A bunch of Soo Line roster rarity's are on the point off this train 911 back in 1979. The 722 was one of ten GP35's on the Soo, but was the only one riding AAR type B trucks off a retired Alco FA.... (more)
By the time I started shooting slides in the fall 1976 the chances for Soo Line F-unit sets were greatly diminished. While there were still 44 F's at the time, they were more often than not just ... (more)
Soo 2225A,737,502C thunder westbound through Caffey with 94 cars on train 911. The crews preferred second generation hood units for leaders, but on this day 2225A was picked up at Trout Lake for a... (more)
Milw 152 and Soo 741 head a 60 car train 911 west into a setting sun late in the evening. The train has just crossed the Pine River and in about a mile will be crossing the West branch of the Pine... (more)
Soo train 911 lead by 6609 and 759 is struggling to clear the main at Gilchrist after a night of lake effect snow in 1981.
Soo 212A,742,214A lead 911 west through some deep grass. The Soo often skimped on weed spaying and mowing along the right of way, depending on how profits were looking.This was one of those years,... (more)
Soo 407,2200C,721 have the 95 cars of train 911 moving along at a good clip passing Caffey. The 407 with masking tape on about every seam show the efforts some head end crews went to eliminate the... (more)
Sometime all it takes is a few seconds, I had followed this train for about 35 miles trying to get it and the sun to land in the same place at the same time. A GP38-2 in a consist with an F7B was ... (more)
Soo 759,809 are on the point of train 911 waiting for a eastbound at Gilchrist. These units are about as dirty as any Soo power seen during this period. Both need a wash rack, although the U-boat ... (more)
Milw. Rd. 2025,2032 raise a little dust as they wheel #911 thru Rudyard with 33 cars. Milwaukee GP40's were not common in the Upper Peninsula after the Soo/Milwaukee merger.
Soo 765, 755, 4436 have train #911 with 55 cars in tow on a snowy Dec. afternoon.