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In 1865, the nation's largest iron ore deposits were discovered in northern Minnesota, and life in the area was irrevocably altered as an economic boom transformed the region. 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 Missabe Road tells the complete story of the DM&IR: its construction, early operation, line extensions, passenger service, rolling stock, steam locomotives, and today's modern diesels. Frank King examines underground and open pit mining operations, modern-day taconite mining, the handling and transportation of ore to the docks, and the loading of boats.
"King's book takes the story of the Missabe Road down to the present day. But those early depots, the single tracks, the crews on the ore trains, and the pictures of the hard rock miners are the ones that arouse admiration for these adventures."
| Acknowledgments | p. 8 |
| Preface | p. 9 |
| The Vermilion Encounter | p. 11 |
| A Railroad through the Wilderness | p. 15 |
| The Duluth and Iron Range Comes of Age | p. 33 |
| The Merritts' Great Adventure | p. 43 |
| The DM&N under Rockefeller Control | p. 57 |
| The View from the Year 1901 | p. 67 |
| Peace and Progress, 1901-1914 | p. 77 |
| From World War I through the Twenties | p. 97 |
| Depression Thirties and Wartime Forties | p. 115 |
| Of Iron Mines and Mining Operations | p. 137 |
| Post--World War II | p. 153 |
| Beginning of the Taconite Era | p. 183 |
| Appendixes | |
| Ore Tonnage Chart | p. 198 |
| All-Time Locomotive Roster | p. 200 |
| Motive Power through the Years: A Pictorial Review | p. 209 |
| Evolution of the Lake Superior Region Ore Car | p. 218 |
| The Missabe Road's Navy: Tug Boats and Fire Boats Used by the Railroad over the Years | p. 220 |
| Bibliography | p. 222 |
| Index | p. 223 |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
ISBN: 9780816640836
ISBN-10: 0816640831
Series: The Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book Series
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 224
Published: 1st June 2003
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Dimensions (cm): 27.9 x 21.6
x 1.3
Weight (kg): 0.753
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