VARIOUS MINNESOTA TRAINS Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range R.R. (1961 US 10" vinyl LP issued as number twelve in the series, featuring the sounds of Nos. 220, 225, 227 & 236 [2-8-8-4], No. 507 [2-10-2] & No. 767 [2-10-4], recorded by Elwin D. Purington in Minnesota between 1956 & 1958 and released on the private press mail order only Railroad Record Club label run by Wisconsin farmer William Steventon & pressed by RCA Custom Record Department. This label ran from the late fifties into the mid-sixties and during that time they released thirty six 10" LPs and six 10" 'Specials' focussing on a particular locomotive. This astonishing body of work managed to capture classic steam trains recorded across the US, many of which would otherwise have passed into history without a trace. The sleeve, complete with catalogue insert, has extensive sleeve notes & shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl remains in excellent condition with few signs of play No. 12)