SOO only owned 10 "Boats" so they were an oddity to find out and about. They looked nice and sounded great but by all accounts there were numerous reasons they had a lifespan of about 1... (more)

No name of the slide, from my collection.

Two sets of Soo Line power rest outside the roundhouse at Stevens Point, Wisconsin, on August 30, 1987. In a couple of months, the route through here will become part of the new regional Wisconsin... (more)

Soo Line Alco RS-1's nos.350-353 built 12/54. The unit shown is at Stevens Point, Wisconsin in October 1965. This slide is from my collection and has no photographer listed.

SOO 6607 reflects on its future after a thunder shower at Stevens Point. This important Soo Line operating hub would undergo numerous changes within the next year, first becoming Lake States Trans... (more)

CN 2693 is stopped at a siding at Rocky Run just west of Stevens Point, WI where its train has just received a new crew to take the train east to Fond Du Lac. They will have to wait a bit though a... (more)

SOO Line GP9 401 switches the yard in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

On the banks of the Wisconsin River, Canadian National SD40-2W 5262 switches the New Page paper mill in Stevens Point, WI.

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.

The early morning sun lights up this set of GP30s being serviced in preparation for another run.

Rebuilt GP35 WC 4004 is parked at the diesel facility among some SD45s. The classy sand tower proudly announces whose railroad this is. Having been at this scene on November 27, 2015, it is all CN... (more)

A Roger Puta photograph

During a 1986 trip to Wisconsin and Michigan to record the Alco’s of the GB&W, C&NW, and LS&I, we made several visits to Stevens Point to check out any action on the SOO. Unfortunately, the line... (more)

An early morning east bounder pulling out of the yard at Stevens Point.

CN 2882 Leads a northbound intermodal into Stevens Point, WI.