Soo Line 4231 switches the dock at the Port of Milwaukee on Jones Island in July of 1993.

Streamliners at Spencer.

SOO 4406 switches the lower yard in Marquette, MI in May of 1986. 4406 was one of a handful of GP38-2's with red SOO lettering, the rest were black. I wish we had chased this train, but we were af... (more)

So what do you call more than one caboose? A pair of the rest at the Soo Line's Shops Yard in June of 1983. The SOO kept their wood fleet around longer than most.

Soo Line GP30 No. 700 sits inside the shop building at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota, on June 10, 2016. On the right is Duluth and Northeastern 2-8-0 No. 28 that is in the... (more)

The SOO yard at Stevens Point, Wisconsin was fairly quiet during our visit in August 1986. This GP9 did make a few moves while we watched.

Soo Line caboose #47 has suffered some fire damage as it awaits repairs in Shops Yard in the summer of 1983.

Soo Line F7A 2225A along with a GP9 and SD40 are parked at the small Irvine Yard engine facility while their train gets switched. This small facility did include a turn table, wood roundhouse, and... (more)

A pair of Soo Line GP38-2s pull a cut of tank cars out of LPG Services at the northern end of the Nitrin Sub.

That's going to leave a mark! A Soo Line Colormark grain hopper has obviously been in a recent derailment and will present a challenge to repair. At least the insides are clean!

SOO 4410 on the B73 Nitrin Local switches Plaines LPG Services at the northern end of the Nitrin Sub.

CP's B73 local rolls out its final miles on the Nitrin Sub passing the Quad Cities Exelon Generation Station just north of Cordova.

Canadian Pacific's B73 "Nitrin Job" is seen rolling across the Illinois farmland just north of Cordova, IL with a pair of SOO Line GP38-2s. What was once a fleet of 68 units has dwindled... (more)

CP's "Nitrin Job" heads north along the Mississippi River through the small town of Port Byron. Todays train hosts a pair of Soo Line GP38-2s and eight cars to serve the three industries just nort... (more)

Canadian Pacific's B73 local, commonly known as the Nitrin Job, finds the early morning sun at MP 4 just east of Hampton, IL. Todays train has a pair of SOO Line GP38-2s and 8 tank cars to serve t... (more)