The MRHS is pleased to announce our newest offering from the archives collection. This spiral-bound book represents a photocopy of two informational booklets produced in 1927 by the D&IR and DM&N. The D&IR booklet represents 62 pages while the DM&N version is 28 pages for a total of 90 pages. Both booklets feature detailed information on history, operations and equipment, plus employee welfare components of each railroad as of 1927. A number of early photographs and maps are also included.  

Book contains over 160 copies of depot drawings from our MRHS archives collection. A total of 45 different Missabe depots (DM&N, D&IR and DM&IR) are included. Some depots have only one drawing while several have 10 drawings or more. The depot drawing copies were made from scans of our entire depot original drawing collection. Since many of the original drawings were large D sized drawings (34” x 22”), we have included a CD with all of the drawing scans in the back of the book.

Book is a 49-page copy, which includes steam monogram and lettering, diesel lettering and many painting & lettering diagrams of Missabe rolling stock.  These copies include the lettering & painting details for the winged steam tender emblem and circular monogram stencil dimensions, diesel details, cabooses, many early and later styles of ore and miscellaneous freight cars.