Locomotive "Minnetonka." The 0-4-0, wood-burning, Saddle Tanker "Minnetonka" was the first locomotive to see service for the Northern Pacific Railway. Weighing a scant 1... (more)
Nearly 100 years of locomotive evolution is on display in Duluth as Northern's Pacific's first locomotive the Minnetonka (Smith & Porter 1870) poses next to one of NP's last locomotives SD45 3617 ... (more)
The Minnetonka's steam gauge hasn't registered steam pressure since 1959, when it was last steamed up to film a television commercial in Seattle. Since 1976 its been displayed indoors at the Lake... (more)
Two Minnesota "firsts" are displayed at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth. The 4-4-0 "William Crooks" was the first steam locomotive in the State of Minnesota, arriving by boat in 1861.... (more)