MNTX 325 waits in the siding at Osceola, WI for a westbound CP ballast train before taking the main, boarding passengers, and departing on the first of four trips from Osceola, WI to Marine, MN an... (more)

On this particular weekend SOO 559 was in charge of the Marine on St. Croix/Maple Island excursions. However, the locomotive put up quite a fight in order to be started. The workers tried to sta... (more)

Osceola & St. Croix Valley's BN 6234 takes the 2:00 train from Dresser back to Osceola. This unit was busy all day taking people to and from the Dresser Depot at half an hour intervals.

The Minnesota Transportation Museum's SD9 rounds the bend near milepost 45 with its "Pumpkin Train" in tow on a gorgeous fall afternoon. The "Pumpkin Train" departed Osceola every hour and ran to... (more)

Soo 559 stops in Maple Island and poses for the camera.

The highlight of "Steamfest '98" was a triple-headed steam run from Osceola, Wisconsin to Marine, Minnesota. Here's Northern Pacific 4-6-0 No. 328, Soo Line 4-6-2 No. 2719, and Soo Line 2-8-2 No. ... (more)

Soo 559 runs through a driving rain at Copas, on the old Soo Line main to Superior, Wisconsin. The nicely ballasted right-of-way makes this look like a real in-service Soo shot than a photo char... (more)

SOO GP9 559 poses at the beautifully restored former SOO Line Dresser depot with a consist typical of a mixed train of the 50's before heading west to continue the charter.

Photo Charter participant Harold Edmonson poses as the operator inside the restored Dresser Depot as the regular Sunday tourist train prepares to swap ends and return to Osceola. The charter was ... (more)

SOO GP9 559 pauses at Marine Siding. Dodging thundershowers for a good part of the day tried the patience of both crew and photographers, but the many waits for sucker holes were worth the result... (more)

Soo 559 rolls through beautiful William O'Brien State Park during a brief thunderstorm near Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota.

Soo 559 and BN 6234 pose for night shots in the Osceola yard. Lighting by Steve Glischinski with #5 blue flashbulbs.

1/15th pan shot of Soo 559 hauling a photo freight at Maple Island, Minnesota, on the Osceola & St. Croix Valley.

Soo 559 hauls a photo freight on the ex-Soo Line main near Withrow. Note the correct Soo-style numberboards - they were made by Steve Glischinski just for this trip.

The suns sets on the 1970s photo charter at Marine. Thanks to Steve Glischinski for setting this up.