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As the sign reads:
Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range #506
2-10-2 Steam Locomotive
During World War I, the U.S. Railway Administration controlled locomotive design, production, and distribution orders for U.S. Railroads in order to create a more efficient freight system. Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range (D, M & I, R.) #506 is a product of that system. It was delivered to the Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railroad to haul iron ore from the Missabe Iron Range (Minnesota) over the Missabe Mountains to processing plants for the war effort.
Deposits in the Missabe Range were discovered in 1890. The Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railroad was created by the Merrit Brothers of Duluth, Minn. to haul the product of the new range. In 1894, the brothers sold their financially troubled railroad to John D. Rockefeller. The Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railroad merged with the Duluth & Iron Range Railroad to form the D.M.&I.R. in 1937.
The Santa Fe type locomotive was limited by its design. To generate the desired power, a large boiler was needed and, in turn, more wheels and longer side rods them to the pistons. When traveling above 40 m.p.h., the motion associated with the longer side rods caused an unacceptable swaying. Despite this limitation, nearly 2,200 Santa Fe types were built for U.S. railroads.
Locomotives built prior to 1937 rarely provided a seat in the locomotive's cab for the brakeman. In 1937, an agreement between The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Association of American Railroads designed a seat into all new steam locomotives. Older locomotives like D.M&I.R. #506, were usually assigned tenders with a shed or "doghouse" that served as a shelter for the brakeman.
Locomotive Data
Type - Santa Fe
Manufacturer - Brooks Works of American Locomotive Co.
Manufacture date - 1919
In service - 1919-1962
Donated to Museum - 1962
Donated by - Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway.
Safety First
As the sign reads:
Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range #506
2-10-2 Steam Locomotive
During World War I, the U.S. Railway Administration controlled locomotive design, production, and distribution orders for U.S. Railroads in order to create a more efficient freight system. Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range (D, M & I, R.) #506 is a product of that system. It was delivered to the Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railroad to haul iron ore from the Missabe Iron Range (Minnesota) over the Missabe Mountains to processing plants for the war effort.
Deposits in the Missabe Range were discovered in 1890. The Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railroad was created by the Merrit Brothers of Duluth, Minn. to haul the product of the new range. In 1894, the brothers sold their financially troubled railroad to John D. Rockefeller. The Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railroad merged with the Duluth & Iron Range Railroad to form the D.M.&I.R. in 1937.
The Santa Fe type locomotive was limited by its design. To generate the desired power, a large boiler was needed and, in turn, more wheels and longer side rods them to the pistons. When traveling above 40 m.p.h., the motion associated with the longer side rods caused an unacceptable swaying. Despite this limitation, nearly 2,200 Santa Fe types were built for U.S. railroads.
Locomotives built prior to 1937 rarely provided a seat in the locomotive's cab for the brakeman. In 1937, an agreement between The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Association of American Railroads designed a seat into all new steam locomotives. Older locomotives like D.M&I.R. #506, were usually assigned tenders with a shed or "doghouse" that served as a shelter for the brakeman.
Locomotive Data
Type - Santa Fe
Manufacturer - Brooks Works of American Locomotive Co.
Manufacture date - 1919
In service - 1919-1962
Donated to Museum - 1962
Donated by - Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway.