Ore boat Eugene J. Buffington in drydock.
You have to admire Dan's commitment to creating scenes with compelling visual elements that are not rail-served. The drydock with the scale model of the US Steel ore boat is an example. The Buffington entered service in 1909, broke in two on an island in 1942, was rebuilt and entered the US Steel fleet in 1951, and was laid up in Duluth for good in 1974 and finally scrapped in Spain in 1980.
Ore boat Eugene J. Buffington in drydock.
You have to admire Dan's commitment to creating scenes with compelling visual elements that are not rail-served. The drydock with the scale model of the US Steel ore boat is an example. The Buffington entered service in 1909, broke in two on an island in 1942, was rebuilt and entered the US Steel fleet in 1951, and was laid up in Duluth for good in 1974 and finally scrapped in Spain in 1980.