[Magdalen] Night Lull.

[Sibyl Smirl]

"and I guess the sound of the outward bound
made him a slave  to his wanderin' ways."

On 6/20/15 11:51 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen wrote:

> The most memorable night lull for me, though, is the constant wailing  of
> steam locomotives as they hauled iron ore from the MN Iron Range to the
> largest
> of the ore docks in Superior, WI and Duluth, MN during the summers  when
> I stayed with family in Superior.  The steam era ended slowly, but not
> until
> after the Korean War, at least in the "Twin Ports".  When one  approached
> Superior and Duluth from any direction there was a drop of 500-600  feet
> and the ports were in a black haze that rivaled that of Pittsburgh during
> the
> heyday of the steel production.


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