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Soo Line

Minneapolis, St Paul and Sault Ste Marie Railroad
Soo Line corporate logo
Reporting marks SOO
Locale Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin
Years of operation 1883
Track gauge 4' 8.5"
Headquarters Minneapolis, Minnesota


The Soo Line railroad (AAR designation SOO), officially known as the Minneapolis, St Paul and Sault Ste Marie railroad, is an American railroad that operates in Wisconsin and surrounding states.

In 1985 the Soo Line purchased the Milwaukee Road railroad and attempted to operate it as a wholly-owned subsidiary, the Lake States Transportation Division . This plan didn't work out too well for the Soo; most of LSTD and most of the original Wisconsin Central was sold in 1987 to the newly formed Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation.

The Soo Line is a part of the Canadian Pacific railroad system. As time passes, more and more Soo Line equipment is being repainted into the Canadian Pacific's current paint scheme, slowly erasing the Soo's identity as a subsidiary railroad.

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External Links

  • Soo Line Historical and Technical Society http://www.sooline.org
  • Soo Line Online http://sooline.railfan.net/



Current (operating) Class 1 railroads of North America

AMTK, BNSF, CN, CP, CSXT, FCM , KCS, NS, TFM , UP, VIA

Former or fallen flag Class 1 railroads of North America

ACL, AGS , ATSF, B&LE, B&M, B&O, BAR , BN, C&O, CB&Q, CG , CGW, CNTP , CNW, CR, CRIP, CV, D&H , DMIR, DRGW, GN, GTW, IC, ICG, MEC, MILW, MKT, MP, NYC, NKP, N&W, P&LE , PC, PM, PRR, SAL, SBD, SCL, SOO, SOU, SP, SSW , StL&H , T&P , VGN, WAB, WP


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