What could have been
Had the DM&IR gotten rid of the Lakefront Line in the 1980's, perhaps this would have been a sight that was seen. With a group of executives due to arrive later that week, it was housecleaning time in Two Harbors. That meant 3 old pieces of equipment needed to go. We had about a days worth of notice, but we ran up to Two Harbors and saved it all. It was an interesting trip back as the journal boxes hadn't been lubed in 20+ years, but everything made it back safely. The caboose isn't actually DM&IR, it is a former BN caboose painted for the Missabe. It was cool seeing a truly Missabe consist on home rails!
What could have been
Had the DM&IR gotten rid of the Lakefront Line in the 1980's, perhaps this would have been a sight that was seen. With a group of executives due to arrive later that week, it was housecleaning time in Two Harbors. That meant 3 old pieces of equipment needed to go. We had about a days worth of notice, but we ran up to Two Harbors and saved it all. It was an interesting trip back as the journal boxes hadn't been lubed in 20+ years, but everything made it back safely. The caboose isn't actually DM&IR, it is a former BN caboose painted for the Missabe. It was cool seeing a truly Missabe consist on home rails!