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D& H Railway, Soo Line Soo Line Railroad Co. is a Class 1 U.S. railroad, which is wholly owned by Canadian Pacific Railway and does rail business under the CPR name. Soo Line was formed by a group of Minneapolis millers in 1883 and known over the years as the Minneapolis. It was the first railroad to apply the unit train concept to the movement of grain and began the conversion from boxcars to covered hoppers early in the 1960s with a large purchase of 100-ton aluminum cars. www8.cpr.ca /cms/English/General+Public/Community/DHSoo.htm   (1330 words)

[No title] The large and small railroads argue that the RIA should be given a chance to work before the Government imposes an unnecessary layer of regulation on top of the parties private agreement, regulation that would effectively second guess the agreement negotiated by the private railroad parties. The line extends (1) from milepost 2192.0, at Tacoma, to milepost 17.7, at Chehalis, and (2) from milepost 2192.0, at Tacoma, to milepost 64.2, at Morton. The line was not further described in the application, but a map included with the filing indicates that the line begins at a switch near the intersection of Caron Road and Creston Road and ends in a stub east of Gredco Drive. www.trainnet.org /Libraries/Lib001/STB-29.TXT   (16658 words)

Soo Line Railroad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Soo Line Railroad (AAR reporting mark SOO) is the United States arm of the Canadian Pacific Railway, serving Chicago and the areas to the east and west. In 1985 the Soo Line purchased the Milwaukee Road and attempted to operate the pre-1985 Soo Line and selected Milwaukee Road branchlines as a wholly-owned subsidiary, the Lake States Transportation Division. The Soo Line was never a major carrier of passenger traffic since its route between Chicago and Minneapolis was much longer than the competing Milwaukee Road, Chicago and Northwestern and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad railroads. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Soo_Line   (743 words)

Postcards of Soo Locomotives Soo Line's Northern Locomotive (4-8-4), Number 5000, as viewed at Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin in July of 1951. These were the Soo Line's last and largest locomotives, built in late 1937 by Lima Locomotive Works of Lima, Ohio. Soo Line's Pacific Locomotive (4-6-2), Number 2719, as viewed at Bruce, Wisconsin on June 21, 1959. www.kohlin.com /soo/soo-005.htm   (287 words)

EPA: Federal Register: Soo Line Railroad Company--Abandonment Exemption--in Marshall and Roberts Counties, SD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03) Soo Line Railroad Company--Abandonment Exemption--in Marshall and Roberts Counties, SD Soo has filed an environmental report which addresses the effects of the abandonment, if any, on the environment and historic resources. Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR 1152.29(e)(2), Soo shall file a notice of consummation with the Board to signify that it has exercised the authority granted and fully abandoned the line. www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2000/January/Day-11/i419.htm   (583 words)

The Soo Line Train Simulator GP38-2 Mega-Pack Is Back! By 1955 the Soo Line Railroad becomes the first railroad company west of Chicago to have a complete diesel locomotive roster. The Soo Line Railroad has a rich history that can be dated back as far as the early 1860's, in fact, Minnesota's first railroad, which was built to service the fast growing flour mills of the time. The 3DPM Soo Line Mega-Pack is not an average train simulator add-on. www.3d-perfection.com /train-simulator-GP38-2-sooline.html   (250 words)

wcco.com - Soo Line Case Could Decide Victims' Right To Sue In 2002 a Soo Line train, bound for St. Paul, derailed in Minot, N.D., releasing an enormous cloud of toxic chemicals. However, in court documents it argues railroads are regulated by the federal government, which means Washington can fine the Soo Line, but victims cannot sue. Rudd said the railroad is trying to avoid its responsibilities to the people it injured and that could have broad implications. wcco.com /topstories/local_story_160094446.html   (526 words)

SOO-Line Railroad Information While this is a little south and east of where one might have found the Soo Line prototype, the acronym definitely fits the Chief Operating Officer's (COO) address. In my case, the SOO Line Garden Railroad landscaping was there; all the scene "needed" was a railroad meandering in and out of it. As time goes by the railroad is being enhanced with "scale" plants and shrubs that really bring both hobbies to light. www.donet.com /~trainart/soo-line1.html   (268 words)

Soo Line #957   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03) Marie and Atlantic Railway (commonly known as Soo Line) were filed in Madison, Wisconsin on September 29, 1883, by several Minneapolis businessmen. The Wisconsin Central was leased in 1909; in 1961, it was formally absorbed as well as the DSSandA to form the new Soo Line Railroad. Soo Line successfully purchased the remains of the Milwaukee Road in 1985, forever changing its system map; two years later, the new Wisconsin Central Ltd. purchased the old WC route and other track from Soo Line. www.midcontinent.org /collectn/woodpas/soo957.html   (416 words)

Soo Line Railroad Co.,   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03) Soo, a Class I railroad,\2\ is a Minnesota Corporation that operates approximately 3,500 miles of track in the States of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Soo is a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CPRC).\3\ CPRC is a Canadian corporation whose stock is publicly held and traded on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges. Soo employees who are not offered employment by INRD, or who decline INRD offers of employment, could elect to exercise their existing Soo seniority to take jobs in their crafts elsewhere on Soo. thefederalregister.com /d.p/2006-01-13-06-337   (4230 words)

Soo Line   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03) The Soo Line railroad (AAR designation SOO), officially known as the Minneapolis, St Paul and Sault Ste Marie railroad, is an American railroad that operates in Wisconsin and surrounding states. In 1985 the Soo Line purchased the Milwaukee Road railroad and attempted to operate it as a wholly-owned subsidiary, the Lake States Transportation Division. Marie and Atlantic Railway (soon to be called the Soo Line) to build a railroad between its two namesake cities to avoid sending shipments through Chicago, IL. www.centipedia.com /index.php?title=Soo_Line&action=edit   (427 words)

Telephone Equipment in Railway Applications I was told at the time that the railroads were among the first to switch from telegraph to telephone, much before the rest of the country. Railroad operations in the early days required many people to be located along the railroad. If a pin happens to be lined up with the holding spring when the armature relaxes, (due to a pause in the pulse train), the wheel is held in place to wait for the next string of reversals. www.telephonetribute.com /railroad_phone_equip.htm   (2914 words)

Official Railroad - Company Sites Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad: The railroad's mainline currently extends from the Mississippi River at Winona, Minnesota across southern Minnesota and central South Dakota to Rapid City. Luxapalila Valley Railroad: The LXVR commenced operation of a thirty-two mile freight railroad between Columbus, MS, and Belk, AL, June 1, 1996. Vandalia Railroad: The line, located in Vandalia, IL, interchanges with Conrail and is approximately 3.45 miles long. www.cwrr.com /nmra/rroffic.html   (1793 words)

Soo Line Convention Coming to North Freedom By the end of 1887, the line was completed across the northern part of Wisconsin to reach the road’s namesake. The Soo Line donated the engine to the city of Waukesha, Wisconsin, and it was quickly placed on display at Frame Park. Other Soo Line cars on display August 21 will include: a steel ore car built in 1916 believed to be the last of its type in existence, a 1920’s wooden stock car that was used to haul cattle and other livestock, and several wooden passenger cars. www.midcontinent.org /news/news08.html   (1075 words)

Working On The Portage Line, Circa 1944-45 Dad, as a youth living at Bancroft, was young enough to recall the Soo assigning Class C-4 and 5 and Class C-20 and C-21 4-4-0, "American" locomotives for use on the local on the P-Line. The Line itself was built to fulfill the Charter of the Original Wisconsin Central Railway of 1872 to build a Line from Portage City (Portage) to the Head of Lakes, or Ashland. This line was nick-named "The Gruber Line" and traversed through such places in Illinois as Decatur and Dixon on it's strictly rural Illinois journey. www.pchswi.org /RRWEB/misc_articles/workingonportageline.html   (1619 words)

Environmental Review: 12/20/2004 - AB_57_55_X   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03) According to the Soo Line, the subject rail line was last used in October 2001 and there has been no overhead traffic on the subject line for the past five years. The railroad’s Historic Report indicates that there are no structures on the subject rail line that are 50 years of age or older. Likewise, the Soo Line stated that all creosote-treated wood would be disposed of in accordance with Federal and state laws. www.stb.dot.gov /decisions/ReadingRoom.nsf/51d7c65c6f78e79385256541007f0580/b026a389536987e185256f6d00651f62?OpenDocument   (1631 words)

EPA: Federal Register: Soo Line Railroad Company--Abandonment Exemption--in Ramsey and Benson Counties, ND   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03) Although Soo Line states that NPRR has approved its abandonment proposal, Soo Line may not consummate the abandonment authority granted here unless and until NPRR files with the Board to discontinue its lease and operation rights on the line, NPRR obtains discontinuance authority, and NPRR exercises that authority. Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR 1152.29(e)(2), Soo Line shall file a notice of consummation with the Board to signify that it has exercised the authority granted and fully abandoned the line. If consummation has not been effected by Soo Line's filing of a notice of consummation by October 22, 2005, and there are no legal or regulatory barriers to consummation, the authority to abandon will automatically expire. www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2004/October/Day-22/i23721.htm   (694 words)

Soo 54   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03) They were typically assigned to high-ranking railroad officials for use as mobile offices and living quarters. The car was originally built by Barney and Smith in 1914 for the Soo Line Railroad as Buffet-Baggage combination car No. 1704. In 1962, the Soo Line railroad sold the car to private owners who repainted it from its Soo Line maroon color scheme into its current blue. www.oerm.org /pages/soo_54.htm   (197 words)

EPA: Federal Register: Soo Line Railroad Company--Abandonment--in Roberts County, SD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03) The line of railroad has appeared on Soo's system diagram map or has been included in its narrative in category 1 since 1998. The interest of railroad employees will be protected by Oregon Short Line R. Co.--Abandonment--Goshen, 360 I.C.C. Any interested person may file with the Board written comments concerning the proposed abandonment or protests (including the protestant's entire opposition case), by June 12, 2000. The line sought to be abandoned will be available for subsidy or sale for continued rail use, if the Board decides to permit the abandonment in accordance with applicable laws and regulations (49 U.S.C. 10904 and 49 CFR 1152.27). www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2000/May/Day-18/i12308.htm   (705 words)

Janklow Fights To Save Soo Line Railroad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03) The Soo Line Railroad Company, doing business as the Canadian Pacific Railway, is seeking federal approval to abandon approximately 28 miles of track between Rosholt and Veblen in Marshall and Roberts counties. Janklow acknowledged the Soo Line has economic justification for wanting to abandon the line. "However, the Soo Line must also recognize the impact on a farm economy struggling through one of the toughest economic times in memory," he said. www.state.sd.us /governor/press/releases/1999/september/sooline.htm   (321 words)

Soo Line 1003 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Soo Line 1003 is a restored 2-8-2 Mikado type steam locomotive from the Soo Line Railroad. It was used by the Soo Line until retirement in 1954. In December 1959, the railroad donated the locomotive to the city of Superior, Wisconsin, where it was put on public display. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Soo_Line_1003   (285 words)

Minneapolis, St. Paul &. Sault Ste. Marie - "The Soo" Minnesota's first railroad built from Minneapolis to St. Anthony, serving the fast-growing flour mills of the area. The railroad was projected to be built between Minneapolis-St. Paul and Sault Ste. Additional information was gleaned from the "Special Bicentennial Issue" (May-June 1976) of the Soo Liner magazine, a publication of the PR Dept. of the Soo Line Railroad Company, John Bergene, Editor. www.kohlin.com /soo/soo-hist.htm   (996 words)

Wisconsin Central Railway To strengthen its position, the Bay de Noquet and Marquette Railroad and the Marquette and Ontonagon Railroad were merged. The Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railroad Company is incorporated in the state of Michigan, with plans to consolidate lines east and west of Marquette. This timeline was primarily gleaned from the "Special Bicentennial Issue (May-June 1976) of the Soo Liner magazine, a publication of the PR Dept. of the Soo Line Railroad Company, John Bergene, Editor. www.geocities.com /SiliconValley/1477/soo/dssahist.htm   (648 words)

Soo Line #552   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03) Soo Line #552 was built as a mail car by Barney and Smith Car Co. in April 1906. It was the second car numbered 552 on the Soo Line since the first #552 was destroyed. The #511 was assigned as a trailer behind the Soo Line's gas-electric car M-1 and was used between Gladstone and Sault Ste. www.midcontinent.org /COLLECTN/woodpas/soo552.html   (414 words)

A Retirement From Soo Line - New York Times Beckley, reached by telephone this weekend, said the move was partly to achieve a more orderly ''succession process'' at the Soo Line. Beckley became president of the Soo Line, adding the post of chief executive in 1980. The Soo Line was jolted recently when the Chicago & North Western Transportation Company, its competitor in bidding for the bankrupt Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad, topped its offer. query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9502EFD91439F931A15753C1A962948260   (185 words)

Soo Line Diesel Photos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03) Soo Line had many diesels, from the early GE 44-Tonners in the 1940s until the SD60Ms of the late 1980s. Soo cabooses are becoming much harder to find, as are cabooses on most major systems these days. Access to the Soo Line yard in Milwaukee, WI is not easy; therefore, on a recent trip, I spent most of my time getting shots off from the many high bridges that cross over the yard. sooline.railfan.net /diesel/soo.html   (660 words)

Railroad: Bugline: Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Early in 1986 the Milwaukee "Operating Core" was acquired and merged into the SOO Line Railroad Company, a subsidiary of the CP Rail system formerly known as the Canadian Pacific Corporation. Sold to SOO Line RR becomes The Milwaukee Road, Inc., February 19, 1985. Absorbed into SOO Line RR January 1, 1986. www.slahs.org /history/railroad/bugline.htm   (485 words)

SOO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03) The Soo Line strike was being used as a tool by the United Transportation Union (UTU) to destroy the BLET. The Soo Line jurisdictional issues were just a continuation of many underhanded schemes over the years by the UTU to back the BLET into a corner and utilize their propaganda machine in an attempt to inflict irreparable harm to the BLET and its members. On August 4, 1994, the BLET General Committee of Adjustments (GCA) on the Soo Line received a copy of the UTU's Section 6 Notice to the Carrier. www.ble659.com /SOO.htm   (739 words)

Pasty Cam Guest Photos :: Soo Line Railroad Soo Line Patriot at Calumet - April, 1977 Soo Line train at Ripley - May, 1976* Soo Line train in downtown Houghton - April 1977* pasty.com /pcam/rgkitchen   (158 words)

Soo Line Railroad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Soo Line 1003 - A restored 2-8-2 built in 1913 by ALCO. Soo Line 2719 - A restored 4-6-2 built in 1923 by ALCO. This locomotive hauled the Soo Line's last steam-powered train in revenue service in 1959. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Soo_Line_Railroad   (743 words)

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