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Soo Line Tracks

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"The engineer waves as the steam locomotive bears down the track."

Date Created:
August 1988

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Date Created August 1988

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Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W0132W9
Legacy ID
WHi 93011

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Photographs
Soo Line Tracks

Soo Line Tracks

August 1988

"For nostalgia, a steam locomotive made a run on the Soo Line tracks."

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Milwaukee Road Railroad

Milwaukee Road Railroad

August 1974

View down double set of railroad tracks towards a Milwaukee Road train, with the engineer about to board. Other men are standing in the background.

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Elevated City View

Elevated City View

September 1996

"This is Theresa Station. Note the Rock River and Soo Line Railroad track."

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Train Derailment

Train Derailment

February 1, 1959

"Train derailment. Photo taken from North Pole Road. Hwy 28 can be seen in the distance (left)."

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Soo Line Depot

Soo Line Depot

March 1983

"Once the scene of bustling activity, the Soo Line depot at Theresa Station now stands deserted. Alphonse Beck is in the foreground."

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Cows Grazing

Cows Grazing

"Cows graze along the Rock River. In the distance is North Pole Road and beyond that tracks of the Soo Line Railroad."

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