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DMIR 2-8-8-4 #232 - Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range |
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Caught by Burdell L. Gulgrin as it headed up a long string of ore cars is Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 2-8-8-4 Yellowstone type steam loco #323. Built by Baldwin in January of 1943 (serial #64711). It lasted in heavy duty ore car drags for almost 19 years before being sold for scrap in 1962. Specs - 63" drivers, impressive 240 psi boiler pressure, 26x32" cylinders, massive engine wt of 699,700 lb and massive tractive force of 140,000 lb. No exact day in 1955 was listed so an approximate was used. The photographer was Burdell L. Bulgrin. |
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6/1/1955 Upload Date: 8/20/2025 5:38:46 AM |
| Location: |
Biwabik, MN |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
DMIR 232(2-8-8-4) |
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275 Comments: 0 |
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DMIR 2-8-8-4 #232 - duluth, Missabee & Iron Range |
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Duluth, Missabee & iron Range 2-8-8-4 #232 was one of the massive Yellowstone type steam locomtoives that could handle the long drags of iron ore cars with grace and power. History - Baldwin, 1/1943 serial #64711 After nearly 19 years of service, the massive loco was sold for scrap in 1962. Specs - M4 class, 63" drivers, 240 psi boiler pressure, 26x32" cylinders, engine weight of 699,700 lb, impressive tractive effort of 140,000 lb. There was no date, location or photographer listed for this photo so an approximate date and location were used. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1955 Upload Date: 2/26/2025 4:28:58 AM |
| Location: |
Proctor, MN |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
DMIR 232(2-8-8-4) |
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586 Comments: 0 |
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DMIR 2-8-8-4 #232 - Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range |
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Here is another view of Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range 2-8-8-4 #232 but this time it appears to be sitting in a dead/scrap line at Proctor, MN. Built by Baldwin in January of 1943 (serial #64711), it was an ideal power source for extremely long drags of ore cars heading from the ore docks on Lake Superior to the Two Harbors, MN, ore docks. Unfortunately, the loco was retired and scrapped insold for scrap in 1962 - most have been a preety penny of a sale as large as it was! Specs - 63" drivers, impressive 240 psi boiler pressure, 26x32" cylinders, massive engine wt of 699,700 lb and massive tractive force of 140,000 lb. The photographer was Burdell L. Bulgrin. |
| Photo Date: |
9/2/1962 Upload Date: 8/20/2025 5:38:47 AM |
| Location: |
Proctor, MN |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
DMIR 232(2-8-8-4) |
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367 Comments: 0 |
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