BRITT COMMUNITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

VIRGINIA, MN

Last Light at Aurora With the midwest getting a blanket of snow and frigid temperatures this weekend, it feels appropriate to flash back to my long weekend at the DMIR a year ago. These ex-UP, nee-CNW, C40-8s are mostly, if not entirely, removed from the iron range last I heard. I'm certainly glad we had a chance to shoot them. Dash 8s dominated the Iron Range sub, the former Duluth &amp; Iron Range Railroad, on our weekend there. Had we longer, we may have explored farther along the D&amp;IR trackage, but we certainly got our fill of these units. They look sharp in CN paint, and remarkably clean considering how the railroad treats much of its other older power.

At Aurora, MN, we caught a triplet of C40-8s - 2020, 2116, 2033 - hauling empties back west. As we neared golden hour, some fine sunlight illuminated our trio. We would follow these back to Iron Junction before scurrying down to Fairlane to catch our BLE/IC/CN trio pull fresh tac out at sunset. Boy, that was a fun evening. — Last Light at Aurora Credit: Leo Blackwelder

Britt Community Historical Society is a non-profit organization located in Virginia, Minnesota, dedicated to preserving the history of the Britt area. The society was formed in 1977 and is run by a dedicated group of volunteers who are passionate about preserving and sharing the area's history with the community.

The society's main focus is on the Britt area, which was once a thriving mining community. The society has a collection of artifacts, photographs, and documents that tell the story of the area's mining history. Visitors can learn about the miners who worked in the mines, the families who lived in the area, and the businesses that supported the community.

The Britt Community Historical Society operates a museum that is open to the public. The museum has several exhibits that showcase the area's history, including a mining display, a display of local businesses, and a display of the area's schools. The museum also has a research library that is open to the public, where visitors can access historical documents and photographs.

In addition to operating the museum, the Britt Community Historical Society also hosts events throughout the year, including historical presentations, open houses, and special exhibits. The society is dedicated to preserving the history of the Britt area for future generations to enjoy.

BRITT COMMUNITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in VIRGINIA MN. US MID #8402700702

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Midwest (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin).

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Smoking Sparta's Signals With this weeks forecast looking (and feeling) pretty damn hot, it's nice to look back a few months during the wintry period. When my buddy Jake and I ventured up to the ex-DMIR CN Iron Range, we were greeted with hefty amounts of snow and some fairly frigid temperatures at times. Although I'm from a state that sees its fair share of snow and low temps, I've found myself becoming pretty weak to them. Yet, as this weeks shapes up to be in the high 90s, humid, and I'll be stuck in a warehouse that only makes all that worse... I'm starting to wish for those cold temps back. For now.

Back on the CN Iron Range sub, former CNW C40-8s power empty ore cars from Two Harbors to the taconite plants farther inland, and farther uphill. We'd shot all up and down the Iron Range and were getting tired of the drive, but we had the opportunity to nab a quick shot at Sparta, MN. Well, why not?

A little stroke of luck - melting snow from slowly warming temperatures made a nice puddle to catch a reflection, while one of the old C40-8s started to really smoke it up. Man, they do look and sound good. It's a shame the C6Ms and GEVOs are starting to replace the power sets up there already. Man, I wish I had more time to shoot this place. And for non-extreme temperatures. Wishful thinking, I suppose.

Contact BRITT COMMUNITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

BRITT COMMUNITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO BOX 154
VIRGINIA
MN
55792-0154

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MID #	8402700702
Name	BRITT COMMUNITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Alternate Name
Classification	Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Midwest
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	711023222
NTEECC	A80
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)	201306
INCOME	0
REVENUE	0
LAT/LONG	47.529707, -92.542146
CODES	FIPS State Code: 27 FIPS County Code: 137 US Census Tract: 013000 US Census Block: 3003