Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway Baggage/Coach No. W-24

American Car & Foundry built this car as 79 -­seat coach No. 24 for the Duluth & Iron Range Railroad in 1912. In 1934, it was converted to accompany business car Northland, to allow for more baggage and seating capacity. Sliding baggage doors were installed and half of the windows were covered over. Renumbered W-24, it could seat 40 people. The car became the property of the Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway in 1938 when the Duluth, Missabe & Northern merged with the Duluth & Iron Range. In 1947 the car was remodeled again, adding two enclosed sleeping compartments that replaced coach seats. Another compartment was added in 1948. Today it can seat 24 passengers with sleeping space for six. The W-24 and car Northland were purchased by the Lake Superior Railroad Museum from the DM&IR in July 2003. The car is operational and used frequently on North Shore Scenic Railroad trains.