| Title: |
DMIR 2-10-2 #508 - Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range |
| Description: |
This is a sad photo of once powerful DMIR 2-10-2 #508 and its sisters all sitting in the scrap line at the Proctor, MN after being sold for scrap in 1959, This powerful locomotive was built by Alco-Brooks in January of 1919 as Duluth, Missabee & Northern 2-10-2 #508 but was absorbed into the DMIR roster in 1938 as DMIR #508. The loco lasted in heavy service in long ore drags for nearly 40 years until being sold for scrap in 1959. Original specs - E-1 class, 57" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 27x32" cylinders, engine wt of 352,000 lb and tractive effort of 69,600 lb. This photo was taken by Burdell Bulgrin of Owen, WI.yard. |
| Photo Date: |
5/2/1960 Upload Date: 2/11/2024 7:33:52 AM |
| Location: |
Proctor, MN |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
DMIR 508(2-10-2) |
| Views: |
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