Smokebox of SOO 1003 (note green classification flags behind numberboard)

SOO 1003 gingerly steps onto the turntable at the 100th anniversary party for the Janseville roundhouse.

Soo Line 1003 on the new ribbon rail between Milton Junction and Janesville enroute to Wisconsin & Southern's Janesville facility for 100th anniversary of the Janesville Roundhouse.

Soo Line Mikado 1003 leads a passenger special westbound across the Whitefish River Bridge on the return leg of a Gladstone to Manistique trip that was sponsored by the DSSA Division of the Soo Li... (more)

SOO 1003 on a positioning move to Horicon.

The Soo 1003 and WSOR E9s race toward Horicon to layover for the night.

SOO 1003 works across the cornfields of southern Wisconsin, looking very much like a scene she'd appeared in some 50+ years ago when she worked in revenue service. WSOR E's provide extra pull fo... (more)

SOO 1003 highballs Horicon enroute to Milwaukee and the Great Circus Parade. Geeps on the left are cannibalized, the 1003 survived the diesels that were bought to replace her.

SOO 1003 leads the Circus Train westward into Horicon. The train will overnight at Horicon, then return via this same trackage to Milwaukee for the Great Circus Parade. WSOR's E units provide ... (more)