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Ron Keagle

May 11, 2008 09:21AM

Registered: 16 years ago
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The last photo here is Q&TL engine number 6, which is at the Pine Creek RR today.

[www.nmia.com]

Here are photos of Hecla & Torch Lake Mason bogie locomotives, including the “Torch Lake.” Apparently the “Torch Lake” start out as 4’-1” gage and was later converted to standard gage.

[www.ironhorse129.com]

Here is another shot of H&TL engines:

[www.ironhorse129.com]

Here is a site on the history of the Duluth South Shore & Atlantic that contains information on other railroads in the copper country. This page shows a list of all railroads once operating in the copper country, which consists of four counties:

[dssa.habitant.org]

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Quincy and Torch Lake NG RR and MUCH more	Larry	May 10, 2008 02:45PM
Re: Quincy and Torch Lake NG RR and MUCH more	Bill Dennehy	May 10, 2008 03:25PM
Re: Quincy and Torch Lake NG RR and MUCH more	Ron Keagle	May 10, 2008 05:32PM
Re: Quincy and Torch Lake NG RR and MUCH more	Bill Dennehy	May 10, 2008 05:54PM
Re: Quincy and Torch Lake NG RR and MUCH more	Larry	May 10, 2008 06:53PM
Re: Quincy and Torch Lake NG RR and MUCH more	Ron Keagle	May 10, 2008 07:02PM
Re:Map and Photos of Quincy Mine Site	Larry	May 10, 2008 07:30PM
Re: Quincy and Torch Lake NG RR and MUCH more	Larry	May 10, 2008 07:40PM
Re: Quincy and Torch Lake NG RR and MUCH more	BillD	May 11, 2008 07:20AM
Re: Quincy and Torch Lake NG RR and MUCH more	Larry	May 11, 2008 08:07AM
the Torch Lake	Randall Hess	May 10, 2008 07:43PM
Shipping Coal to Torch Lake Smelter in the Late 1950's	Dick Cowles	May 11, 2008 09:14AM
Re: Quincy and Torch Lake NG RR and MUCH more	Ron Keagle	May 11, 2008 09:21AM

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