The Great Northern Ore Docks in Superior, Wisconsin | Flickr
The largest gravity iron ore dock installation in the world was right here on Allouez Bay in Superior, Wisconsin. This view shows the complex at its zenith with all four gravity docks still in operation.
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Superior, WI: (Allouez) Aban/GN + Aban/NP + BNSF Ore Docks …
Oct 1, 2019 · The largest gravity iron ore dock installation in the world was right here on Allouez Bay in Superior, Wisconsin. This view shows the complex at its zenith with all four gravity docks still in operation.
Ore dock - Wikipedia
An ore dock is a large structure used for loading ore (typically from railway cars or ore jennies) onto ships, which then carry the ore to steelworks or to transshipment points. Most known ore docks were constructed near iron mines on the upper Great Lakes and …
Northern Pacific Ore Dock in Allouez - Perfect Duluth Day
Aug 20, 2017 · At Loon’s Foot Landing in Superior’s Allouez neighborhood, near the mouth of the Nemadji River in the Allouez Bay Channel, stands the remains of the Northern Pacific Ore Dock — built from 1912-13; abandoned by 1970.
Duluth+Superior Ship Loading Docks Overview - Blogger
Jun 14, 2017 · Duluth+Superior Ship Loading Docks Overview (Update: This notes have been rewritten. I have moved specific dock photos to more specialized notes and I have added overview information to these notes.
Former GN/BN Allouez Ore Docks (Superior, Wisconsin)
Built by the Great Northern Railroad, these ore docks were modified to load taconite pellets later in their service lives and were the main boat loading facilities for the BN railroad. Today, all three remaining docks are idle.
Great Northern Railway Iron Ore Docks at Superior, Wisconsin …
May 13, 2016 · It shows the Great Northern Railway's ore dock complex in Superior intact and still operating as intended including Dock 3—the only remaining wooden dock located here, and easily the least-photographed of the GN's four modern ore docks.
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Northern Pacific Ore Dock No. 1 (Superior, Wisconsin)
Built by the Northern Pacific Railway in 1913 of concrete and steel on the West bank of the Nemadji River, this dock was the sole iron ore dock owned and operated by Northern Pacific in Superior and was built to handle high-grade Cuyuna ore which was being mined to the West.
Allouez, Wisconsin. August, 1941. The Great Northern Ore Docks, …
Photographs show the Great Northern Ore Docks, the largest and most modern in the world, located at the lower end of Lake Superior. Detail of understructure of docks. Great Northern cars coming in from the Minnesota iron range.
Burlington Northern Ore Docks - Superior - Historical Marker …
Sep 17, 2014 · These docks, the largest in the world, consist of three structures of concrete and steel. The longest dock is 2244 feet long, 80 feet high, and contains 374 individual pockets which can hold 100,000 long tons of ore, or 7 average trains of 205 cars each.