Soo 2719 leads a steam excursion over the Sucker River northeast of Duluth.

2719 brings the "Arrowhead Vacationer" - special train of the 2009 NRHS Convention - into Two Harbors from Duluth. Right behind the locomotive is the DM&IR heavyweight observation Northland and i... (more)

2719 brings the "Arrowhead" NRHS special down the north shore and into Duluth, capping a great day of steam railroading. The DM&IR diesel was added to the consist to help 2719 out of Two Harbors.... (more)

Soo Line 4-6-2 2719 crossing the Big Sucker River at Palmers, bound for Two Harbors with the NRHS Convention special.

2719 is steaming back to Duluth after a 1 PM departure from Two Harbors on one of the hottest days of the summer.

This photo sums up, for me, why the preservation of steam railroading is important. This is Soo Line 2719 pulling a special train for the NRHS Convention on the North Shore Scenic Railroad, and i... (more)

Foam, Foam on the Range! The "Arrowhead Vacationer" excursion - run for the 2009 NRHS Convention in Duluth, MN - steams along the North Shore Scenic Railroad near Lester River with a mixed consis... (more)

2719 steams into Two Harbors with the "Viking," a special dinner train operated for the 2009 NRHS convention. The Soo Pacific is running on former Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range trackage (the ex-Mi... (more)

Soo 2719 runs along the shore of Lake Superior on the way north to Two Harbors, pulling a dinner train for the NRHS convention.

Soo 2719 pulls the "Viking" dinner train through Palmers on the way up the north shore to Two Harbors. This was a special run for the NRHS convention.

Classic Soo power poses for about fifty photographers during the 2009 NRHS Convention in Duluth, MN. Lighting by Steve Barry and Alex Mayes.

The 2719 is historically significant to have hauled the Soo Line's last steam-powered train on June 21, 1959, a round-trip excursion between Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Ladysmith, Wisconsin. Toda... (more)

Soo Line 2719, operated by the Lake Superior Railroad Museum, backs away from the former DM&IR Depot and begin the trip back to Duluth.

SOO 2719 backing into the Depot at Duluth on it's final weekend of operation for the year.

The fire box is still going strong after another trip, one more day of operation to go for this SOO steamer for the season.