Its 1985 and the former GN power, which just got a nice repaint, runs around its coal train. In reality this is the Hustle Muscle on the North Shore Scenic Railroad, but we can dream right?
2719 brings the "Arrowhead Vacationer" - special train of the 2009 NRHS Convention - into Two Harbors from Duluth. Right behind the locomotive is the DM&IR heavyweight observation Northland and i... (more)
2719 steams into Two Harbors with the "Viking," a special dinner train operated for the 2009 NRHS convention. The Soo Pacific is running on former Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range trackage (the ex-Mi... (more)
The 2719 is historically significant to have hauled the Soo Line's last steam-powered train on June 21, 1959, a round-trip excursion between Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Ladysmith, Wisconsin. Toda... (more)