I recently came across several old family photos of a Soo Line wreck that occurred back on September 6, 1922. It appears that Soo Line #2701 ran right into the rear of Soo #2115, totaling it and t... (more)
Soo 6600 at Gilchrist after 4408 had been pulled off of her. In a few day it will be off on the long slow trip to Shoreham to be evaluated and soon enough will be determined to be beyond repair. T... (more)
One of those you really had to see it to believe it moments. Soo 4408 rides high over 6600 in the aftermath of the July 12, 1982 head on at Gilchrist
Firefighters, railroad workers, police, and a couple photographers at the site of a head on collision between Soo trains 909-910 about 1 mile east of Gilchrist. 910 was supposed to take siding at ... (more)
The railroad keeps moving even in the worst of weather. A large blizzard has just finally passed the area after dumping over a foot of snow the night before. Two Soo Line GP38-2s bring the local b... (more)
What a sight! Two Soo Line SD60s together with the St. Paul skyline as the backdrop. This very short freight heads through Dayton's Bluff back to Pigs Eye Yard. Dayton's Bluff is a natural funnel ... (more)
Something different, double frog switches, for small yards without a lot of space, not sure how many of these are around anymore.
Sometimes you never know, what you are going to shoot, coming out of the darkness at night. This night the train gods smiled again, as emerging from the dark at Westport Station, SOO SD 60 6042 le... (more)
A BNSF train lost its air brakes and turned into a runaway train that ended up in CP's Pig's Eye Yard.
Soo Line 1003 charges south out of Fairwater, on the first leg of a two day photo charter on the Wisconsin Southern
A family enjoying a beautiful autumn morning in the park waves at Soo Line 1003 heading east on the Wisconsin Southern.
A westbound rumbles through town. Torrential rains swept the area closing both CP and BNSF mainlines for a few days.
Look out! A plow extra with a GP9 pushing explodes into a cut near Barrett. This was one of three plow trains running on this day to Glenwood, MN - one from Minneapolis, one from Thief River Falls... (more)
Night photo shoot for the Soo Line Historical Society Convention. Lighting by Steve Barry.
