Reserve Mining Caboose
On display at the Babbitt Mining Display, this former wooden Reserve Mining caboose sits next to the parking area. This caboose has an interesting history starting its life on the Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range in 1944 and operated on the railroad until the 1970s. The caboose was retired by the DMIR proceeded by a purchase by the Reserve Mining Company where it became a safety car and outfitted to host safety meetings to railroad employees. Northshore Mining donated the car to the City of Babbitt in 1995.
Reserve Mining Caboose
On display at the Babbitt Mining Display, this former wooden Reserve Mining caboose sits next to the parking area. This caboose has an interesting history starting its life on the Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range in 1944 and operated on the railroad until the 1970s. The caboose was retired by the DMIR proceeded by a purchase by the Reserve Mining Company where it became a safety car and outfitted to host safety meetings to railroad employees. Northshore Mining donated the car to the City of Babbitt in 1995.