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I grew up close by the Soo mainline, about a hundred miles east of Minneapolis. My father
once helped fight a fire started when a Soo locomotive struck a loaded gasoline tank truck
that stalled on the tracks. I guess you could say that I grew up as the Soo wound down.
Nowadays, the Wisconsin Central uses that Line, and my mother lives just two blocks
from the track. When I'm visiting her, and it's quiet late at night, and I hear the whistle blow
the crossing down the line, you'll see me rush the door, race down the street and stand at
the crossing watching the world roll by.
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These Links represent a lot of effort by folks who are as nostalgic as I for the old Soo.
I enjoy every one of them, and hope you find something useful and entertaining as well.
I have included Wisconsin Central web sites as well, since I see a lot of WC traffic when
I'm visiting my old home town. There are also a few Canadian Pacific sites, because the
CP now owns the former Soo. I hope they keep that line open for a long time to come.
I expect they will; I saw the UP using it this summer, and traffic seems to be getting heavier.
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By the way, if you should find a link here that comes up empty, please let me
know by e-mail. Thanks!
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The 1997 convention featured excursion trips behind restored 2-8-2 "Mikado" # 1003.
We rode the Saturday morning trip to Thorp, and the Sunday trip west to Cardigan Junction,
and had a wonderful time. No rain like 1996 (Rhinelander to Ladysmith), only a little fog around the Chippewa River
on Sunday Morning.
The 1998 convention at Stevens Point didn't have an excursion, but the Locomotive & Tower Preservation Fund, operators of the Soo Pacific # 2719, was running from Irvine Yard in Chippewa Falls to Colfax that weekend. We were on one of those excursions ;-) Thanks, guys!
The 1999 convention was held in Duluth, Minnesota, and we enjoyed a trip behind Soo FP-7 # 2500
Appleman, Jerry:
Jerry's Railroad Photo Album" has some Soo photos
DuLong, John:
Duluth, south Shore & Atlantic Ry
Holmes, Dennis (Homer):
SD40 Home Page
Milot, Pierre:
Dedicated to Modeling the Soo Line
Nadolsky, Paul: Soo Line Online
Stockfeld, Graham:
Unofficial Soo LINE Photo Archive from OZ!
Withrow, Scott:
Soo Line's Latta Subdivision from RailCenter
Withrow, Scott:
A Soo Line Photo Gallery
Canadian Pacific Railway
Churcher, Colin:
Canadian Railway History
Miller, Bill:
The View from Galt Station
Miller, Bill:
Rosters and Summaries
Miller, Bill:
CP Paint Schemes
Regaudie, Wayne: Mile 77
Canadian Railroad Historical Association
Spencer, D: Scenic Railways of the NorthWest Pictures
Onderdonk's Way - Transcontinental RR in BC
Lansing Railfan:
CPR/SOO Page
Fromm, Galen: WCL News
Guthrie, Stephen:
Wisconsin Central Sightings
Holmes, Dennis (Homer):
The Unofficial Wisconsin Central Western Division Homepage
Johanson, Clayton:
Unofficial Wisconsin Central Homepage
Kolonowski, James:
Wisconsin Central Limited
Widener, George:
The Unofficial Wisconsin Central Eastern Division Homepage
Schwalbach, Frank: Wisconsin Railfan Page
Wisconsin Railway Preservation Trust Soo Line Mikado # 1003
Chippewa Valley Railroading Information Soo Line Pacific # 2719
Milwaukee Road # 261
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NOTE: the Soo Line logos on this site are adapted from original designs by Ken Houghton. See more of his designs, and other heralds and clip art, at Ribbonrail.com .
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