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The Soo Line Railroad (reporting mark SOO) is one of the primary United States railroad subsidiaries for the CPKC Railway (reporting mark CPKC), one of six U.S. Class I railroads, controlled through the Soo Line Corporation.
Maps of the Soo Line Railroad. Soo Line has changed a great deal over the years, from its' beginnings to the lease of the Wisconsin Central in 1909 to the merger with the WC and DSS&A in 1960 to the Milwaukee Road merger in 1986, the sale of Lake States Transportation Division in 1987, and the CP truncations of the 1990s.
The Minneapolis, Sault Ste. Marie and Atlantic Railway was charted in 1883 by flour millers in Minneapolis to provide a “short cut” to eastern markets through Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and Canada. Construction began in 1884 and the route to Sault Ste. Marie was completed in 1887.
Oct 11, 2023 · A Michigan railroad map from 1897 showing many of the state's lines in service by that time.
An official, 1969 system map of the Soo Line Railroad. Author's collection. Finally, a line from Plummer to Moose Lake was finished in 1910 that acted as a bypass between its Duluth connection and Winnipeg gateway.
Soo Line map of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, especially prepared for Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway showing the location of the railway and the communities served. Subject(s): Railroads
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The Soo Line Railroad (SOO) collection contains one Highway Department Railway map of the Marquette Shoreline and Profile maps, right-of-way maps, station maps, maps of lands, tracks, and structures associated with the railroad, and railroad track scale drawings pertaining to the following railroads: Soo Line Railroad (SOO) (1949-present ...
