Lake Superior & Mississippi Railroad

ANother Heritage railway in Duluth(Minnesota) popularly knolwn as LSMR runs between Twin Cities and Downtown Duluth passing through St. Louis River estuary,Spirit Lake and Mud Lake.

Days of Operation: Only on weekends.Saturday & Sunday only
10:30 AM and 1:30 PM

Tickets:10.50 USD and 6.50 USD (Its Run on no profit basis)

More info : Visit www.lsmrr.org

Winner of 'Best Train Ride' award by the Paul Pioneer Press

North Shore Scenic Railroad - Minnesota

North Shore Scenic Railroad popularly Known as NSSR is a heritage railroad in Duluth,Lake Superior.
Its very Popular railway line with over 50000 visitors reported to take the ride in 2007.
Season : The trains operates during only may 23rd to October 17th each year.

NSSR Train Route:It Departs from Union Depot,passing trough Owens,downtown Duluth, Canal Park,Two Harbors through Lake Superior shore.Its appx. 26 miles route

Different Trains:

• Lester River Train
• Two Harbors Train
• Pizza Train

A train also operates on the day of Grandma's Marathon along the route of Marathon.


North Shore Scenic rail fares:Very fair ,Less than 25.00 USD on all trains and around half for Kids,School special and Group discounts available.

Rail Bookings and Reservation:
call Customer care at 218-722-1273 or 1-800-423-1273 Or visit www.northshorescenicrailroad.org

Nearby Railway related Places To see :
Lake Superior Railroad Museum - Collection of steam engines,Diesel engines and other railway heritages.

St. Louis County Heritage and Arts Center Union Depot(Duluth)
- One of the places on national register of historic places.It houses 4 Museum including LSRM above

More Information at www.duluthdepot.org

Other Places:

• Arrowhead Chorale
• The Duluth Art Institute
• The Duluth Playhouse
• Minnesota Ballet
• St. Louis County Historical Society:

City Events:
North Shore Inline Marathon,Duluth's annual sled dog race,Duluth Curling Club and Duluth Yacht Club.

How to reach duluth:Duluth International Airport connect the city with neary by towns.Direct flight are available from Las Vegas and Minneapolis,St. Paul, Detroit etc...

Minnesota Passenger Train and Rail Road Services

Minnesota lacks major railway services for passengers,Only few existing passengers services are found:

1)The Empire Builder which is operated by Amtrak which covers following stations in the state

• Winona
• Red Wing
• St. Paul
• St. Cloud
• Staples
• Detroit Lakes

2)Hiawatha Line - Operates in Hennepin County between Minneapolis to Bloomington
Major Stations:

• St. Paul International Airport
• Mall of America

For Route map and schedule see www.metrotransit.org/images/routes/055.pdf

3)North Shore Scenic Railroad(Heritage Rail line)

4)Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad(Heritage Rail line)

5)Osceola and St. Croix Valley Railway(Heritage Rail line)