Duluth Missabe & Iron Range Texas Type Locomotives

The Duluth Missabe & Iron Range Railway was owned by U.S. Steel as was the Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad. In the throes of dieselization, the B&LE had surplus steam power and sold 18 of its Texas type locomotives to the DM&IR in 1951.

These were the last steam locomotives bought by the Missabe Road and they were a mix of classes that ranged in weight from 519,740 lbs to 524,382 lbs. With tenders they weighed in excess of 900,000 lbs. This group was assigned road numbers 700 through 717 and was used to haul ore during peak periods.

All 18 of the DM&IR's Texas type locomotives were scrapped in 1961.

Road Numbers
B&LE	DM&IR	Class	Yr. Blt.	Builder	Locomotive Weight
621	700	E4	1937	ALCO	520,000 lbs
622	701	E4	1937	ALCO	520,000 lbs
623	702	E4	1937	ALCO	520,000 lbs
624	703	E4	1937	ALCO	520,000 lbs
625	704	E4	1937	ALCO	520,000 lbs
626	705	E4	1937	ALCO	520,000 lbs
627	706	E4	1937	ALCO	520,000 lbs
628	707	E4	1937	ALCO	520,000 lbs
629	708	E4	1937	ALCO	520,000 lbs
630	709	E4	1937	ALCO	520,000 lbs
631	710	E5	1941	BLW	519,740 lbs
635	711	E5	1941	BLW	519,740 lbs
637	712	E6	1942	BLW	524,382 lbs
638	713	E7	1943	BLW	523,600 lbs
641	714	E7	1943	BLW	523,600 lbs
645	715	E7	1943	BLW	523,600 lbs
646	716	E7	1943	BLW	523,600 lbs
647	717	E7	1943	BLW	523,600 lbs

Duluth Missabe & Iron Range Texas Type Locomotives

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