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Owner: DIR
Model:BLW 2-6-0Built As:DIR 3 (2-6-0)
Serial Number:6649Order No:
Frame Number:18X24 cylinders, 54" driversBuilt:3/1883
Notes:Baldwin, 1883, Static Display
Other locos with this serial:  DMIR 3(2-6-0) DIR 3(2-6-0)
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D&IR 2-6-0 #3
Title:  D&IR 2-6-0 #3
Description:  D&IR 2-6-0 #3, built by BLW in 1883, + ore car + caboose at station
Photo Date:  8/20/1972  Upload Date: 7/9/2020 4:56:48 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Gerard Putz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  198   Comments: 0
D&IR 2-6-0 #3
Title:  D&IR 2-6-0 #3
Description:  D&IR 2-6-0 #3, built by BLW in 1883
Photo Date:  8/20/1972  Upload Date: 7/9/2020 5:01:30 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Gerard Putz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  223   Comments: 0
D&IR 2-6-0 #3
Title:  D&IR 2-6-0 #3
Description:  D&IR 2-6-0 #3, built by BLW in 1883, builders plate
Photo Date:  8/20/1972  Upload Date: 7/9/2020 5:05:40 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Gerard Putz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  137   Comments: 0
D&IR 3 in 1970
Title:  D&IR 3 in 1970
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/30/2006  Upload Date: 5/30/2006 10:56:01 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Vern Wigfield
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  572   Comments: 0
DIR 3 in 1970
Title:  DIR 3 in 1970
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/30/2006  Upload Date: 5/30/2006 10:56:37 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Vern Wigfield
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  491   Comments: 0
DIR 3
Title:  DIR 3
Description:  The first locomotive on the Duluth & Iron Range.
Photo Date:  8/15/2007  Upload Date: 10/31/2007 3:33:36 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Mark Muraski
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  377   Comments: 0
Duluth & Iron Range 3
Title:  Duluth & Iron Range 3
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/29/2008  Upload Date: 3/29/2008 3:39:04 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Matt Petersen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  660   Comments: 0
Duluth & Iron Range No. 3
Title:  Duluth & Iron Range No. 3
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/5/2008  Upload Date: 5/11/2008 2:13:54 AM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Al Ahlgrim
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  446   Comments: 0
DIR 3
Title:  DIR 3
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/20/2010  Upload Date: 7/22/2010 2:00:12 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Jacob J. Nelson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  236   Comments: 0
LTV 4211
Title:  LTV 4211
Description:  This shot is of both LTV 4211 and D&IR 2-6-0 #3, the D&IR steam engine is the first steam engine owned by the Duluth & Iron Range while LTV is one of a few F9s that were used until LTV shut down their operations in the late 1990s, what a grwat couple of locomotives
Photo Date:  8/14/2011  Upload Date: 9/13/2011 10:55:41 AM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Eric Bitton
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  LTV 4211(F9A) DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  383   Comments: 0
D&IR 3, 251 + 22 Behind
Title:  D&IR 3, 251 + 22 Behind
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/8/2011  Upload Date: 7/31/2023 10:41:36 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Andrew Goblirsch
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0) DMIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  46   Comments: 0
DIR 3 on a sunny day
Title:  DIR 3 on a sunny day
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/8/2011  Upload Date: 9/19/2013 9:59:45 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Andrew Goblirsch
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  288   Comments: 0
D&IR 3 + EMCO 4211
Title:  D&IR 3 + EMCO 4211
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/8/2011  Upload Date: 6/3/2014 12:17:10 AM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Andrew Goblirsch
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0) DMIR 3(2-6-0) LTV 4211(F9A) EMCO 4211(F9A)
Views:  633   Comments: 0
DIR 3 in the Chilly Noon
Title:  DIR 3 in the Chilly Noon
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/15/2014  Upload Date: 4/16/2014 8:14:42 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Andrew Goblirsch
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0) DMIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  566   Comments: 0
DMIR 229, DIR 3, 251 & 22
Title:  DMIR 229, DIR 3, 251 & 22
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/15/2014  Upload Date: 3/24/2015 12:55:33 AM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Andrew Goblirsch
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  DMIR 229(2-8-8-4) DMIR 3(2-6-0) DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  532   Comments: 0
D&IR 3, DM&IR 229, Edna G & Ore Cars
Title:  D&IR 3, DM&IR 229, Edna G & Ore Cars
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/8/2015  Upload Date: 10/6/2022 11:16:51 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Andrew Goblirsch
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0) DMIR 3(2-6-0) DMIR 229(2-8-8-4)
Views:  77   Comments: 0
"Please do not climb on this display"
Title:  "Please do not climb on this display"
Description:  My brother's portrait of the "Three Spot" and her display train captures the stern "do not climb" sign affixed next to her cowcatcher.
Photo Date:  8/11/2015  Upload Date: 8/25/2015 3:08:45 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Ed Held
Categories:  Station,Steam
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  189   Comments: 0
The "Three Spot"'s Train
Title:  The "Three Spot"'s Train
Description:  Here is a close up look at the short display train coupled to the "Three Spot" display at the Two Harbors depot.
Photo Date:  8/11/2015  Upload Date: 8/25/2015 3:14:06 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Ed Held
Categories:  RollingStock,Station,Steam
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  244   Comments: 0
Yellowstone And A Mogul
Title:  Yellowstone And A Mogul
Description:  My brother Ed visited Two Harbors a few days before I did and took several train pictures for me. This one gives you a fine panorama of the two steam displays the Lake County Historical Society has at the former Duluth & Iron Range Depot.
Photo Date:  8/11/2015  Upload Date: 8/25/2015 3:03:00 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Ed Held
Categories:  Station,Steam
Locomotives:  DMIR 229(2-8-8-4) DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  357   Comments: 0
"Please Do Not Climb"
Title:  "Please Do Not Climb"
Description:  The Lake County Historical Society placed another "do not climb" sign on the "Three Spot" between the engine cab and tender. Smart. The fence which now surrounds the display provides a handy supplement to the signs which protect the integrity of this beautiful Duluth & Iron Range Mogul.
Photo Date:  8/11/2015  Upload Date: 8/25/2015 3:09:02 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Ed Held
Categories:  Station,Steam
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  180   Comments: 0
Depot And A Steam Train
Title:  Depot And A Steam Train
Description:  Here is a view of the Two Harbors depot and the DIR 3 and its display train. Note DIR 22, a "bobber" caboose, at right.
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/25/2015 2:40:39 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Steam
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  202   Comments: 0
DIR 3--First Interpretive Display
Title:  DIR 3--First Interpretive Display
Description:  You can find two interpretive displays beside the DIR 3 display train at the Two Harbors depot. This is the first.
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/25/2015 2:53:05 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Steam
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  150   Comments: 0
Neat Display
Title:  Neat Display
Description:  This fine display can be found next door to the Duluth & Iron Range depot in Two Harbors. The equipment sure looks good, especially the "Three Spot," Duluth & Iron Range Number 3.
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/19/2015 8:19:10 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Station,Steam
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  235   Comments: 0
DIR 3--Second Interpretive Display
Title:  DIR 3--Second Interpretive Display
Description:  Here is the second interpretive display placed next to the D&IR 3 and her display train at the Two Harbors depot courtesy of the Lake County Historical Society.
Photo Date:  8/16/2015  Upload Date: 8/25/2015 2:53:38 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Tony Held
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  173   Comments: 0
DIR 3
Title:  DIR 3
Description:  One of the two steam locomotives on display and nicely preserved at Duluth and Iron Range Depot Museum, which is adjacent to Paul Van Hoven Park. Fro the park, one can get a great view of the ore docks.
Photo Date:  6/24/2016  Upload Date: 10/8/2017 9:19:10 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Richard Hopfensperger
Categories:  Roster,Scenic
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  120   Comments: 0
D&NE 28, D&IR 3 + DM&IR 229
Title:  D&NE 28, D&IR 3 + DM&IR 229
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/23/2017  Upload Date: 1/11/2019 7:25:40 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Andrew Goblirsch
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  DNE 28(2-8-0) DMIR 332(2-8-0) DIR 3(2-6-0) DMIR 3(2-6-0) DMIR 229(2-8-8-4)
Views:  459   Comments: 0
D&NE 28 & D&IR 3 Right Side
Title:  D&NE 28 & D&IR 3 Right Side
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/23/2017  Upload Date: 1/2/2018 9:02:35 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Andrew Goblirsch
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  DNE 28(2-8-0) DMIR 332(2-8-0) DMIR 3(2-6-0) DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  544   Comments: 1
D&NE 28, DM&IR 193 & D&IR 3
Title:  D&NE 28, DM&IR 193 & D&IR 3
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/23/2017  Upload Date: 9/1/2017 6:45:02 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Andrew Goblirsch
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  DNE 28(2-8-0) DMIR 193(SD18) DMIR 3(2-6-0) DIR 3(2-6-0) DMIR 332(2-8-0)
Views:  619   Comments: 0
Old and Newish
Title:  Old and Newish
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/19/2019  Upload Date: 8/31/2019 11:01:52 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Station,Steam,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives:  DMIR 193(SD18) DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  175   Comments: 1
DIR 3
Title:  DIR 3
Description:  On display.
Photo Date:  7/19/2019  Upload Date: 8/31/2019 10:58:40 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Steam,Track
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  192   Comments: 0
DIR 3
Title:  DIR 3
Description:  On display.
Photo Date:  7/19/2019  Upload Date: 8/31/2019 11:04:40 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Steam,Track
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  186   Comments: 0
DIR 3
Title:  DIR 3
Description:  On display.
Photo Date:  7/19/2019  Upload Date: 9/2/2019 2:05:56 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Station,Steam,Track
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  180   Comments: 0
D&IR 3
Title:  D&IR 3
Description:  On display at Two Harbors Depot.
Photo Date:  9/18/2022  Upload Date: 9/27/2022 2:59:09 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Keon McGarvey
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  51   Comments: 0
Two Harbors Depot
Title:  Two Harbors Depot
Description:  Restored Depot in Two Harbors.
Photo Date:  9/18/2022  Upload Date: 9/27/2022 3:03:47 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Keon McGarvey
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  59   Comments: 0
Two Harbors Depot
Title:  Two Harbors Depot
Description:  Restored Depot in Two Harbors.
Photo Date:  9/18/2022  Upload Date: 9/27/2022 3:04:15 PM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Keon McGarvey
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  42   Comments: 0
DIR 2-6-0 #3 - "The 3 Spot"
Title:  DIR 2-6-0 #3 - "The 3 Spot"
Description:  Displayed in a place of honor next to the historic Duluth and Iron Range depot is the first steam engine used to move taconite iron ore from the mines to the newly built wooden ore docks for loading onto ships. Originally builty by Baldwin in 1883 for the Tehuantepec Interoceanic Rwy of Mexico who never took delivery, the newly formed Duluth and Iron Range grabbed it up. It cost $9,750 at the time and when it arrived was given the nickname "3 Spot".
Photo Date:  6/8/2023  Upload Date: 10/4/2023 9:01:15 AM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  31   Comments: 0
DIR 2-6-0 #3 - "The 3 Spot"
Title:  DIR 2-6-0 #3 - "The 3 Spot"
Description:  A close up of the drivers on the first steam locomotive for the Duluth and Iron Works. Its first duties were to haul track laying supplies needed to build the trackage into the iron ore mines. Later it was used to haul the ore out to be delivered to the ore loading docks in Agate Bay (Two Harbors), MN.
Photo Date:  6/8/2023  Upload Date: 10/4/2023 9:01:20 AM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  28   Comments: 0
DIR 2-6-0 #3 - "The 3 Spot"
Title:  DIR 2-6-0 #3 - "The 3 Spot"
Description:  After working only 13 years for the DIR, it was sold to the Duluth and Northern Minnesota to work at the Alger-Smith Logging Company. It was renumbered DNM #2. After that stint at the logging company, it was sold several times and almost scrapped, the little loco was finally purchasedfor display at the DIR depot.
Photo Date:  6/8/2023  Upload Date: 10/4/2023 9:01:23 AM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  31   Comments: 0
DIR 2-6-0 #3 - "The 3 Spot"
Title:  DIR 2-6-0 #3 - "The 3 Spot"
Description:  Restored to its original Duluth & iron Range colors and number, it now sits by the Two Harbors depot. Note the tender proudly displaying the DIR name.
Photo Date:  6/8/2023  Upload Date: 10/4/2023 9:01:29 AM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  32   Comments: 0
DIR 2-6-0 #3 - "The 3 Spot"
Title:  DIR 2-6-0 #3 - "The 3 Spot"
Description:  Close up of the DIR 2-6-0 #3 cab.
Photo Date:  6/8/2023  Upload Date: 10/4/2023 9:01:33 AM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  26   Comments: 0
DIR 2-6-0 #3 - "The 3 Spot"
Title:  DIR 2-6-0 #3 - "The 3 Spot"
Description:  Builder's plate for the DIR 2-6-0 #3, "The 3 Spot".
Photo Date:  6/8/2023  Upload Date: 10/4/2023 9:01:40 AM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  22   Comments: 0
DIR 2-6-0 #3 - "The 3 Spot"
Title:  DIR 2-6-0 #3 - "The 3 Spot"
Description:  Still a good looking steam locomotive that has found its home again at the Duluth & Iron Range depot in Two Harbors, MN.
Photo Date:  6/8/2023  Upload Date: 10/4/2023 9:01:43 AM
Location:  Two Harbors, MN
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  DIR 3(2-6-0)
Views:  35   Comments: 0


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