Dennis, While I dont have an axe to grind with NRM, I am sure you would be much enlightened to hear the GBWHS's story. I know that this topic is probably...
I'm sad to report Mark Simonson passed away last night. Mark was a fantastic photographer and modeler of the Soo Line and the LS&I. He made it a mission to...
-- ... The DSS&A Div. of the SLH&TS was made awear of the availability of the DSS&A caboose at NRM sometime ago, and it was felt that it did not repersent the...
Hello to all, It is with a very sad heart that I am sending this news. Mark left us last night, May 1st, at 11:50 pm, after bravely living with cancer these...
I was looking through Saga of the Soo Volume III and spotted a shot what looks like a rebuilt steel boxcar. I appeared on page 97 in a shot of the Waukesha...
Group. This is written with mixed emotiions. Enderlin owes its existence to the Soo Line. The Soo Line donated locomotive 2425 to the city. The city has sold...
jim
soojimwel@...
May 3, 2008 4:52 pm
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Jim: Enderlin had a "problem" with 2425 having asbestos lagging. I forget what agency it was, EPA, possibly, that stepped in when a volunteer group wanted to...
... Hi Gene. The Soo Line never went in for any big boxcar rebuilding programs. The single sheathed cars they purchased during the teens and twenties were ...
Mark W. Simonson Age 52 of St. Louis Park Mark has left us after bravely living with cancer for 4 years. Born in Tomah, WI on October 14, 1955; passed away May...
Dennis- Thank you for the response. I was wonder what they would have used as a starting point for the steel conversion. The car looked a bit like the...
Mark W. Simonson Age 52 of St. Louis Park Mark has left us after bravely living with cancer for 4 years. Born in Tomah, WI on October 14, 1955; passed away May...
The current issue of "Classic Trains" magazine has an interesting article on interurban sleepers which ended up on the Pacific Great Eastern in British...
It’s interesting that the town chose to move the locomotive vs. conducting abatement or enclosing the asbestos-containing material (ACM). I'm in the Chicago...
... ============================================= Mark: When what asbestos was left on Soo # 2442 here in Marshfield was removed, I think it cost around...
... It's a perfect replica of a Soo Line caboose, ca. 1888 or thereabouts. And, truth be known, some of these cars lasted in service almost ninety years.......
... That's the gist of the problem. When these towns took these engines for display, they thought they were getting a piece of cast metal sculpture, like the...
I was reading my June 2008 issue of Model Railroader and came across David Leider's article on modeling Waupaca, WI. Very nice work, including describing the...
It is not exactly coincidental that the article on my layout is just before the NMRA regional convention in Waupaca. I will be giving a clinic on how I did the...
My name is Lynn Utke. I live in Enderlin and work as an engineer on the Soo Line. There are about 130 of us here that work on the Soo Line. Tonight there...
... Lynn, Here's a good place to start: http://members.aol.com/belpaire/steamcm.htm As I recall, Keith down in Marshfield found this pamphlet very useful in ...
Dear All: I grew up restoring steam locomotives and spent the 'nineties as a Massachusetts licensed asbestos abatement supervisor. My advice is to find an...
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May 6, 2008 1:16 am
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Dennis Storzek Sed: <SNIP> The 2442 in Marshfield is one of the few park engines that had ... <SNIP> Dennis, I really can't take that much credit for 2442...
I had not got around to looking at my copy of the June Model Railroader yet, so I was very surprised to read the message about David Leider's Waupaca layout...
... Hmmm, In addition to that, David also authored and self published a book on the history of Waupaca. Some of his work was also featured in one of the major...
Hello, I have no access to any Soo literature and was wondering if someone could help identify the type and history of a boxcar we inherited with the family...
... Darel, Go here and I think you'll find the info you want in the roster: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SooLineHistory/files/Soo_%22Sawtooth%22_Primer/ If...
Just what I was looking for. Thanks Dennis! My car has steel ends. Would it be easier to start with the Sunshine kit or a combination of both? I'd also be...
Oops! Sorry. I was confused. The branch was the Milwaukee. It crossed over the Soo at Menango on it's way to Edgeley. Explains why it looks like a Milwaukee...
... Maggie, Thank you very much for taking the time to post this message to the SooLineHistory list. It is sure to give all who gather here a sense of ...
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