A bit of thread necromancy here. I would like to get in contact with Nate regarding this layout, but being new I don't have his contact info. Paul Eckes ... ...
All, I don't believe anyone here has yet mentioned the PrairieWorks DVD, "Soo Line from Michigan to Montana". Of the more than 900 images, there is some...
OK, I have to concede that the information I offered didn't answer the question about the building's original dark color scheme and that further research will...
From today's Ashland Daily Press. CN: Oredock slated for removal Surprise plan calls for complete demolition of historic structure Rick Olivo Last updated:...
Especially for those who like me are putting their sawtooth kits together, I uploaded several shots of IRM 33096 to the files area. This is one of the earlier,...
... Though I'm sad at this news, I must admit it didn't come as a big surprise to me. There has been much talk of "saving the ore dock". Having BEEN there, my...
Walthers has announced Proto1000 100 ton hoppers in Soo Line. Does anybody know anything about them? (like, will the lettering be better than the Bowser...
I hope that the lettering will be better as I was disappointed with the Bowser car and did not pick up any. Walthers did do the Bethlehem Quad hoppers and the...
If you're coming to the SLHTS meet this weekend and want to try your hand at oil paint weathering, bring a dull coated car on Saturday and a couple of brushes....
... I'm curious -- what number series would these fall into, i.e. when were these (prototype) hoppers made? I don't have an Official Register to look them up....
... Well, the freight car diagram book from the seventies shows the number series as 60201 - 60249, built by Bethlehem Stl. Co. in 1967. The diagram generally...
... I imagine that the RR still pays a substantial tax on this huge, unused structure. Once it's gone, they are free to sell the land to a developer, or...
I would like to have an overview of the track plans for some of the SOO branchline terminal stations, just wondering if anyone has some diagrams they could...
I have often wondered how the Soo Line handled the movement and maintenance of its passenger trains thru the Twin Cities in the hey-day of its modern day...
... Be sure to get a copy of the Summer 2007 SOO magazine for information on the Eau Claire terminal. The Soo Line did not have many branch lines, but in past...
Colin.. If you would like a smaller terminal with branch line I would think the Chelsea=Rin Lake line would be good. Recent issues pf TYhe Soo sjow detailed...
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Jim Good suggestion I will need to get a copy of those issues as I don't know anything about the branch and it may be exactly what I'm looking for Thanks Colin...
Hello Colin, I have one book... "Trains of the Upper Midwest Photo Archive Steam & Diesel in the 1950's & 1960's By Marvin Nielsen ISBN 1-58388-036-4 About...
St Paul. Soo was a tenant and had use of St Paul Union Depot engine house. Servicing of power that terminated in St Paul was done here. Passenger cars had...
... Stu gives the most complete and concise explanation of this I've ever seen, but inadvertently leaves out where the power was serviced for the combined 1,...
Engine assignments on No 1-109, 110-2 were known for the distance they ran between servicing. Power was changed on No 2 at North Fond du Lac, ran into Chgo,...
When I was a teenager in the Milwaukee area, I would spend some time in the library section of the Milwaukee County Historical Society building along the river...
The only problem is that they cost a fourtune to purchace prints, or get scans of. Considering that their mission statement says that they only collect...
I'm a little surprised that Larry Easton hasn't chimed in with a citation to the definitive work on the original color of the WC's depots. Mindful of the...
Dennis, the colors you describe on the Portage depot are the same as what I found on the Bancroft depot many years ago. In MILEPOSTS No. 1, the Ashland Weekly...
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