Trolley
The Mesabi Railway transports visitors by trolley from the main park to the site of the former mining community known as Glen Location. Round trip, the railroad runs 2.5 miles along the edge of the Glen mine. Spectacular vistas show off the man-made canyon whose steep walls plunge down hundreds of feet to a pit now filled with cold spring water.The original Mesabi Railway line served thousands of Iron Range residents daily. It ran 36 miles from Gilbert to Hibbing and operated from 1912 to 1927.
Ironworld's two trolleys, the Glen and Mesaba, are both 1928 W-2 class Melbourne trolleys with a capacity of 60 people each.
The trolley opens for the season in May, weather permitting. Official opening day is Memorial Day. The trolley runs throughout the day Tuesday through Sunday, until Labor Day, when operations are restricted to weekends, weather permitting.