Soo Line (SOO) 381 - EMD GP7

WB

Heading south through downtown, this train will head about 15 miles down to the industrial park area of Roseport, which is on the old CGW mainline. A small train today.

381

Minneapolis Northfield & Southern SW1200 34 at Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 23, 1984, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.

SOO GP7 381and MNS SW1200 34 at Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 23, 1984, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.

C&NW 4493-4514 have just shoved their train with SOO caboose into the Railway Transfer and pulled back out light. Now the SOO "Railway" is pulling its train into the yard

C&NW train with SOO caboose is being shoved into Railway Transfer Yard.

C&NW train with SOO caboose is being shoved into Railway Transfer Yard

SOO box car is in train being shoved into Railway Transfer Yard

Unidentifed PTTX bulkhead flat car is in train being shoved into Railway Transfer Yard

Train with SOO caboose is being shoved into Railway Transfer Yard while inbound SOO "Railway" job waits.

SOO Line train is their "Railway Job" waiting on the ex-NP passenger main to cross the GN and head into C&NW's downtown Railway Transfer Yard

This view is now blocked by "Rock Island Lofts" built on ex-NP right-of-way. The bridge I was shooting from is still there, filled in and turned into walking path

Unidentified MN&S caboose. Note telltale

Note SOO caboose in distance on C&NW shoving into Railway Transfer

Humbolt yard