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Sep 19, 2013 · On September 14, 2013, 4-6-2 Pacific, Soo Line 2719 ran the last trip of its excursion career before the FRA 15-year certificate expired. It ran from Duluth,...
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- NorthlandTrains
The Soo Line Railroad is the primary United States railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, controlled through the Soo Line Corporation, and one ...
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- LocalRailfan
Jun 7, 2023 · Saved in a museum where it belongs, the #2719 has many great stories to tell, since its construction in 1923. It became a mascot of the steam era, and remains one today. A fully operational steam...
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- Lake Superior Railroad Museum & NS Scenic Railroad
By Rail to Canada, no Passport Needed. The clock showed 9:30 PM, Central Standard Time, September 15, 1958. Soo Line Train 9/13 was 21 minutes behind schedule as it cruised along in the fall Minnesota night, heading into the shallow bend towards the town of Hamel.
At 2:50 am the train was traveling at about 40 mph and collided with another train standing on the tracks near Paynesville, Minnesota. Pauline and MJ both were slammed head first twice into the metal headboard on the berth. They were taken to Eitel Hospital in Minneapolis. Both broke their necks.
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.
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The Soo Line's last passenger train was the Copper Country Limited, a joint service with the Milwaukee Road inherited from the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic. This Chicago- Champion - Calumet service was discontinued May 8, 1968. [5]
