WC 6639, AC 1762, WC 1702 are westbound with train SOGBA. The odd lash up was common on the eastern end of the WC, as the Ex Via Rail F's were often pressed into freight service. The 6639 was one ... (more)

Late in the evening WC 3021, 6622, 586 arrive at Trout Lake with the all rail ore empties from Algoma Steel to Tilden Mine. The four cars of logs first out on the train were picked up at Kinross. ... (more)

Soo 723,708 are just about to clank over the Gladstone-Sault Ste. Marie line in Trout Lake as they start west toward Marquette with a late evening extra. The scene has changed considerably since I... (more)

In what was surely a blast from the past, even in 1998, WC 6654 leads AC 1756,1762,1761,1754 on the 65 cars of train GBSOA departing for Sault Ste. Marie. That is an A-A-B-B-A set of EMD F's for t... (more)

The Soo Line normally used this big Russel plow that was assigned to Gladstone for the serious snows that would fall in Upper Michigan. They also had a couple Jordan spreaders that would be seen o... (more)

Soo 797,778 are rolling the 127 cars of train 912 west of Trout Lake. The first ten Soo GP38-2s came numbered in the 790 series and with a big red Soo on the sides instead of the normal black. The... (more)

Looking like a consist from the late 60's or 70's, WC 3018,AC 1761 power the 55 cars of train GBSOA east.

Soo 212A,742,214A lead 911 west through some deep grass. The Soo often skimped on weed spaying and mowing along the right of way, depending on how profits were looking.This was one of those years,... (more)

Soo 404,2201A are crawling westbound out of Trout Lake with 61 cars on an extra. Before trains 909-910 were added to the schedule between Gladstone-Sault Ste. Marie the Soo ran an extra at least t... (more)

Right after the Soo-Milwaukee merger a number of units were swapped from one property to the other even though operations were not fully integrated for a few months. The Soo had about 10 Milwaukee... (more)

WC 1508 has made an extra trip from Trout Lake to Newberry and returned on this late Sept. day. The L-P mill at Newberry had requested an extra switch and the WC was quick to get a unit and crew i... (more)

DMIR 155,WC 587 have 30 cars of train 41 put together and have backed around the SW wye and are now departing for Marquette. The high nose SD9's were regular visitors to the eastern end of the WC,... (more)

WC 3027,6653 have arrived at Trout Lake on rough winter day, after an all night battle through the snow and wind. The train has taken the Ex DSS&A from Marquette to Trout Lake and will be momentar... (more)

Soo's lone SD9 didn't really roam very much, Glenwood and Shoreham were normally its home. With power tight in the late 70's it did get free once in awhile. Most engine crews equated 6 axle with S... (more)

Another fantastic consist, only to be found on the WC at this late date leads train GBSO west of Trout Lake. The WC's only FP45, 6652 is followed by AC 1750, WC 3006,6651,3007.