# Lake Superior Railroad Museum

The Lake Superior Railroad Museum (reporting mark LSRX) is a railroad museum in Duluth, Minnesota, United States.
Opened in 1973, the museum focuses on railroading in the Lake Superior region. It is housed in the restored St. Louis County Depot.
The museum also operates the North Shore Scenic Railroad, which runs excursion trains from Memorial Day through mid-October using historic rail equipment from the museum collection.
The collection includes the William Crooks, which became the first locomotive to operate in the state of Minnesota in 1861, and Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway Number 227, a 2-8-8-4 "Yellowstone" locomotive that was among the largest steam engines to operate.
Several museum spaces are available for rent as an event venue.

## Equipment
### Steam locomotives

| Locomotive | Type | Built | Retired | Acquired | Status |
| Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range #227 | Class M-3, 2-8-8-4 "Yellowstone" | Baldwin, 1941 | 1960 | Donated 1974 | Static Display |
| Duluth & Northeastern #28 | Class C-3, 2-8-0 "Consolidation" | Alco, 1908 | 1965 | Donated 1974 | Operational |
| Duluth & Northern Minnesota #14 | 2-8-2, "Mikado" | Baldwin, 1913 | 1966 | Donated 1981 | Static Display |
| Minnesota Steel Co. #7 | 0-4-0ST | Porter, 1915 | 1950s | Donated 1973 | Display |
| Northern Pacific #1 "Minnetonka" | 0-4-0ST+T | Porter, 1870 | 1948 | Loaned 1975 | Display |
| Northern Pacific #2435 | Class T, 2-6-2 "Prairie" | Alco, 1907 | 1954 | Donated 1978 | Display |
| Soo Line #2719 | Class H-23, 4-6-2 "Pacific" | Alco, 1923 | 1959 | Purchased 2019 | Display, awaiting overhaul |
| St. Paul & Pacific #1 "Wm Crooks" | 4-4-0 "American" | New Jersey Locomotive & Machine Co. 1861 | 1948 | Loaned 1974 | Display |

### Electric locomotives

| Locomotive | Type | Built | Retired | Acquired | Status |
| Hanna Ore Mining Co. #307 | GE 60-Ton Steeple-cab | 1928 | 1968 | Donated 1974 | Display |
| Milwaukee Road #10200 | GE EF-1 | 1915 | 1974 | Donated 1977 | Display |
| Carris #530 | Carris/Brill 508-531 | 1925 | Unknown | Purchased 1978 | Operational |

### Diesel locomotives

| Locomotive | Type | Built | Retired | Acquired | Status |
| Burlington Northern Santa Fe #1550 (GN 573) | EMD SD9-3 | 1954 | 2022 | Donated 2022 | Operational |
| Copper Range #200 | BLW S-12 | 1951 | 1995-96 | Donated 2017 | Under cosmetic restoration |
| Defence Plant Corp. #1309 | EMD 40-Ton | 1941 | 2008 | 2008 | Display |
| Duluth Missabe & Iron Range #193 | EMD SD-18 | 1960 | 1998 | Donated 1998 | Operational |
| Duluth South Shore & Atlantic #101 | Alco RS1 | 1945 | 2002 | Donated 2017 | Operational |
| Erie Mining Co. #4211 | EMD F9A | 1956 | 2001 | Donated 2002 | Operational |
| Erie Mining Co. #4222 | EMD F9B | 1956 | 2001 | Donated 2006 | Under restoration |
| Erie Mining Co. #7243 | BLW S-12 | 1956 | 1992 | Donated 1992 | Awaiting cosmetic restoration |
| Fegles Construction Co. #171007 | MTC 12-Ton | 1931 | 1970 | 1973 | Operational |
| Great Northern #192 | EMD NW5 | 1947 | 1996 | Purchased 1996 | Operational |
| Great Northern #400 | EMD SD45 | 1966 | 1984 | Leased 2019- | Operational |
| Minneapolis Northfield & Southern #11 | FM H-10-44 | 1946 | 2005 | Donated 2005 | Under cosmetic restoration |
| Minnesota Power & Light Co. | GE 45-Ton | 1952 | Unknown | 2003 | Operational |
| Northern Pacific #245 | EMD GP9 | 1956 | 2019 | Traded 2019 | Operational |
| Northern Pacific #3617 | EMD SD45 | 1967 | 1987/again 2007 | Donated 2007 | Operational |
| Oliver Iron Mining #900 | ALCO HH1000 | 1940 | 1973 | Donated 1974 | Awaiting cosmetic restoration |
| Soo Line #320 | EMD SW1 | 1939 | 2017 | Donated 2017 | Operational |
| Soo Line #700 | EMD GP30 | 1963 | 2001 | Donated 2001 | Operational |
| Soo Line #2500 | EMD FP7-A | 1949 | 1986 | Donated 1986 | Operational |

### Diesel railcars

| Locomotive | Type | Built | Retired | Acquired | Status | Image |
| Alaska #712 | Budd RDC-2 | 1951 | 2008 | Loaned 2009 | Operational | |
| Chicago & Northwestern #9934 | Budd RDC-1 | 1950 | Unknown | Loaned 1996 | Operational, Painted as NSSR #9169 | |

### Passenger cars

| Railroad Company | Operating Number | Car Name | Car Type | Status |
| Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe | 551 | Sky View | Full Dome | Operational |
| Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe | 76 | | Baggage/Dorm | Under Restoration |
| Canadian National | 9299 | | Baggage | Operational |
| Canadian National | 92 | Scottish Thistle | Business | Under Private Restoration |
| Chicago & North Western | 51 | | Bi-Level Coach | Operational |
| Chicago & North Western | 222 | | Bi-Level Coach | Operational |
| Chicago & North Western | 321 | | Bi-Level Coach | Operational |
| Chicago & North Western | 6700 | Deerpath | Parlor/Lounge | Operational (Stored at ELS) |
| Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy | 250 | Silver Club | Vista Dome | Operational |
| Duluth & Iron Range | 19 | | Coach | Gallery Display |
| Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range | W-24 | | Combine | Operational |
| Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range | 33 | | Coach | Operational |
| Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range | | Northland | Business | Operational |
| Duluth, Missabe & Northern | 68 | | Coach | Dining Display |
| Duluth, Missabe & Northern | | Missabe | Business | Display |
| Grand Trunk Western | 5327 | | Lounge | Operational |
| Great Northern | 257 | | Baggage | Used For Storage |
| Great Northern | 1115 | Liz Prebich | Coach | Operational |
| Great Northern | 1116 | | Coach | Operational |
| Great Northern (CB&Q) | 1250 | Lake of the Isles | Diner | Operational |
| Great Northern | 1323 | Puget Sound | Sleeper/Dome | Operational |
| Northern Pacific | 255 | | Baggage | Gallery Car |
| Northern Pacific | 390 | Rainier Club | Observation | Operational |
| Northern Pacific | 517 | Minnesota II | Coach | Operational |
| Northern Pacific | 1447 | | Railroad Post Office | Display |
| Spokane, Portland & Seattle | 66 | | Baggage | Operational |
| St. Paul & Pacific | 1 | | Combine | Display |
| St. Paul & Pacific | 3 | | Coach | Display |

### Cabooses

* Burlington Northern #12410
* Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range #C-9
* Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range #C-12
* Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range #C-205
* Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific #76923
* Great Northern #X-452
* Northern Pacific #1311
* Soo Line #1
* Soo Line #99017

### Service & miscellaneous equipment

* Burlington Northern Motor Powered Wrecker #D-161 - Built 1915
* Erie Mining Co. #8440 Pontiac Hy-rail Inspection Car - Built 1957
* Northern Pacific Rotary Snow Plow #2 - Built 1887 by the Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works, #2 is the world's oldest surviving rotary snow plow. The museum acquired it in 1975 and it was designated a Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark in 2015.
* Northern Pacific Wedge Snowplow #19 - Built 1907
* Northern Pacific Steam Powered Wrecker #38 - Built 1913
* 1920 McGiffert log loader

### Former equipment

* Burlington Northern, Dynamometer Car #B10: Sold to the Ironhorse Railroad Park
* Canadian National, Coach #5375: Sold to the Mid-Continent Railway Museum
* Duluth Missabe & Iron Range, Refrigerator Car #7122: Sold to the Mid-Continent Railway Museum
* Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range, EMD SD-M #316: Traded for Northern Pacific #245
* Metra, Bi-Level Coach #7781: Scrapped
* Milwaukee Road, EMD F7B #X1: Sold to the Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad
* Minntac, EMD SW9 #935: Sold to Cargill, to provide funds for the purchase of GN #192
* North Shore Scenic Railroad #652, EMD GP9, Ex-MKT 95: Sold to Minnesota Northern as ILSX 1380.
* Northern States Power Co, EMD SW1 #1364: Given to Rail Legacy Museum, St. Cloud
* Peavey Grain Co, EMD SW1 #1279: Scrapped after engine seized