Oliver Iron Mining - № 1001

Item

Title

Oliver Iron Mining - № 1001

Railroad Name

Oliver Iron Mining Division, USS

Railroad №

1001

Service Start Date

1957

Service End Date

1964

USATC №

USATC - № 8405

Comments

Oliver Iron Mining changed its name to Oliver Iron Mining Division, USS (US Steel) in 1952 and 11 years later, the Oliver name disappeared to become today's Minnesota Ore Operations, USS Corp. The Oliver Iron Mining Division operated three 65-ton Whitcombs, № 1000, № 1001 & № 1002 with respective build dates of June, March & September 1944. They used Whitcomb locomotives for light duty tasks such as mine track laying.