A late running train 11 arrives at Soo Yard with 717 leading a CR GP38 and SOO GP9 during the Lake States era.
On June 28, 1987, a Soo Line freight from North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, uses the connector track at Duplainville for a trip to Milwaukee. Leading the train is venerable GP30 No. 717, that has seen... (more)
On June 28, 1987, a Soo Line freight from North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, uses the connector track at Duplainville for a trip to Milwaukee. Leading the train is GP30 No. 717, and is trailed by three... (more)
Soo 717 and 400 work west with a fairly heavy train 12. The 717 was quite a smoker and if under a heavy load could be counted upon to put out quite a cloud for an EMD. Train 12 could normally be c... (more)
The Soo's failed Lake States experiment is nearly over and in less than two months this will be Wisconsin Central trackage. The one thing Lake States did accomplish was allowing railfans the oppor... (more)
