| Built in 1911 by American Car & Foundry. The following is from a sign on the car: The Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range, owned by U.S. Steel, was primarily a heavy freight road, transporting iron ore from northern Minnesota mines to massive loading docks on the shore f Lake Superior. Passenger traffic was consisted of fewer than two dozen cars and six steam locomotives. American Car & Foundry was and early proponent of all-steel cars, which naturally appealed to DM&IRs owner. Passengers believed that steel cars were safer than wood, though the cars heavier weight generally required use of larger locomotives. ACFs steel cars predated Pullmans by several years. After DM&IR bought rail diesel cars (RDCs) for its passenger service, car 84 was sold to the Marquette & Huron Mountain in Michigan. IRM bought the car from the M&HM, and retuned it to operation after restoration. |