This old work horse gets ready to call it a day after a spin on the human powered turntable. It must have been quite a sight to watch her switch at Shoreham back in the day.
Getting ready for the climb up snob hill! It's too bad digital cameras weren't around 70 years ago!
Old SOO 353 smokes it up as she heads for the last station stop of the day at the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion. It's quite an event with everything from steam shovels to a working saw... (more)
0-6-0 No. 353 is little changed from its days on the Soo Line.
Soo Line 353 simulates a branch line freight train of the 1940s-50s as it rolls around the loop track at Rollag, Minnesota. The stock cars are filled to capacity with visitors on this Friday, the... (more)
Except for the pilot, Soo 353 is pretty much unchanged from the way she looked in the 1940s, switching cars at Shoreham Yard in Minneapolis.
Soo 353 steams past Snob Hill, full of expensive RVs, as it heads for the depot during the 2009 WMSTR Reunion.
Soo 353 is working hard upgrade on the WMSTR loop track. She had a good fireman the day I photographed her - hardly any smoke, and she's a hand-fired coal burner.
Soo 353 rolls past the roundhouse as it begins the uphill climb on the WMSTR loop.
Soo 353 steams up to the water tank at Rollag, Minnesota during the 2009 WMSTR Reunion. This railroad operates for the public only four days out of the year, always Labor Day weekend. And yes,... (more)
No. 353 pulling a train of vintage freight cars converted for passenger use.
No. 353 operates on a mile-long loop of track each Labor Day weekend during the annual reunion of the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers.
