Lake Superior Railroad Museum

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
Established1973
Location506 W. Michigan St.,
Duluth, Minnesota
Coordinates46.7814°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

Steam locomotives
LocomotiveTypeBuiltRetiredAcquiredStatusImage
Duluth Missabe & Iron Range #227Class M-3, 2-8-8-4 "Yellowstone"Baldwin, 19411960Donated 1974Static Display
Duluth & Northeastern #28Class C-3, 2-8-0 "Consolidation"Alco, 19081965Donated 1974Operational
Duluth & Northern Minnesota #142-8-2, "Mikado"Baldwin, 19131966Donated 1981Static Display
Minnesota Steel Co. #70-4-0ST, "Four-Coupled"Porter, 19151950sDonated 1973Static Display
Northern Pacific #1 "Minnetonka"0-4-0ST+T, "Four-Coupled"Porter, 18701948Loaned 1975Static Display
Northern Pacific #2435Class T, 2-6-2 "Prairie"Alco, 19071954Donated 1978Static Display
Soo Line #2719Class H-23, 4-6-2 "Pacific"Alco, 19231959Purchased 2019Awaiting overhaul
St. Paul & Pacific #1 "Wm Crooks"4-4-0 "American"New Jersey Locomotive & Machine Co. 18611948Loaned 1974Static Display

Electric locomotives
LocomotiveTypeBuiltRetiredAcquiredStatusImage
Hanna Ore Mining Co. #307GE 60-Ton Steeple-cab19281968Donated 1974Static Display
Milwaukee Road #10200GE EF-119151974Donated 1977Static Display
Lisbon Tramway Co. #530Carris/Brill 508-5311925UnknownPurchased 1978Operational

Diesel locomotives
Locomotive[2]TypeBuiltRetiredAcquiredStatusImage
Burlington Northern Santa Fe #1550 (GN 573)EMD SD919542022Donated 2022Operational
Copper Range #200BLW S-1219511995-96Donated 2017Under Cosmetic Restoration
Defence Plant Corp. #1309EMD 40-Ton194120082008Display
Duluth Missabe & Iron Range #193EMD SD-1819601998Donated 1998Operational
Duluth South Shore & Atlantic #101Alco RS119452002Donated 2017Operational
Erie Mining Co. #4211EMD F9A19562001Donated 2002Operational
Erie Mining Co. #4222EMD F9B19562001Donated 2006Under Restoration
Erie Mining Co. #7243BLW S-1219561992Donated 1992Awaiting Cosmetic Restoration
Fegles Construction Co. #171007MTC 12-Ton193119701973Operational
Great Northern #192EMD NW519471996Purchased 1996Operational
Great Northern #400EMD SD4519661984Leased 2019-Operational
Hallett Dock Co. #HD-11FM H-10-4419462005Donated 2005Awaiting Cosmetic Restoration
Minnesota Power & Light Co.GE 45-Ton1952Unknown2003Operational
Northern Pacific #245EMD GP919562019Traded 2019Operational
Northern Pacific #3617EMD SD4519671987/again 2007Donated 2007Operational
Oliver Iron Mining #900ALCO HH100019401973Donated 1974Awaiting Cosmetic Restoration
Soo Line #320EMD SW119392017Donated 2017Operational
Soo Line #700EMD GP3019632001Donated 2001Operational
Soo Line #2500EMD FP7-A19491986Donated 1986Operational

Diesel railcars
LocomotiveTypeBuiltRetiredAcquiredStatusImage
Alaska #712Budd RDC-219512008Loaned 2009Operational
Chicago & North Western #9934Budd RDC-11950UnknownLoaned 1996Operational, Painted as NSSR #9169

Passenger Cars
Railroad CompanyOperating NumberCar NameCar TypeStatus
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe551Sky ViewFull DomeOperational
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe76Baggage/DormUnder Restoration
Canadian National9299BaggageOperational
Canadian National92Scottish ThistleBusinessUnder Private Restoration
Chicago & North Western51Bi-Level CoachOperational
Chicago & North Western222Bi-Level CoachOperational
Chicago & North Western321Bi-Level CoachOperational
Chicago & North Western6700DeerpathParlor/LoungeOperational (Stored at ELS)
Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy250Silver ClubVista DomeOperational
Duluth & Iron Range19CoachGallery Display
Duluth, Missabe & Iron RangeW-24CombineOperational
Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range33CoachOperational
Duluth, Missabe & Iron RangeNorthlandBusinessOperational
Duluth, Missabe & Northern68CoachDining Display
Duluth, Missabe & NorthernMissabeBusinessDisplay
Grand Trunk Western5327LoungeOperational
Great Northern257BaggageUsed For Storage
Great Northern1115Liz PrebichCoachOperational
Great Northern1116CoachOperational
Great Northern (CB&Q)1250Lake of the IslesDinerOperational
Great Northern1323Puget SoundSleeper/DomeOperational
Northern Pacific255BaggageGallery Car
Northern Pacific390Rainier ClubObservationOperational
Northern Pacific517Minnesota IICoachOperational
Northern Pacific1447Railroad Post OfficeDisplay
Spokane, Portland & Seattle66BaggageOperational
St. Paul & Pacific1CombineDisplay
St. Paul & Pacific3CoachDisplay

Cabooses
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

References
  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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