Donations / Support

Please consider donating to our fundraisers where all proceeds go to repairing engine 46, improving the tracks, our buildings and other rolling stock.

The LS&M is a 100% Volunteer organization, operated and maintained by Volunteers only. All money raised goes directly towards running our operations.

We look forward to season 2023 to again provide a safe, beautiful ride along the St. Louis River Estuary.

See our photo gallery for views of the trip along the river. 

YOUR DONATIONS WILL HELP US CONTINUE OUR WORK TO  MAINTAIN THIS IMPORTANT HISTORICAL LEGACY OF WEST DULUTH!

Every donation counts, and we appreciate it very much! 

Thank You to our Major Supporters

The Andrew Webb Estate

Funded in part by the Riverfront Community and the Henry and Sarah Wheeler Historical Awareness Funds of the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation.
David presents a check from the CN to LS&M President, Joel Manns representing the number of hours he has donated to the LS&M in 2020.

Help Support Our Upgrades & Restorations by Donating to these Projects

Locomotive 46

Locomotive 46 is a General Electric Center Cab 50T Type Industrial Switcher built in 1946.  The locomotive needs the wheels and trucks rebuilt, a new floor and the exhausts raised.  Total cost is approximately $100,000. We have raised some funding through generous donations and hope to obtain donated labor to complete these upgrades.

See update on Engine 46 repairs

Coaches

Coach 29 & 85 were built in 1912 by the American Car and Foundry for the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway. The coaches are being cleaned with interiors and windows repaired / painted,  and brakes maintenance updated. 

Safari Car

Once a flat car built by Siems – Staubel Co of St Paul MN in 1928 for the Northern Pacific Railway. The Safari Car is being rebuilt from the frame up. This work includes new decking and railing and redesign to allow for more passenger seating. Volunteers with carpentry skills will be needed for this project.
See the progess on the Safari Car

Track Repair

Our tracks run along a portion of the original route of the Lake Superior and Mississippi Rail Road into Duluth. The tracks and railbeds need ongoing maintenance. We will continue to focus on work to repair damage from previous storms, removal of brush and tie replacement. The track crew replaced 500 ties last year and would like to replace a similar number this season. We need to dump ballast and to contract for a tamping crew to surface what we repaired last season. Volunteers are always needed for this ongoing work.

Station and Shop

Coach 29 & 85 were built in 1912 by the American Car and Foundry for the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway. The coaches are being cleaned with interiors and windows repaired / painted,  and brakes maintenance updated. 

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Lake Superior & Mississippi Railroad Statement of Non-Discrimination & Inclusiveness

In keeping with the LS&M’s mission to share the early history of the railroad and the rich nature of the St. Louis River, the LS&M strives to provide an inclusive environment which respects the value of each individual, whether they are volunteers, passengers or the general public. LS&M leaders recognize and appreciate diverse perspectives for group decisions to achieve effective collaborative compromise.

Volunteer assignments will be made without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, public assistance status, disability and familial status. Given the safety and regulation driven nature of the railroad industry, equal access will be allowed to potential railroad volunteers to perform preferred tasks for which they are able to meet Federal Railroad Administration requirements.

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