Duluth and Iron Range Railroad

The Duluth and Iron Range Railroad (reporting mark D&IR)[1] was founded in 1874.

In 1884 it ran the first main line train between the Two Harbors to Soudan, Minnesota, a total distance of 68 miles. In July 1938, the railway merged with the Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway to form the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway.

References

  1. ^ Railway Equipment and Publication Company, The Official Railway Equipment Register, June 1917, p. 582