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By the mid-1950s, ore supplier Pickands-Mather had
extensive experience with iron ore shipping. Since they were building a
new facility at the top of the lakes, they applied all that experience
and built the perfect ore dock. This is it. Right at the moment it's not
in use, but that is apparently just a temporary situation--perfect or
no, the dock's worthless without something to ship.
The trains came down from the
Erie
Mining Taconite plant and followed
an oval trestle over the dock, rather than waiting while cars were
shuffled on and off the deck. The operation was sufficiently automated
that the train would never completely stop moving, and the enormous
switching effort required atop a more conventional dock was no longer
essential.
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Taconite Access/Safe Harbor Taconite Harbor, MN Taconite Harbor was developed in 2001 to provide a protected public access and Safe Harbor. It's located adjacent to the Cliff's Erie Taconite loading facility, just south of Schroeder. |
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Cook County
Independent School District 101 West Fifth Street Grand Marais, MN 55604 Phone: (218) 387-2272 Web: www.cookcountyschools.org |
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Taconite Harbor Energy Center Low-sulfur, sub-bituminous coal generating station. Operated by Minnesota Power, Duluth, MN. Three units, each rated at 75 megawatts, were acquired from LTV in October 2001. Units 1 and 2 operational in 1957. Unit 3 operational in 1967. Tours available by appointment. Call 218-663-7167. |
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