Traffic was fairly heavy on the Trout Lake-Marquette line in the early 90's with lots of propane and mine supplies moving west. Service was normally tri-weekly so quite a few loads would accumulate at Trout Lake for the train. Add to this that the ex DSS&A line west out of Trout Lake was plagued with a rather short but stiff grade that was hard to get a "run" at and you had the potential for trouble, especially in the fall or winter when wet leaves of cold temperatures and snow made for slippery rail conditions. In this shot a heavily laden train 41 has made two attempts to depart and failed both times. It is now strung out on the hill and curve departing Trout Lake and is going nowhere fast. Help has arrived though in the form of ATSF SD45's 5384 and 5402, they are the power from Gladstone-Sault Ste. Marie job 35 and they will soon load up and push train 41 out of Trout Lake. I only seen this happen very rarely in Soo days, but while still a rare event, it did happen more often during WC's early years.
