Steam & Excursion > Park engines - 60 years apart

My father in law, from Duluth, whom I never met (he died in '74 a year before I met my bride in '75) took these in 1955
according to my mother-in-law, on a trip they made to Minnesota when she was pregnant with my wife.
She didn't know where these steamers were and neither did I when I looked at the B/W photos.

Fast forward to last week when the same bride and I went agate hunting on Lake Superior and passed
through Two Harbors. There they still are, 60 years later, and in pretty darn good condition today.

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Hats off (and shelters on) to the caretakers of these fine machines.

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2-6-0 No. 3 is Duluth & Iron Range and 2-8-8-4 Articulated  No, 229 (color photo) and B/W 225 is Duluth Mesabi & Iron Range.
This is for those not familiar with area.

Glad to see them at least inder cover.

James R.(Jim) Baker
Whittier, CA

Thanks, WWMurphy, for posting these images.

For those of you not familiar with Two Harbors, the building in the background is the Duluth & Iron Range depot.  The building currently houses the Lake County Historical Society's Depot Museum. The museum's exhibits feature the development of Lake County with special emphasis on iron mining and the railroad, timber, and commercial fishing. 

The #3 shown in the first two photos is the Duluth & Iron Range's first locomotive.

Two Harbors is also the end point for many of the excursions operated by the North Shore Scenic Railroad out of Duluth.

The following web pages have more information on the displays, museum and historical society:

Duluth and Iron Range 3, Ore Car 251 and Caboose 22

Duluth Missabe and Iron Range 229

The Depot Museum

Lake County Historical Society
 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/26/16 09:54 by RuleG.

JimBaker Wrote:
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> 2-6-0 No. 3 is Duluth & Iron Range and 2-8-8-4
> Articulated  No, 229 (color photo) and B/W 225 is
> Duluth Mesabi & Iron Range.
> This is for those not familiar with area.
>
> Glad to see them at least inder cover.

man, I didn't notice one mallet was 225 and one 229.  So I wonder where my father in law
shot the b/w photo of 225?  The 229 I shot is across the street from the 3 and depot, all
at Two Harbors.

edit - forgot Google was my friend.  225 resides in Proctor MN



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/26/16 11:16 by WrongWayMurphy.

The Two Harbors depot was used as the location for the ending in the movie "Iron Will" Released by Disney in January of 1994.

​Opening weekend attendance was very poor because of two major events - The Northridge earthquake in LA and a blizzard in New York.

​One of the best films I have worked on.

Are you sure the photo of 225 was taken in 1955?  I can't quite read it, but it appears that the stencil on rear cylinder and on the pilot beam says "Do Not Climb on Engine (or Locomotive)" which would seem appropriate for a locomotive headed for display.  Notice the bell -- it appears to have been painted which is not anything the DM&IR did in real life.  The photo below is of 225 taken in Proctor in June 1955 -- doesn't look quite the same!  Is it possible your father-in-law took it closer to 1963?  Regardless, they were magnificent locomotives.

Gordon



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The dates were as recalled by my mother-in-law age 87. 

Her recollection could indeed be off.



gbmott Wrote:
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> Are you sure the photo of 225 was taken in 1955? 
> I can't quite read it, but it appears that the
> stencil on rear cylinder and on the pilot beam
> says "Do Not Climb on Engine (or Locomotive)"
> which would seem appropriate for a locomotive
> headed for display.  Notice the bell -- it
> appears to have been painted which is not anything
> the DM&IR did in real life.  The photo below is
> of 225 taken in Proctor in June 1955 -- doesn't
> look quite the same!  Is it possible your
> father-in-law took it closer to 1963? 
> Regardless, they were magnificent locomotives.
>
> Gordon