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The Lake Superior Railroad Museum is a railroad museum in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. 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.

Equipment[]

Locomotives[]

Number Images Heritage Type Builder Built Status Notes
1 77B4E51C-6DE9-4B34-9F13-1BFACB8BAA3F St. Paul and Pacific Railroad 4-4-0 New Jersey Locomotive & Machine 1861 Display It was the first locomotive to operate in Minnesota.
227 DM&IR Mallet Engine 227- 2-8-8-4 Yellowstone, Baldwin, 1941 Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railroad 2-8-8-4 Baldwin Locomotive Works 1941 Display
2 Np 2 01 Northern Pacific Railway Rotary Snowplow Cooke 1887 Display
9934 C&NW No. 9934 Chicago and North Western Railway Budd RDC-2 Budd Company 1950 Operational It is painted as NSSR #9169.
332 DMIR332 Duluth & Northeastern Railroad 2-8-0 American Locomotive Company 1906 Operational
10200 Milw 10200 04 Milwaukee Road GE EF-1 American Locomotive Company 1915 Display
1309 Industrial Switcher Defence Plant Corp. EMD 40-Ton Electro-Motive Diesel 1941 Display
7 Ms 7 02 Minnesota Steel 0-4-0ST H.K. Porter 1915 Display
1 Bb8cc9f8410dda80d556cb093bab6c11 Northern Pacific Railway 0-4-0ST Smith & Porter 1870 Display It was the first engine built for the Northern Pacific Railroad.
14 17395568791 81ae11ec76 b Duluth & Northern Minnesota Railroad 2-8-2 Baldwin Locomotive Work 1913 Display
2719 Soo Line 2719 Steams from Duluth to Two Harbors, MN Soo Line Railroad 4-6-2 American Locomotive Company 1923 Display
2435 Np 2435 outside schauer Northern Pacific Railway 2-6-2 American Locomotive Company 1907 Display
320 SooLine320 Soo Line EMD SW-1 Electro-Motive Diesel 1939 Operational
1550 BNSF1550 BNSF Railway EMD SD9 Electro-Motive Diesel 1954 Operational
200 Diesel Switcher No. 200 Copper Range Railroad Baldwin S-12 Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation 1951 Under Cosmetic Restoration
193 DuluthMissabe&IronRange139 Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range EMD SD-18 Electro-Motive Diesel 1960 Operational
3617 NP 3617 in 2015 Northern Pacific Railway EMD SD45 Electro-Motive Diesel 1967 Operational Previously operated as WC 7495
900 Oim 900 02 Oliver Iron Mining ALCO HH1000 American Locomotive Company 1940 Awaiting Cosmetic Restoration
101 DuluthSouthShore&Atlantic101 Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Alco RS-1 American Locomotive Company 1945 Operational
4211 Emc 4211 06 Erie Mining Company EMD F9 Electro-Motive Diesel 1956 Operational
4222 Erie Mining Company 4222 Erie Mining Company EMD F9B Electro-Motive Diesel 1956 Under Restoration
307 Hom 307 01 Hanna Iron Mining GE 60-Ton Steeple-cab General Electric 1928 Display
Minnesota Power & Light Co. locomotive Minnesota Power & Light Co. GE 45-ton switcher General Electric 1952 Operational
712 AlaskaRailroad712 Alaska Railroad Budd RDC-2 Budd Company 1951 Operational
7243 Erie Mining Company -7243 Erie Mining Company BLW S-12 Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation 1956 Awaiting Cosmetic Restoration
2500 Sooline2500 Soo Line EMD FP7 Electro-Motive Diesel 1949 Operational
171007 Lsmt 1 01 Fegles Construction Company MTC 12-Ton Mack Truck Company 1931 Operational
700 Sooline700 Soo Line EMD GP30 Electro-Motive Diesel 1963 Operational
192 Ce7de66c2e040af5a53d02cb7b7e1e4c Great Northern Railway EMD NW5 Electro-Motive Diesel 1947 Operational
400 GN400Duluth2019 Great Northern Railway EMD SD45 Electro-Motive Diesel 1966 Operational
530 Electric Trolley Car No. 530 Carris Trolley 1925 Operational
11 HallettDockCompanyNo.11 Hallett Dock Company FM H-10-44 Fairbanks-Morse 1946 Awaiting Cosmetic Restoration
245 NSSR245 Northern Pacific Railway EMD GP9 Electro-Motive Diesel 1956 Operational

Former Locomotives[]

Number Images Heritage Type Builder Notes
935 S-l500-3 Minntac Diesel Electro-Motive Diesel Sold to Cargill, to provide funds for the purchase of GN #192.
1279 PVGX1271 Peavey Grain Co. Diesel Electro-Motive Diesel Scrapped
1364 636514610871312454-Old-Train.jpg Northern States Power Co. Diesel Electro-Motive Diesel Given to Rail Legacy Museum, St. Cloud.
X1 MILWx1 Milwaukee Road Electro-Motive Diesel Sold to the Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad.
316 DMIR 316 Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Diesel Electro-Motive Diesel Traded for Northern Pacific #245.

Trivia[]

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

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