SooLineHistory Reference Files - Part 1
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Folder 002 Permanent Resource Files. Lists, Rosters, and other items
that it would be good to keep permanently.
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100w_a_end_truck.jpg Soo Line Outside box car #W-100 "A" end truck. ageir53212
100w_b_end_truck.jpg Soo Line box car #W-100 "B" end truck. ageir53212
100w_soo.jpg Soo Line 40 ft. Outside Braced Box Car #W-199 at Ladysmith, WI. ageir53212
101dssa.jpg Duluth South Shore & Atlantic RS1 at Stevens Point, WI
shortly after the 1961 merger.
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164.jpg Soo Line caboose 164 (2nd) built by AC&F in 1906 in its original
configuration. This is what the DesPlaines Hobby kit looked like
when built. The prototype was numbered using the number from an
older car that had been destroyed, a common practice on the Soo
at that time. Date, location, and photographer unknown.
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206b_soo.jpg Soo Line ALCO-built #206B at Ladysmith, WI, 6/1954. ageir53212
2221soo.jpg Soo Line (WC) ALCO FA1's #2221 "A" & "B" at Schiller Park on 4/20/1951. ageir53212
311_312_soo_diagram.jpg Soo Line Diagram for Baldwin DS-4-4-1000's #311 and #312. ageir53212
324soo.jpg Top view of Soo Line #324 Diesel-electric. ageir53212
37_soo_caboose.jpg SOO #37 caboose two window side crossing Villard Ave in
North Milwaukee during 12/1980.
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39762_soo.jpg Soo Line 40 ft Outside Braced Box Car #39762 at Gladstone, MI. ageir53212
40984_soo.jpg Soo Line 40 ft Outside Braced Box Car #40984 at Ladysmith, WI. ageir53212
40_ft_soo_nfdl.jpg Soo Line Outside Braced box cars showing end view displaying
wooden coupler buffer as used by some early 20th century Car
Builders. North Fond du Lac, WI.
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4424soo_and_friends.jpg Generational lashup. Ron Kaminen leads with SOO GP38-2 #4424
followed by Conrail GE U25C #6819 and SOO #2203C "B" unit at
Neenah, WI, 10/1979.
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4430_in_the_creek_at_Thomaston_MI.gif ageir53212
500.jpg (982KB) Builder's photo of FP-7A, F-7B 500A,B showing the square boxy
winterization hatches already installed at La Grange. Note the
unit number at both ends of the B unit. EMD photo.
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500_R.jpg (110KB) ronsooline
/550w_soo.jpg Soo Line 40 ft Outside Braced Door and a half box car at Gladstone, MI. ageir53212
Folder: 60' Passenger Car Diagrams Equipment diagrams of some of the Soo's shorter passenger cars. soolinehistory
1354-1356.jpg Combination Passenger - Baggage
360-366.jpg Combination Passenger - Baggage
976-980.jpg First Class Car
989-990.jpg Passenger - Caboose
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6601 - Gilchrist, Michigan - 2.rtf (Not Available; see next) RdhseRat
6601_Gilchrist_Michigan_2.jpg Adapted by ronsooline from previous RTF file
6601_after_head-on_at_Gilchrist_MI.gif RdhseRat
6835.bmp Soo ACF Covered Hopper "Bowser" bobn9yub
700MC.jpg Soo 700 in mainline service. Photo by D. Schauer. dmir321
733soo.jpg Soo Line GP40 #733, SD-40-2 #781, GP30 #703. 5/1980. ageir53212
758xsoo_water_tank.jpg Soo Line Home-built water(?) tank car #X758 at Ladysmith, WI,
8/1980.
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870x_soo_b_end.jpg Soo Line scale test car, "B" end, Manitowoc, WI, 3/11/1984. ageir53212
99106.jpg Equipment diagram for caboose 99106. soolinehistory
ACI.rtf ACI plate information. Includes field descriptions and colour codes
for each digit.
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Bowser55669.bmp Bowser Covered Hopper "Brown Scheme" bobn9yub
ChippewaFalls-2.jpg Map of Chippewa Falls showing rail lines ronsooline
Folder: Upcoming Kits...The instruction sheet illustrations from the HO scale Soo Coach kits
soon to be released by the Soo Line Historical & Technical Society.
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Sub-folder: Diner Parlor Coaches 2013 and 2017 were rebuilt in 1948 to Diner Parlor cars,
losing one vestibule in the process.These cars were again
remodeled in 1951 (with no change to the exterior) into
Cafe-Lounge-Tap cars for service on The Laker.
2017A.jpg Right side of Diner Parlor 2017 showing Waukesha a/c and custom
sub-cooler included in the kit.
2017B.jpg Left side of Diner Parlor 2017 showing brake equipment. All
underbody detail will be included in the kit.
Sub-folder: Modernized Coach Models the cars that had revolving reclining seats installed
in 1948, '49, and '50. The larger size of these seats caused
some window changes.
998A.jpg Right side of modernized coach 998 equipped with a/c, which
will be included in the kit.
998B.jpg Left side of modernized coach 998 showing brake equipment
which will be included in the kit.
Sub-folder: Standard Coach Models cars built by Barney & Smith in 1911, 1913, and 1914
as they looked after the upper sash were blanked in the '20s.
Some cars like this lasted until the end of service, and
continued in work service.
991A.jpg Right side of non a/c coach 991. Underbody details and decal
lettering will be included in the kit.
991B.jpg Left side of non a/c coach 991 showing the brake equipment
that will be included in the kit.
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Folder: DSS&A Boxcar Kits New releases from Westerfield. To order go to:
http://users.multipro.com/westerfield
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10105.jpg No.10105 1916 DS auto box car, original, DSS&A $30.00
10155.jpg No.10155 1916 DS auto box car, box car conversion, DSS&A $30.00
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E C Map.jpg Eau Claire terminal from a 1950's Sanborm Insurance map. soolinehistory
EauClaire-2.jpg Map of Eau Claire showing current rail lines ronsooline
Form19-b.jpg Soo Line Railroad Form 19 - Train Order ronsooline
Folder: Former Auto Cars Boxcars re-built from 40' Automobile cars. soolinehistory
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28612.jpg This 1915 built AC&F car still has a revenue number in 1967!
Bill Raia collection.
28670.jpg The 1915 AC&F car when it was new. Kalmbach collection.
75794e.jpg 75794 at Laona, WI 7-83. Dennis Storzek photo.
75794s.jpg Side view of the car at Laona. Dennis Storzek photo.
75xxxe.jpg Good end view of the car in Neenah, 9-85. Dennis Storzek photo.
75xxxs.jpg Side view of the un-numbered car at Neenah. Dennis Storzek photo.
75xxxu.jpg The underframe and brake equipment on the car at Neenah.
Dennis Storzek photo.
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RS1_at_hills.jpg RS-1 #350 at Hillsdale rwundrock
SOO_2554.jpg Soo 2554 Gp 9 thiefriverfalls2002
SOO_wood_boxes_at_Dresser.jpg Soo wood OB box modified from Wathers kit.
Other car is Storzek resin kit.
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Soo_Express_Reefer.jpg Soo Line Express Refrigerator Car 4224 (series 4200-4224).
Photo by A. Robert Johnson.
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Soo_Milk_Car.jpg Soo Line Milk Car 2601 (series 2600-2609).
photo by Pete Busack
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Soo_Steamer.jpg Soo Line ten wheeler 2635 dmir321
SooBlocking.jpg Soo Train blocking sheets. soobaldwin
SooLineLogo-WP.jpg Soo Logo-Wallpaper on blue bkgnd rkohlin
Stevens_Point_Brewery.jpg Stevens Point Brewery Map lafoote
WhipMixCaboose.jpg Is this SOO Caboose #37? grahamstockfeld
aci_chart.jpg JPEG version of Iain Bell's ACI.rtf file. ageir53212
d2719-1.jpg Soo 2719 at Springbrook WI on WGN RR Sept 14 2002. dmir321
d2719-2.jpg Soo 2719 Highballin' east of Spooner WI on WGN Sept 14 2002. dmir321
d42112500.jpg F-units together at Duluth. dmir321
d700-1.jpg Soo 700 at Hinsdale MN on DM&IR trackage. June 28th 2002. dmir321
d700.jpg GP30 #700 at CN's Pokegama Yd. in Superior WI. Feb 2002. emd645e3
dLTV13.jpg 700 pulling engines out of the mine at LTV in MN. dmir321
dLTV17.jpg 700 pulling through ore crusher at LTV. dmir321
dLTV18.jpg 700 coming downgrade with cars at LTV. dmir321
dOverunder.jpg 700 crossing over bridge at LTV mine. dmir321
dSoo700.jpg Soo GP30 with repainted Soo lettering. dmir321
dSoo700xxx.jpg LSRM's former Soo GP30 700 after being started. Apr 16th 2002. emd645e3
dSteveG.jpg Steve Glischinski repainting the S. dmir321
dssxa_soo_scalehouse.jpg Former DSS&A scale house displaying the earlier paint scheme
at Marquette, MI., during 9/1980...
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mp1897pfb.jpg Park Falls 1897 station map. bruceoldnb
rudyard_soo_depot.jpg Soo Line Rudyard depot at Rudyard, Michigan on 7/3/1982. ageir53212
soo_cab_interior.jpg Typical Soo Line caboose interior showing the general version of
"green" applied.
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soo_scalehouse_ironwood.jpg Soo Line Scale House at Ironwood, Michigan on 9/20/1982. ageir53212
stevens_point_9_1980.jpg Soo Line roundhouse & turntable during another SLH&TS convention
on 9/7/1980.
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EastofMarq.pdf Track Charts of the old DSS&A line east of Marquette, Michigan. sooline415
MarquetteUpperYard.pdf Track Chart of Marquette Upper Yard. sooline415
End of the "files" section, at 10:18PM on March 11, 2003.

Created on March 1, 2003.
Last updated on March 11, 2003.