The Soo Line, being primarily a granger road, had an uncomplicated steam locomotive fleet with lots of Mikados and Consolidations. Competitive pressure on the Chicago-Twin Cities route brought in the Mountains and Northerns. The one Decapod found itself in Ashland, Wisconsin ore dock service. Pacifics and Ten-Wheelers were sufficient for passenger service.
Almost all of the 149 photographs were scanned from original 2x4 negatives. The time period is mostly the mid-to-late 1950s and in locations such as Shoreham Yard, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin and Enderlin, North Dakota. There is also railfan trip with Pacific #2719.
The CD works in PCs (WIN 2000/XP/Vista/7) and Macs.
The photographs can be printed out.
PrairieWorks, Photo CD-Rom Book
