Saturday, July 11, 2009

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...

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