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Sunday,
March 1, 2015: Mark and Paula
visited the
Lake
Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota. On the left is
the William Crooks, the first steam locomotive in Minnesota. It
dates back to 1861. The Minnetonka, from 1870, is there too.
Both are nicely preserved in this place for everyone to see.
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Yes, railroads became a big part of
life 150 years ago, hauling important cargo and people.
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#227 is one of the world's largest
steam engines. Weighting in at 566 tons, sporting 6000 horsepower.
It hauled iron ore from mines on Minnesota's iron ranges to Duluth
during World War II. A real workhouse, it ran almost continuously
to support the war effort.
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The inside is a maze of valves. This engine
consumed some ten to twelve tons of coal along with 12,000 gallons of
water per hour. Nothing small about here.
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Behind this railroad man is a steam powered rotary
snowplow. Railroads do things in a big way.
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A luxury railroad car from the 1930s. Better
than airline travel today!
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They say that railroading is a real TOOT! Mark
