The Missabe Road

The Missabe Road

The Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway

Frank A. King

$25.95 Paper
ISBN: 0-8166-4083-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-8166-4083-6

The history of the ore boom on the Iron Range and the role railroads played.

In 1865, the nation's largest iron ore deposits were discovered in northern Minnesota, and life in the area was irrevocably altered as an economic boom transformed the region. In the 1880s and 1890s, two railroads, the Duluth and Iron Range Rail Road and the Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway (which later merged), moved massive shipments of ore to the docks on Lake Superior.

The Missabe Road tells the complete story of the DM&IR: its construction, early operation, line extensions, passenger service, rolling stock, steam locomotives, and today's modern diesels. Frank King examines underground and open pit mining operations, modern-day taconite mining, the handling and transportation of ore to the docks, and the loading of boats.

"It's quite delightful to journey through the tracks of time, where one finds the development of northeastern Minnesota and its renowned iron ore mines through the fascinating history of the Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway." —Duluth Herald

“Clear, well-organized narrative recounts the construction and operation of the railroads in the context of the development of the iron mining industry of which they were and are an integral part.” —Minnesota History

"King's book takes the story of the Missabe Road down to the present day. But those early depots, the single tracks, the crews on the ore trains, and the pictures of the hard rock miners are the ones that arouse admiration for these adventures." —St. Paul Pioneer Press

“Railroad and steam buffs will find a feast in Frank A. King’s book The Missabe Road.” —Hibbing Daily Tribune

Frank A. King (19231985) worked for the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway for his entire career, retiring as senior industrial engineer. His articles and photographs appeared in Trains Magazine, Railroad Magazine, and other publications. He is also the author of Minnesota Logging Railroads (2003).

224 pages | 362 halftones, 9 line art | 8 1/2 x 11 | 2003



The Missabe Road *The Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway* Frank A. King		$25.95 Paper ISBN: 0-8166-4083-1 ISBN-13: 978-0-8166-4083-6
The history of the ore boom on the Iron Range and the role railroads played. In 1865, the nation's largest iron ore deposits were discovered in northern Minnesota, and life in the area was irrevocably altered as an economic boom transformed the region. In the 1880s and 1890s, two railroads, the Duluth and Iron Range Rail Road and the Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway (which later merged), moved massive shipments of ore to the docks on Lake Superior. The Missabe Road tells the complete story of the DM&IR: its construction, early operation, line extensions, passenger service, rolling stock, steam locomotives, and today's modern diesels. Frank King examines underground and open pit mining operations, modern-day taconite mining, the handling and transportation of ore to the docks, and the loading of boats. "It's quite delightful to journey through the tracks of time, where one finds the development of northeastern Minnesota and its renowned iron ore mines through the fascinating history of the Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway." —Duluth Herald “Clear, well-organized narrative recounts the construction and operation of the railroads in the context of the development of the iron mining industry of which they were and are an integral part.” —Minnesota History "King's book takes the story of the Missabe Road down to the present day. But those early depots, the single tracks, the crews on the ore trains, and the pictures of the hard rock miners are the ones that arouse admiration for these adventures." —St. Paul Pioneer Press “Railroad and steam buffs will find a feast in Frank A. King’s book The Missabe Road.” —Hibbing Daily Tribune Frank A. King (19231985) worked for the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway for his entire career, retiring as senior industrial engineer. His articles and photographs appeared in Trains Magazine, Railroad Magazine, and other publications. He is also the author of Minnesota Logging Railroads (2003). 224 pages \| 362 halftones, 9 line art \| 8 1/2 x 11 \| 2003