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System description. The eastern approach over Saint Anthony Parkway of the Canadian Pacific Camden Place Rail Bridge in Minneapolis. The company's main line begins at Portal, North Dakota, on the Canada–U.S. border, and extends southeast along former MStP&SSM trackage to the Twin Cities ( Minneapolis–Saint Paul ).
A Brief History of the Soo Line: The Soo Line was the result of mergers and consolidations of many railroad companies. The three principles were the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie, the Wisconsin Central and the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic.
The Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad, commonly known as the Soo Line from a phonetic spelling of Sault, helped Minnesota farmers and millers prosper by hauling grain directly from Minneapolis to eastern markets.
Jun 11, 2023 · Soo Line Railroad Company. Last revised: June 11, 2023. By: Adam Burns. Despite maintaining a respectable 4,700-mile network linking the Twin Cities with Chicago/Milwaukee the Soo Line was dwarfed by Midwestern giants Chicago & North Western, Milwaukee Road, and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy.
- 1884-1990
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jun 1, 2023 · Soo Line trains meet at Cardigan Junction, north of St. Paul, Minn., in July 1973. The units demonstrate the road’s new mid-century paint scheme designed by Wallace W. Abbey. Tom Murray photo The “New Soo” emerges. Upon the Dec. 31, 1960, merger that created Soo Line Railroad Co., former DSS&A President Leonard H. Murray took the helm.
The SOO – The Soo Line Historical and Technical Society. The official Magazine of the Soo Line Historical and Technical Society. Each issue typically includes: Soo Line and related railroad news. Gallery (photo section) Two to four feature articles on varying subjects.
The Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad (MStP&SSM) (reporting mark SOO) was a Class I railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the Midwestern United States. Commonly known since its opening in 1884 as the Soo Line [1] after the phonetic spelling of Sault, it was merged with several other major CP subsidiaries on ...
