Vintage Railroads of Minnesota’s Iron Ore Country: The Films of George Niles and Fred Crissey

In this video, C. Vision Productions presents the classic films of George Niles and Fred Crissey captured in Minnesota’s Iron Ore Country from the 1950s to the 1970s. Beginning with the Northern Pacific, we’ll see several movements in Duluth before we shift our focus to the Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range. George documented a good variety of DM&IR steam and diesel operations in the late 1950s, with coverage of many interesting locations across the system. Mighty Yellowstones, SD9s, SW9s, and various other steam and diesel locomotives are featured. We even see one of DM&IR’s “Jitney” cars transporting company personnel around Proctor. We’ll also cover several smaller operations in the region, including Hanna Mining, Oliver Iron Mining, Mesaba Cliffs Mining, Duluth & Northeastern, and Balkan Mining. As an added bonus, the video concludes with scenes of the DM&IR, Reserve Mining, Erie Mining, and Burlington Northern in the late 1970s, from the camera of cinematographer Fred Crissey. Vintage steam, diesel, and even electric operations are all here for you in this C. Vision video presentation. More to watch: Milwaukee Road, Rock Island, CB&Q, and CGW in the 1950s - The Films of George Niles https://youtu.be/AepjlqzFbdA LTV Mining Railroad: F-Units, Alcos, and Baldwins in Minnesota’s Arrowhead (1991-2004) https://youtu.be/Q1UuEq69WNo Southern Pacific Steam in the 1950s - FULL VIDEO https://youtu.be/Ezog30x0OKo Classic Chicago & North Western, Vol. 1 "The Alco Line" 1977-1981 (FULL VIDEO) https://youtu.be/sq7OrybekK4 The Milwaukee Road in Montana - FULL VIDEO https://youtu.be/jaVUIuUFk38 Rock Island’s Mid-Continent Route in the 1960s – Bonus MN&S Footage https://youtu.be/1ujVeuIDDOs Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway, The Last Days - FULL VIDEO (2004) https://youtu.be/bp5Eent6YSg SD40-2 Stronghold: EMD Locomotives in Minnesota's Iron Ore Country FULL VIDEO (2018) https://youtu.be/kvaEVuFQlhU