The Missabe Road : The Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway Paperback / softback
by Frank A. King
Part of the Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage series
Paperback / softback
Description
The history of the ore boom on the Iron Range and the role railroads playedIn 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.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:University of Minnesota Press
- Publication Date:09/05/2003
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- ISBN:9780816640836
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:University of Minnesota Press
- Publication Date:09/05/2003
- Category:
- ISBN:9780816640836
