Mineral Range

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Mineral Range Railroad
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Overview
ARR Reporting Marks MRA
Headquarters Ishpeming, MI
Termini Humboldt, MI - Ishpeming (Pluto), MI
Dates of Operation 1994 -
Predecessor Lake Superior & Ishpeming & Canadian National
Website Official Website

Mineral Range Railroad Overview

The Mineral Range Railroad operates about 20 miles of track between the Humboldt Mine and Pluto in the State of Michigan.

The railroad owns 15 miles of tracks between Humboldt Mine and Euclid Yard (Landing Jct.) in Ishpeming (CN has trackage rights between Humboldt Jct. and Euclid Yard). Mineral Range owns the tracks between Winthrop Junction and Pluto (3 miles). The MRA engine house is located south of Greenwood Street on Washington Street (on a separate spur).

MRA has trackage rights over CN between Euclid Yard (Landing Junction) and Winthrop Junction (approx. 2 miles).

Mineral Range interchanges with CN at Euclid Yard in Ishpeming.

Mineral Range Humboldt Mine Line Customers

Customer Location Company Description Type of Railcar Notes
Humboldt Mine (Lundin Mining) Humboldt Nickel/Copper Ore Processing Closed-Top Gondolas Ships Nickel/Copper Concentrate.
MR Transload Diorite Paint Ore Transload Gondolas Seasonal.

Mineral Range Pluto Line Customers

Customer Location Company Description Type of Railcar Notes
A&L Iron & Metal National Mine Scrap Metal Recycling Gondolas
Dyno Nobel Pluto Industrial & Mining Explosives Tank Cars/Covered Hoppers

Mineral Range Locomotives

Number Model Year(s) Built History Notes
ILSX 932 SW1200RS 1960 Ex-CP 1241. Pluto Line Switcher.
MRA 1300 SW1300 1940 Ex-SIRX 1300/LOCX 1300/CC 1300/IC 1300/IC 1026/IC 9203A. Works Pluto Line & Humboldt Mine Line.
ISLX 1323 GP9 1959 Ex-MNN 1484/DME 1484/NW 2814/NKP 814.
IBCX 3460 SD40-2 1978 Ex-NS 3460/CEFX 3423/UP 3423.
IBCX 3492 SD40-2 1978 Ex-NS 3492/CEFX 3187/CEFX 7098/BN 7098.

Mineral Range Rolling Stock

Number Type of Railcar Built History Notes
MRA Snowplow Snowplow 19?? Built as a Plymouth MLC 35 Ton. Used as a snowplow. From Delaware, Ohio.
MRA 10 Caboose 19?? Ex-IHB 10/PC/NYC. Purchased in 2020. Stored.
MRA 091 Caboose 1973 Ex-SOO 91. Used as a shoving platform and idler car.
MRA 549 Caboose 1956 Ex-EJE 549. Purchased in 2020.




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