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Owner: Duluth Missabe & Iron Range
Model:BLW 2-8-8-4Built As:DMIR 227 (2-8-8-4)
Serial Number:62533Order No:
Frame Number:26X32 cylinders, 63" driversBuilt:5/1941
Notes:5/1941, M3 class, On Display
Other locos with this serial:  DMIR 227(2-8-8-4)
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DMIR 2-8-8-4 #227 - Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range
Title:  DMIR 2-8-8-4 #227 - Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range
Description:  Here is another view of the massive articulated Yellowstone type locomotive built by Baldwin LocomotiveWorks in 1941 ready to pull a string of ore cars. Note on the back of the photo states that this loco was on the roster in January, 1961. Specifics - 63" drivers, 240 psi boiler pressure, four 26x32" cylinders, engine weight of 695,040 lb, massive tractive effort of 140,093 lb. Photo from the Colin Menzies III collection.
Photo Date:  6/21/1947  Upload Date: 1/12/2015 7:46:21 AM
Location:  Tilden Junction, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  DMIR 227(2-8-8-4)
Views:  2787   Comments: 4
DMIR 2-8-8-4 #227 - Duluth, Missabee & Iron Range
Title:  DMIR 2-8-8-4 #227 - Duluth, Missabee & Iron Range
Description:  Massive Yellowstone-type articulated steam locomotive built by Baldwin in 1941 for the DMIR. This was a heavy hauler of ore cars. Specifics - M-e class Yellowstone-type, 63" drivers, 240 psi boiler pressure, four 26x32" cylinders, engine weight of 695,040 lb, massive tractive effort of 140,093 lb. Thankfully this monster has been preserved at the Lake Superior RR Museum for all to see and admire. Howard Davis photo credit
Photo Date:  9/17/1951  Upload Date: 11/12/2014 10:11:53 AM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  DMIR 227(2-8-8-4)
Views:  1070   Comments: 0
DMIR 2-8-8-4 #227 - Duluth Missabe & Iron Range
Title:  DMIR 2-8-8-4 #227 - Duluth Missabe & Iron Range
Description:  Dragging long strings of ore cars was the true and sole purpose of this massive 2-8-8-4 Yellowstone type locomotive, DMIR #227, as seen in this action shot.. Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in May of 1941 (serial #62533, class M3), the loco was a main power source for nearly 20 years before being retired. Surviving the scrapper's torch, this loco was stored at Proctor, MN, In 1967, it was moved to the Lake Superior RR Museum and put on display. oday, her driving wheels are supported slightly above the railheads. An electric motor is used to spin her wheels slowly so that you can see the motion of the massive valve gear. From the collection of Howard W. Ameling
Photo Date:  7/12/1959  Upload Date: 5/25/2022 8:05:51 AM
Location:  Proctor, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  DMIR 227(2-8-8-4)
Views:  180   Comments: 0
DMIR 2-8-8-4 #227 - Duluth, Misssabee & Iron Range
Title:  DMIR 2-8-8-4 #227 - Duluth, Misssabee & Iron Range
Description:  What a massive 1941 Baldwin built Yellowstone type locomotive this is. Specifics - M-e class, 63" drivers, 240 psi boiler pressure, four 26x32" cylinders, engine weight of 695,040 lb, massive tractive effort of 140,093 lb. Unknown photographer.
Photo Date:  11/17/1959  Upload Date: 2/22/2016 4:54:41 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  DMIR 227(2-8-8-4)
Views:  954   Comments: 3
DMIR 227
Title:  DMIR 227
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/5/2007  Upload Date: 7/6/2007 10:13:09 AM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Max Koehn
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DMIR 227(2-8-8-4)
Views:  1048   Comments: 0
MILW 10200
Title:  MILW 10200
Description:  Two monster engines side-by-side. No. 10200 was the first of 42 electric locomotives delivered by General Electric to the Road beginning in 1915, the year it was built, when the Milwaukee electrified operations across five mountain ranges in Montana, Idaho, and Washington. No. 227 was one of 18 yellowstone-type locomotives built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Missabe Road in 1941
Photo Date:  8/16/2007  Upload Date: 10/31/2007 3:28:04 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Mark Muraski
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 10200(Boxcab) DMIR 227(2-8-8-4)
Views:  1688   Comments: 2
DMIR 227
Title:  DMIR 227
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/27/2008  Upload Date: 6/28/2010 2:09:13 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Jacob J. Nelson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DMIR 227(2-8-8-4)
Views:  502   Comments: 0
DMIR 227 firebox & cab interior.
Title:  DMIR 227 firebox & cab interior.
Description:  Lake Superior Railroad Museum. Visit if you can.
Photo Date:  5/5/2008  Upload Date: 5/14/2008 1:50:37 AM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Al Ahlgrim
Categories:  InCab
Locomotives:  DMIR 227(2-8-8-4)
Views:  1054   Comments: 0
DMIR 227
Title:  DMIR 227
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/8/2009  Upload Date: 8/8/2009 10:57:48 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Matt Petersen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DMIR 227(2-8-8-4)
Views:  614   Comments: 0
DM&IR 227 turn on her Lights
Title:  DM&IR 227 turn on her Lights
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/16/2010  Upload Date: 1/6/2014 11:38:37 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Andrew Goblirsch
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) EMCO 4211(F9A) LTV 4211(F9A) MILW 10200(Boxcab)
Views:  874   Comments: 0
DMIR 227
Title:  DMIR 227
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/6/2011  Upload Date: 12/1/2011 2:27:05 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Adam Finger
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DMIR 227(2-8-8-4)
Views:  494   Comments: 0
DMIR 227
Title:  DMIR 227
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/6/2011  Upload Date: 12/1/2011 2:28:31 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Adam Finger
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) MILW 10200(Boxcab)
Views:  925   Comments: 0
DM&IR 227 Cab Interior 1
Title:  DM&IR 227 Cab Interior 1
Description:  Inside the cab of DM&IR 227
Photo Date:  8/12/2012  Upload Date: 11/16/2020 3:45:30 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Keon McGarvey
Categories:  InCab,Steam
Locomotives:  DMIR 227(2-8-8-4)
Views:  209   Comments: 0
DMIR 227
Title:  DMIR 227
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/15/2013  Upload Date: 5/17/2013 1:42:53 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Jacob J. Nelson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DMIR 227(2-8-8-4)
Views:  430   Comments: 0
The Bulkhead Of A Yellowstone
Title:  The Bulkhead Of A Yellowstone
Description:  A visit inside the cab of the 227 provides you with this impressive sight.
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/20/2015 11:49:24 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  InCab,Steam
Locomotives:  DMIR 227(2-8-8-4)
Views:  449   Comments: 0
I Love This Engine
Title:  I Love This Engine
Description:  I've loved this engine ever since I climbed into its cab when I was a boy on my first visit to the Duluth museum in the late 1980s. I feel like a kid again each time I mount the steps in the right background and get into the cab again.
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/20/2015 11:48:20 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Steam
Locomotives:  DMIR 227(2-8-8-4)
Views:  341   Comments: 0
Engineer's Eye View
Title:  Engineer's Eye View
Description:  This is the engineer's eye view from the cab of a Missabe Yellowstone, in this case, DM&IR 227, at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum.
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/20/2015 11:49:05 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  InCab,Station,Steam
Locomotives:  DMIR 227(2-8-8-4)
Views:  235   Comments: 0
Big Steam In The Station
Title:  Big Steam In The Station
Description:  Standing on the steps leading into the cab of DM&IR 227 netted me this fine view of big steam in the station--Duluth Union Station.
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/20/2015 11:50:17 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Steam
Locomotives:  DMIR 227(2-8-8-4)
Views:  333   Comments: 0
DMIR 227, MILW 10200 & DNM 14's Tender
Title:  DMIR 227, MILW 10200 & DNM 14's Tender
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/30/2016  Upload Date: 8/30/2016 12:00:26 AM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Andrew Goblirsch
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) MILW 10200(Boxcab) DNM 14(2-8-2)
Views:  497   Comments: 0
Yellowstone 227
Title:  Yellowstone 227
Description:  A famous Yellowstone on track 5
Photo Date:  10/16/2016  Upload Date: 1/25/2017 3:37:43 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Keon McGarvey
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  DMIR 227(2-8-8-4)
Views:  219   Comments: 0
DMIR 227
Title:  DMIR 227
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/14/2017  Upload Date: 10/17/2017 9:04:29 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Jacob Nelson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DMIR 227(2-8-8-4)
Views:  209   Comments: 0
Electric, Steam & Diesel
Title:  Electric, Steam & Diesel
Description:  On display at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum.
Photo Date:  9/19/2022  Upload Date: 10/4/2022 1:20:08 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Keon McGarvey
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 10200(Boxcab) DMIR 227(2-8-8-4) DSSA 101(RS1)
Views:  125   Comments: 0
Big Steam & Big Electric
Title:  Big Steam & Big Electric
Description:  On display at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum.
Photo Date:  9/19/2022  Upload Date: 10/4/2022 1:21:00 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Keon McGarvey
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 10200(Boxcab) DMIR 227(2-8-8-4)
Views:  102   Comments: 0
DM&IR Northland
Title:  DM&IR Northland
Description:  On display at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum.
Photo Date:  9/19/2022  Upload Date: 10/4/2022 1:21:41 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Keon McGarvey
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  DMIR 227(2-8-8-4)
Views:  85   Comments: 0
Big Steam & Big Electric
Title:  Big Steam & Big Electric
Description:  On display at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum.
Photo Date:  9/19/2022  Upload Date: 10/4/2022 1:22:21 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Keon McGarvey
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 10200(Boxcab) DMIR 227(2-8-8-4)
Views:  106   Comments: 0
Big Steam & Big Electric
Title:  Big Steam & Big Electric
Description:  On display at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum.
Photo Date:  9/19/2022  Upload Date: 10/4/2022 1:22:50 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Keon McGarvey
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  MILW 10200(Boxcab) DMIR 227(2-8-8-4)
Views:  98   Comments: 0
DMIR 2-8-8-4 #227 - Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range
Title:  DMIR 2-8-8-4 #227 - Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range
Description:  One of the most massive steam locomotives in the Lake Superior RR Museum is this DMIR 2-8-8-4 Yellowstone type steam loco #227. Built by Baldwin in 1941, it is one of the largest and most powerful steam locomotives ever to run the rails.
Photo Date:  6/7/2023  Upload Date: 10/2/2023 10:01:50 AM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DMIR 227(2-8-8-4)
Views:  77   Comments: 0
DMIR 2-8-8-4 #227 - Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range
Title:  DMIR 2-8-8-4 #227 - Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range
Description:  Two sets of 4 wheeled drivers are highlighted in the display to draw the attention of the visitors to its powerful capabilities. This loco was well suited for long iron ore drags to the ore loading docks.
Photo Date:  6/7/2023  Upload Date: 10/2/2023 10:03:40 AM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  DMIR 227(2-8-8-4)
Views:  72   Comments: 0
DMIR 2-8-8-4 #227 - Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range
Title:  DMIR 2-8-8-4 #227 - Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range
Description:  Another view of the "cow catcher" front trucks and steps leading up to the massive body.
Photo Date:  6/7/2023  Upload Date: 10/2/2023 10:03:43 AM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  DMIR 227(2-8-8-4)
Views:  82   Comments: 0


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