Book Signing: Tony Dierckins for Twin Ports Trains

Duluth historian Tony Dierckins visits Zenith Bookstore to sign copies of his newest book, Twin Ports Trains: The Historic Railroads of Duluth & Superior.

The book covers 150 years of local railroad history: from 1870, the first time the whistle of a Lake Superior & Mississippi Railroad locomotive announced its arrival along St. Louis Bay, to the demise of passenger service in 1970 and fifty years beyond through the mergers that created today’s giants.

Twin Ports Trains tells the stories of Duluth, Minnesota’s and Superior, Wisconsin’s historic railroads: how they helped develop both cities, worked hand in glove with the industries that drove the local economy, served the public’s transportation needs, and literally reshaped the lower St. Louis River. Over 275 historic photographs, illustrations, and maps help bring these stories to life.

Tony Dierckins is the publisher of Zenith City Press and the author of a dozen books about Duluth and Western Lake Superior, including Lost Duluth, Duluth’s Historic Parks, Duluth: An Urban Biography and Duluth’s Grand Old Architecture 1870-1940.