A 1949 1986 Donated 1986 Operational  

Diesel railcars

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Locomotive Type Built Retired Acquired Status Image
Alaska #712 Budd RDC-2 1951 2008 Loaned 2009 Operational  
Chicago & Northwestern #9934 Budd RDC-1 1950 Unknown Loaned 1996 Operational, Painted as NSSR #9169  

Passenger cars

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Railroad Company Operating Number Car Name Car Type Status
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 551 Sky View Full Dome Operational
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 76 Baggage/Dorm Under Restoration
Canadian National 9299 Baggage Operational
Canadian National 92 Scottish Thistle Business Under Private Restoration
Chicago & North Western 51 Bi-Level Coach Operational
Chicago & North Western 222 Bi-Level Coach Operational
Chicago & North Western 321 Bi-Level Coach Operational
Chicago & North Western 6700 Deerpath Parlor/Lounge Operational (Stored at ELS)
Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy 250 Silver Club Vista Dome Operational
Duluth & Iron Range 19 Coach Gallery Display
Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range W-24 Combine Operational
Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 33 Coach Operational
Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Northland Business Operational
Duluth, Missabe & Northern 68 Coach Dining Display
Duluth, Missabe & Northern Missabe Business Display
Grand Trunk Western 5327 Lounge Operational
Great Northern 257 Baggage Used For Storage
Great Northern 1115 Liz Prebich Coach Operational
Great Northern 1116 Coach Operational
Great Northern (CB&Q) 1250 Lake of the Isles Diner Operational
Great Northern 1323 Puget Sound Sleeper/Dome Operational
Northern Pacific 255 Baggage Gallery Car
Northern Pacific 390 Rainier Club Observation Operational
Northern Pacific 517 Minnesota II Coach Operational
Northern Pacific 1447 Railroad Post Office Display
Spokane, Portland & Seattle 66 Baggage Operational
St. Paul & Pacific 1 Combine Display
St. Paul & Pacific 3 Coach Display

Cabooses

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  • Burlington Northern #12410
  • Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range #C-9
  • Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range #C-12
  • Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range #C-205
  • Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific #76923
  • Great Northern #X-452
  • Northern Pacific #1311
  • Soo Line #1
  • Soo Line #99017

Service & miscellaneous equipment

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  • Burlington Northern Motor Powered Wrecker #D-161 - Built 1915
  • Erie Mining Co. #8440 Pontiac Hy-rail Inspection Car - Built 1957
  • Northern Pacific Rotary Snow Plow #2 - Built 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.[3]
  • Northern Pacific Wedge Snowplow #19 - Built 1907
  • Northern Pacific Steam Powered Wrecker #38 - Built 1913
  • 1920 McGiffert log loader

Former equipment

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  • Burlington Northern, Dynamometer Car #B10: Sold to the Ironhorse Railroad Park
  • Canadian National, Coach #5375: Sold to the Mid-Continent Railway Museum
  • Duluth Missabe & Iron Range, Refrigerator Car #7122: Sold to the Mid-Continent Railway Museum
  • Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range, EMD SD-M #316: Traded for Northern Pacific #245
  • Metra, Bi-Level Coach #7781: Scrapped
  • Milwaukee Road, EMD F7B #X1: Sold to the Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad
  • Minntac, EMD SW9 #935: Sold to Cargill, to provide funds for the purchase of GN #192
  • North Shore Scenic Railroad #652, EMD GP9, Ex-MKT 95: Sold to Minnesota Northern as ILSX 1380.
  • Northern States Power Co, EMD SW1 #1364: Given to Rail Legacy Museum, St. Cloud
  • Peavey Grain Co, EMD SW1 #1279: Scrapped after engine seized

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Railinc, Search MARKs, accessed September 2009
  2. ^ "North Shore Scenic Railroad Roster". www.thedieselshop.us. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Northern Pacific rotary snowplow designated as mechanical engineering landmark". Trains. January 7, 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
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