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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Soo_Line.png/250px-Soo_Line.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Soo_Line.png/375px-Soo_Line.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Soo_Line.png/500px-Soo_Line.png 2x" data-file-width="1074" data-file-height="775" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Map of the Soo Line Railroad. Red lines are former SOO trackage operated by CPKC; dark blue lines are former <a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Milwaukee,_St._Paul_and_Pacific_Railroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad">MILW</a> trackage also now operated by CPKC; green lines are former SOO trackage spun off to <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Central_Ltd." title="Wisconsin Central Ltd.">WC</a> and now part of <a href="/wiki/Canadian_National_Railway" title="Canadian National Railway">CN</a>. Grey lines in North Dakota are operated by Short Lines (<a href="/wiki/Dakota,_Missouri_Valley_and_Western_Railroad" title="Dakota, Missouri Valley and Western Railroad">DMVW</a> and <a href="/wiki/Northern_Plains_Railroad" title="Northern Plains Railroad">NPR</a>) and dotted light blue lines are abandoned.</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Soo_6062_SD60M_Candy_Apple_Red.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Soo_6062_SD60M_Candy_Apple_Red.jpg/250px-Soo_6062_SD60M_Candy_Apple_Red.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Soo_6062_SD60M_Candy_Apple_Red.jpg/375px-Soo_6062_SD60M_Candy_Apple_Red.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Soo_6062_SD60M_Candy_Apple_Red.jpg/500px-Soo_6062_SD60M_Candy_Apple_Red.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="683" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">SOO 6062, an <a href="/wiki/EMD_SD60M" class="mw-redirect" title="EMD SD60M">EMD SD60M</a>, leads a train through Wisconsin</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Overview</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a><sup id="cite_ref-report-2007_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-report-2007-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Reporting_mark" title="Reporting mark">Reporting mark</a></th><td class="infobox-data">SOO</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Locale</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/North_Dakota" title="North Dakota">North Dakota</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dates of operation</th><td class="infobox-data">1961<span class="noprint">; 63 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1961</span>)</span>–<br />1990<span class="noprint">; 34 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend">1990</span>)</span><br />(as an independent railroad; to present for CP ownership)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Canadian_National_Railway" title="Canadian National Railway">Canadian National Railway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Pacific_Railway" title="Canadian Pacific Railway">Canadian Pacific Railway</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Technical</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Track_gauge" title="Track gauge">Track gauge</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="nowrap">4 ft <span class="frac">8<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> in</span> (<span class="nowrap">1,435 mm</span>) <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Standard_gauge" class="mw-redirect" title="Standard gauge">standard gauge</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Soo Line Railroad</b> (<a href="/wiki/Reporting_mark" title="Reporting mark">reporting mark</a> <b>SOO</b>) is one of the primary <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> <a href="/wiki/Rail_transport" title="Rail transport">railroad</a> <a href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">subsidiaries</a> for the <a href="/wiki/CPKC" class="mw-redirect" title="CPKC">CPKC Railway</a> (<a href="/wiki/Reporting_mark" title="Reporting mark">reporting mark</a> <b>CPKC</b>), one of six U.S. <a href="/wiki/Class_I_railroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Class I railroad">Class I railroads</a>, controlled through the <b>Soo Line Corporation</b>. Although it is named for the <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis,_St._Paul_and_Sault_Ste._Marie_Railroad" title="Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad">Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad</a> (MStP&SSM), which was commonly known as the Soo Line after the <a href="/wiki/Phonemic_orthography" title="Phonemic orthography">phonetic spelling</a> of <a href="/wiki/Sault_Ste._Marie,_Michigan" title="Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan">Sault</a>, it was formed in 1961 by the consolidation of that company with two other CPKC subsidiaries: The <a href="/wiki/Duluth,_South_Shore_and_Atlantic_Railway" title="Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway">Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Central_Railway_(1897%E2%80%931954)" title="Wisconsin Central Railway (1897–1954)">Wisconsin Central Railway</a>. It is also the successor to other Class I railroads, including the <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis,_Northfield_and_Southern_Railway" title="Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway">Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway</a> (acquired 1982) and the <a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Milwaukee,_St._Paul_and_Pacific_Railroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad">Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad</a> (Milwaukee Road, acquired at bankruptcy in 1985). On the other hand, a large amount of mileage was spun off in 1987 to <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Central_Ltd." title="Wisconsin Central Ltd.">Wisconsin Central Ltd.</a>, now part of the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_National_Railway" title="Canadian National Railway">Canadian National Railway</a>. The Soo Line Railroad and the <a href="/wiki/Delaware_and_Hudson_Railway" title="Delaware and Hudson Railway">Delaware and Hudson Railway</a>, CPKC's other major subsidiary (before the 2008 <a href="/wiki/Dakota,_Minnesota_and_Eastern_Railroad" title="Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad">DM&E</a> acquisition), presently <a href="/wiki/Trade_name" title="Trade name">do business as</a> the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Pacific_Railway" title="Canadian Pacific Railway">Canadian Pacific Railway</a> (CP). Most equipment has been repainted into the CP scheme, but the U.S. <a href="/wiki/Surface_Transportation_Board" title="Surface Transportation Board">Surface Transportation Board</a> groups all of the company's U.S. subsidiaries under the Soo Line name for reporting purposes.<sup id="cite_ref-report-2007_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-report-2007-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a> headquarters are in the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Pacific_Plaza" title="Canadian Pacific Plaza">Canadian Pacific Plaza</a> building, having moved from the nearby <a href="/wiki/Soo_Line_Building" title="Soo Line Building">Soo Line Building</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="System_description">System description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Soo_Line_Railroad&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: System description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Soo_line_camden_bridage_approach.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Soo_line_camden_bridage_approach.jpg/220px-Soo_line_camden_bridage_approach.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Soo_line_camden_bridage_approach.jpg/330px-Soo_line_camden_bridage_approach.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Soo_line_camden_bridage_approach.jpg/440px-Soo_line_camden_bridage_approach.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="579" /></a><figcaption>The eastern approach over Saint Anthony Parkway of the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Pacific_Camden_Place_Rail_Bridge" title="Canadian Pacific Camden Place Rail Bridge">Canadian Pacific Camden Place Rail Bridge</a> in <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The company's main line begins at <a href="/wiki/Portal,_North_Dakota" title="Portal, North Dakota">Portal, North Dakota</a>, on the <a href="/wiki/Canada%E2%80%93United_States_border" title="Canada–United States border">Canada–U.S. border</a>, and extends southeast along former MStP&SSM trackage to the Twin Cities (<a href="/wiki/Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul" title="Minneapolis–Saint Paul">Minneapolis–Saint Paul</a>). Ex-Milwaukee Road trackage takes the Soo Line from the Twin Cities to <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a> via <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee" title="Milwaukee">Milwaukee</a>. Between Chicago and <a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit</a>, where the CPKC-owned <a href="/wiki/Michigan_Central_Railway_Tunnel" title="Michigan Central Railway Tunnel">Detroit River Tunnel</a> connects back into <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, the Soo Line has <a href="/wiki/Trackage_rights" class="mw-redirect" title="Trackage rights">trackage rights</a> over the <a href="/wiki/Norfolk_Southern_Railway" title="Norfolk Southern Railway">Norfolk Southern Railway</a> and <a href="/wiki/Haulage_rights" class="mw-redirect" title="Haulage rights">haulage rights</a> over <a href="/wiki/CSX_Transportation" title="CSX Transportation">CSX Transportation</a>. </p><p>Major branches include a connection from the border at <a href="/wiki/Noyes,_Minnesota" title="Noyes, Minnesota">Noyes, Minnesota</a>, to <a href="/wiki/Glenwood,_Minnesota" title="Glenwood, Minnesota">Glenwood</a> and, until it was sold to the <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Rail_Road" title="Indiana Rail Road">Indiana Rail Road</a> in 1983, a line from Chicago to <a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville, Kentucky</a>. </p><p>Through trackage rights over the <a href="/wiki/BNSF_Railway" title="BNSF Railway">BNSF Railway</a>, the Soo Line also serves <a href="/wiki/Duluth,_Minnesota" title="Duluth, Minnesota">Duluth</a> from the Twin Cities.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the end of 1970, the Soo Line operated 4,693 miles (7,553 km) of road on 6,104 miles (9,823 km) of track; that year it reported 8,249 million ton-miles of revenue freight and no passengers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Soo_Line_Railroad&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:EMD_SD60_SOO_6022.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/EMD_SD60_SOO_6022.jpg/220px-EMD_SD60_SOO_6022.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/EMD_SD60_SOO_6022.jpg/330px-EMD_SD60_SOO_6022.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/EMD_SD60_SOO_6022.jpg/440px-EMD_SD60_SOO_6022.jpg 2x" data-file-width="669" data-file-height="358" /></a><figcaption> Soo Line 6022, an <a href="/wiki/EMD_SD60" title="EMD SD60">EMD SD60</a>, pulls a train through <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Dells,_Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin">Wisconsin Dells</a> on June 20, 2004.</figcaption></figure> <p>The present Soo Line Railroad was incorporated in <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> on October 19, 1949, as the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railroad, as part of the plan for reorganizing the <a href="/wiki/Duluth,_South_Shore_and_Atlantic_Railway" title="Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway">Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway</a> (DSA) and subsidiary Mineral Range Railroad. When CP consolidated several subsidiaries on January 1, 1961, it used this company to merge the <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis,_St._Paul_and_Sault_Ste._Marie_Railroad" title="Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad">Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Central_Railway_(1897%E2%80%931954)" title="Wisconsin Central Railway (1897–1954)">Wisconsin Central Railway</a> into, and renamed it to the present name, the Soo Line Railroad. The Soo Line gained control of the <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis,_Northfield_and_Southern_Railway" title="Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway">Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway</a> (MNS), a Twin Cities–area <a href="/wiki/Shortline_railroad" title="Shortline railroad">shortline railroad</a>, in June 1982.<sup id="cite_ref-Moodys_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Moodys-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Passenger service was mostly eliminated by the 1961 merger, but several trains remained for a few more years. These were a Saint Paul to Duluth daytime train known only as Trains 62 and 63 (discontinued June 1961),<sup id="cite_ref-Abbey-097_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Abbey-097-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the overnight Chicago to Duluth <i>Laker</i> and its Saint Paul connection (both discontinued January 15, 1965),<sup id="cite_ref-Dorin-097_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dorin-097-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Twin Cities to <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg" title="Winnipeg">Winnipeg</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Winnipeger" title="Winnipeger">Winnipeger</a></i> (discontinued March 25, 1967),<sup id="cite_ref-Dorin-097_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dorin-097-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the Saint Paul to Portal <i>Soo-Dominion</i> that, during the summer, ran through to <a href="/wiki/Vancouver" title="Vancouver">Vancouver</a> via a connection with Canadian Pacific's <i><a href="/wiki/The_Dominion_(train)" title="The Dominion (train)">The Dominion</a></i> at <a href="/wiki/Moose_Jaw" title="Moose Jaw">Moose Jaw</a>. It was discontinued in December 1963,<sup id="cite_ref-Abbey-099_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Abbey-099-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the western Canada cars were handled on the <i>Winnipeger</i> for two more summers before they too were pulled. The Soo Line's last passenger train was the <i><a href="/wiki/Copper_Country_Limited" title="Copper Country Limited">Copper Country Limited</a></i>, a joint service with the Milwaukee Road inherited from the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic. This Chicago-<a href="/wiki/Champion,_Michigan" title="Champion, Michigan">Champion</a>-<a href="/wiki/Calumet,_Michigan" title="Calumet, Michigan">Calumet</a> service was discontinued May 8, 1968.<sup id="cite_ref-Dorin-097_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dorin-097-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, there were several mixed trains, with additional ones created to enable the discontinuance of the Saint Paul to Portal passenger train. Some mixed train services gained notoriety because passengers were conveyed in one direction only. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Soo_Line_boxcar.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Soo_Line_boxcar.jpg/220px-Soo_Line_boxcar.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Soo_Line_boxcar.jpg/330px-Soo_Line_boxcar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Soo_Line_boxcar.jpg/440px-Soo_Line_boxcar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="683" /></a><figcaption>A Soo Line <a href="/wiki/Boxcar" title="Boxcar">boxcar</a> in 2010</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1984, CP incorporated the Soo Line Corporation in Minnesota as a <a href="/wiki/Holding_company" title="Holding company">holding company</a>, exchanging stock in December to give the Soo Line Corporation total control over the railroad. Two months later, on February 19, 1985, the Soo Line purchased the property of the bankrupt <a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Milwaukee,_St._Paul_and_Pacific_Railroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad">Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad</a> and assigned it to a newly created subsidiary, The Milwaukee Road, Inc. This company and the MN&S were both merged into the Soo Line Railroad effective January 1, 1986. To cut costs, the Soo Line created the <a href="/wiki/Lake_States_Transportation_Division" title="Lake States Transportation Division">Lake States Transportation Division</a> (LSTD) on February 10, 1986<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to operate the less-important lines, including the ex-Wisconsin Central line between Chicago and the Twin Cities. Unable to implement its proposed labor rule changes, the Soo Line sold the approximately 2,000-mile (3,200 km) LSTD to a new <a href="/wiki/Regional_railroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Regional railroad">regional railroad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Central_Ltd." title="Wisconsin Central Ltd.">Wisconsin Central Ltd.</a>, in 1987 for $133 million.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (The WC folded into the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_National_Railway" title="Canadian National Railway">Canadian National Railway</a> in 2001). In 1990, CP gained full control of the Soo Line Corporation, of which it had previously owned about 56% of the <a href="/wiki/Common_stock" title="Common stock">common stock</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Moodys_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Moodys-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 2000s, the Soo line was consolidated into CP. As of 2024<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Soo_Line_Railroad&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, only one Soo Line locomotive remained in the old paint scheme, Soo 4448, a <a href="/wiki/EMD_GP38" title="EMD GP38">GP38-2</a>. Most others have been repainted into CP paint, put into storage lines, or scrapped.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Named_passenger_trains">Named passenger trains</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Soo_Line_Railroad&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Named passenger trains"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The railroad ran several long distance named trains. </p> <ul><li><i>Laker,</i> <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a>, Minnesota – <a href="/wiki/Duluth,_Minnesota" title="Duluth, Minnesota">Duluth, Minnesota</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ashland,_Wisconsin" title="Ashland, Wisconsin">Ashland, Wisconsin</a></li> <li><i>Soo-Dominion,</i> <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>, Illinois – <a href="/wiki/Vancouver" title="Vancouver">Vancouver</a>, British Columbia</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Winnipeger" title="Winnipeger">Winnipeger</a>,</i> <a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">Saint Paul, Minnesota</a> – <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg" title="Winnipeg">Winnipeg</a>, Manitoba</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Presidents">Presidents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Soo_Line_Railroad&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Presidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Presidents of the Soo Line Railroad were:<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leonard_Murray_(railroad_executive)" title="Leonard Murray (railroad executive)">Leonard H. Murray</a>, 1961–1978, previously President of the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Beckley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thomas Beckley (page does not exist)">Thomas M. Beckley</a>, 1978–1983</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dennis_Miles_Cavanaugh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dennis Miles Cavanaugh (page does not exist)">Dennis Miles Cavanaugh</a>, 1983–1986, 1987–1989</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_C._Gilmore&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert C. Gilmore (page does not exist)">Robert C. Gilmore</a>, 1986–1987</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edwin_V._Dodge&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Edwin V. Dodge (page does not exist)">Edwin V. Dodge</a>, 1989–1996</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Remaining_locomotives">Remaining locomotives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Soo_Line_Railroad&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Remaining locomotives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Preserved">Preserved</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Soo_Line_Railroad&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Preserved"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Soo_Line_2500_Streamliner.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Soo_Line_2500_Streamliner.JPG/220px-Soo_Line_2500_Streamliner.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Soo_Line_2500_Streamliner.JPG/330px-Soo_Line_2500_Streamliner.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Soo_Line_2500_Streamliner.JPG/440px-Soo_Line_2500_Streamliner.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Soo_Line_2500" class="mw-redirect" title="Soo Line 2500">Soo Line 2500</a> pulls a special train in Duluth on July 12, 2014.</figcaption></figure> <p>Some of the railroad's <a href="/wiki/Diesel_locomotive" title="Diesel locomotive">diesel locomotives</a> have been preserved: </p> <ul><li>500, an <a href="/wiki/EMD_FP7" title="EMD FP7">EMD FP7A</a>, on display in <a href="/wiki/Ladysmith,_Wisconsin" title="Ladysmith, Wisconsin">Ladysmith, Wisconsin</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soo_Line_700" title="Soo Line 700">700</a>, an <a href="/wiki/EMD_GP30" title="EMD GP30">EMD GP30</a>, at the <a href="/wiki/Lake_Superior_Railroad_Museum" title="Lake Superior Railroad Museum">Lake Superior Railroad Museum</a> in <a href="/wiki/Duluth,_Minnesota" title="Duluth, Minnesota">Duluth, Minnesota</a>. Restored for use on their <a href="/wiki/North_Shore_Scenic_Railroad" title="North Shore Scenic Railroad">North Shore Scenic Railroad</a>.</li> <li>703, an EMD GP30, and 991, a <a href="/wiki/Barney_and_Smith_Car_Company" title="Barney and Smith Car Company">Barney and Smith</a> heavyweight <a href="/wiki/Passenger_car_(rail)" class="mw-redirect" title="Passenger car (rail)">passenger car</a>, at the <a href="/wiki/Colfax_Railroad_Museum" title="Colfax Railroad Museum">Colfax Railroad Museum</a> in <a href="/wiki/Colfax,_Wisconsin" title="Colfax, Wisconsin">Colfax, Wisconsin</a>.</li> <li>715, an EMD GP30, at the <a href="/wiki/National_Railroad_Museum" title="National Railroad Museum">National Railroad Museum</a> in <a href="/wiki/Ashwaubenon,_Wisconsin" title="Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin">Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin</a>, although it wears a <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Central_Ltd." title="Wisconsin Central Ltd.">Wisconsin Central Ltd.</a> paint scheme.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soo_Line_2500" class="mw-redirect" title="Soo Line 2500">2500</a>, an EMD FP7A, at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth. Also restored for use on their North Shore Scenic Railroad.</li></ul> <p>In addition, a number of the railroad's 145 steel <a href="/wiki/Caboose" title="Caboose">cabooses</a> have been preserved. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SOO_4598.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/SOO_4598.jpg/220px-SOO_4598.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/SOO_4598.jpg/330px-SOO_4598.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/SOO_4598.jpg/440px-SOO_4598.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>SOO 4598, an <a href="/wiki/EMD_GP39-2" title="EMD GP39-2">EMD GP39-2</a>, trails on a train through <a href="/wiki/Oconomowoc,_Wisconsin" title="Oconomowoc, Wisconsin">Oconomowoc, Wisconsin</a> on October 13, 2019.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rail_trails">Rail trails</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Soo_Line_Railroad&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Rail trails"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The Soo Line Trail in Minnesota was created from former pieces of the railroad which has extended down into the <a href="/wiki/Lake_Wobegon_Trails" title="Lake Wobegon Trails">Lake Wobegon Trail</a>. The trails are enjoyed by walkers, runners, and bikers in the area, and are prized for how flat they are.</li> <li>The <i><a href="/wiki/Copper_Country_Limited" title="Copper Country Limited">Copper Country Limited</a></i> railroad lines in Michigan's <a href="/wiki/Keweenaw_Peninsula" title="Keweenaw Peninsula">Keweenaw Peninsula</a>, along with former lines owned by the <a href="/wiki/Copper_Range_Railroad" title="Copper Range Railroad">Copper Range Railroad</a>, have been turned into <a href="/wiki/All-terrain_vehicle" title="All-terrain vehicle">ATV</a> trails.<sup id="cite_ref-Railways_of_the_Keweenaw_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Railways_of_the_Keweenaw-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some, like the 17-mile-long (27 km) Jack Stevens Hancock-Calumet Trail, are multi-purpose and are enjoyably used by hikers and bikers year-round.<sup id="cite_ref-Jack_Stevens_Hancock-Calumet_Trail_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jack_Stevens_Hancock-Calumet_Trail-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Wolf River State Trail was created on a section of the Soo Line’s Shawano Subdivision. Tracks were removed in 2001 by Wisconsin Central between Shawano and Crandon, and a segment from White Lake to Crandon later became the Wolf River State Trail. It is open to ATVs, snowmobiles, hikers and horseback riders.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Soo_Line_Railroad&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Soo_Line_locomotives" title="Soo Line locomotives">Soo Line locomotives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soo_Line_Depot_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Soo Line Depot (disambiguation)">Soo Line Depot (disambiguation)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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Pueblo, CO: Pinon Productions. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-930855-00-0" title="Special:BookSources/0-930855-00-0"><bdi>0-930855-00-0</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/LCCN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="LCCN (identifier)">LCCN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lccn.loc.gov/84014873">84014873</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Little+Jewel&rft.place=Pueblo%2C+CO&rft.pub=Pinon+Productions&rft.date=1984&rft_id=info%3Alccn%2F84014873&rft.isbn=0-930855-00-0&rft.aulast=Abbey&rft.aufirst=Wallace+W&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASoo+Line+Railroad" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDorin1979" class="citation book cs1">Dorin, Patric C. (1979). <i>The Soo Line</i>. 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href="/wiki/Florida_East_Coast_Railway" title="Florida East Coast Railway">FEC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Worth_and_Denver_Railway" title="Fort Worth and Denver Railway">FW&D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Railroad_and_Banking_Company" title="Georgia Railroad and Banking Company">GA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Bay_and_Western_Railroad" title="Green Bay and Western Railroad">GB&W</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgia_and_Florida_Railroad_(1926%E2%80%9363)" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgia and Florida Railroad (1926–63)">G&F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulf,_Mobile_and_Ohio_Railroad" title="Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad">GM&O</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Northern_Railway_(U.S.)" title="Great Northern Railway (U.S.)">GN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Southern_and_Florida_Railway" title="Georgia Southern and Florida Railway">GS&F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Trunk_Western_Railroad" title="Grand Trunk Western Railroad">GTW</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Lake_Superior_and_Ishpeming_Railroad" title="Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad">LS&I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lehigh_Valley_Railroad" title="Lehigh Valley Railroad">LV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maine_Central_Railroad_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Maine Central Railroad Company">MEC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monongahela_Railway" title="Monongahela Railway">MGA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Missouri%E2%80%93Illinois_Railroad" title="Missouri–Illinois Railroad">MI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Milwaukee,_St._Paul_and_Pacific_Railroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad">MILW/CMStP&P</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Interstate_Railway" title="Michigan Interstate Railway">MIS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Missouri%E2%80%93Kansas%E2%80%93Texas_Railroad" title="Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad">MKT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis,_Northfield_and_Southern_Railway" title="Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway">MN&S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monon_Railroad" title="Monon Railroad">MON</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Missouri_Pacific_Railroad" title="Missouri Pacific Railroad">MP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_and_St._Louis_Railway" title="Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway">M&STL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Chattanooga_and_St._Louis_Railway" title="Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway">NC&STL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York,_New_Haven_and_Hartford_Railroad" title="New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad">NH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York,_Chicago_and_St._Louis_Railroad" class="mw-redirect" title="New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad">NKP/ NYC&StL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York,_Susquehanna_and_Western_Railway" title="New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway">NYS&W</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_and_Northeastern_Railroad" title="New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad">NO&NE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Pacific_Railway" title="Northern Pacific Railway">NP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norfolk_Southern_Railway_(1942%E2%80%9382)" class="mw-redirect" title="Norfolk Southern Railway (1942–82)">NS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norfolk_and_Western_Railway" title="Norfolk and Western Railway">N&W</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwestern_Pacific_Railroad" title="Northwestern Pacific Railroad">NWP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Central_Railroad" title="New York Central Railroad">NYC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Connecting_Railroad" title="New York Connecting Railroad">NYCN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York,_Ontario_and_Western_Railway" title="New York, Ontario and Western Railway">NYO&W</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penn_Central_Transportation_Company" title="Penn Central Transportation Company">PC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_and_Lake_Erie_Railroad" title="Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad">P&LE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piedmont_and_Northern_Railway" title="Piedmont and Northern Railway">P&N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Railroad" title="Pennsylvania Railroad">PRR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania-Reading_Seashore_Lines" title="Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines">PRSL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_and_West_Virginia_Railway" title="Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway">P&WV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reading_Company" title="Reading Company">RDG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Fredericksburg_and_Potomac_Railroad" title="Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad">RF&P</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rutland_Railroad" title="Rutland Railroad">RUT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quanah,_Acme_and_Pacific_Railway" title="Quanah, Acme and Pacific Railway">QA&P</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Rock_Island_and_Pacific_Railroad" title="Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad">RI/CRIP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savannah_and_Atlanta_Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Savannah and Atlanta Railway">S&A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seaboard_Air_Line_Railroad" title="Seaboard Air Line Railroad">SAL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seaboard_System_Railroad" title="Seaboard System Railroad">SBD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seaboard_Coast_Line_Railroad" title="Seaboard Coast Line Railroad">SCL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_and_Arizona_Eastern_Railway" title="San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway">SD&AE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spokane_International_Railroad" title="Spokane International Railroad">SI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staten_Island_Railway" title="Staten Island Railway">SIRT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis%E2%80%93San_Francisco_Railway" title="St. Louis–San Francisco Railway">SLSF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis,_San_Francisco_and_Texas_Railway" title="St. Louis, San Francisco and Texas Railway">SLSFTX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Northern_Railway" title="Sacramento Northern Railway">SN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis,_St._Paul_and_Sault_Ste._Marie_Railroad" title="Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad">SOO/MStP&SSM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Railway_(U.S.)" title="Southern Railway (U.S.)">SOU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Pacific_Transportation_Company" title="Southern Pacific Transportation Company">SP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spokane,_Portland_and_Seattle_Railway" title="Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway">SP&S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Southwestern_Railway" title="St. Louis Southwestern Railway">SSW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Central_Railway" title="Tennessee Central Railway">TC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Southern_de_M%C3%A9xico" title="Kansas City Southern de México">TFM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Mexican_Railway" title="Texas Mexican Railway">TM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_and_New_Orleans_Railroad" title="Texas and New Orleans Railroad">T&NO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_and_Pacific_Railway" title="Texas and Pacific Railway">T&P</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toledo,_Peoria_and_Western_Railway" title="Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway">TP&W</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virginian_Railway" title="Virginian Railway">VGN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Railway_of_Alabama" title="Western Railway of Alabama">WA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wabash_Railroad" title="Wabash Railroad">WAB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Central_Railway_(1897%E2%80%931954)" title="Wisconsin Central Railway (1897–1954)">WC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Maryland_Railway" title="Western Maryland Railway">WM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Pacific_Railroad" title="Western Pacific Railroad">WP</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">pre-1956</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alton_Railroad" title="Alton Railroad">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_Birmingham_and_Atlantic_Railway" title="Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway">AB&A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_Birmingham_and_Coast_Railroad" title="Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad">AB&C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_City_Railroad" title="Atlantic City Railroad">AC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_and_Danville_Railway" title="Atlantic and Danville Railway">A&D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Lawrence_and_Atlantic_Railroad" title="St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad">A&STL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butte,_Anaconda_and_Pacific_Railway" title="Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway">BA&P</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baltimore,_Chesapeake_and_Atlantic_Railway" title="Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway">BC&A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kennecott_Utah_Copper_rail_line" title="Kennecott Utah Copper rail line">B&G</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burlington-Rock_Island_Railroad" title="Burlington-Rock Island Railroad">BRI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo,_Rochester_and_Pittsburgh_Railway" title="Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway">BR&P</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_and_Susquehanna_Railroad" title="Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad">B&S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beaumont,_Sour_Lake_and_Western_Railway" title="Beaumont, Sour Lake and Western Railway">BSL&W</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alton_Railroad" title="Alton Railroad">C&A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland,_Akron_and_Columbus_Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland, Akron and Columbus Railway">CA&C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coal_and_Coke_Railway" title="Coal and Coke Railway">C&C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland,_Cincinnati,_Chicago_and_St._Louis_Railway" title="Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway">CCC&STL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_and_Atlantic_Railway" title="Chicago and Atlantic Railway">C&E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_and_Greenville_Railway" title="Columbus and Greenville Railway">C&G</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati,_Hamilton_and_Dayton_Railway_(1846%E2%80%931917)" title="Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railway (1846–1917)">CH&D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambria_and_Indiana_Railroad" title="Cambria and Indiana Railroad">C&I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Northern_Railroad_(1894%E2%80%931938)" title="Cincinnati Northern Railroad (1894–1938)">CINN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Indiana_and_Southern_Railroad" title="Chicago, Indiana and Southern Railroad">CI&S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati,_Indianapolis_and_Western_Railroad" title="Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Western Railroad">CI&W</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati,_Lebanon_and_Northern_Railway" title="Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern Railway">CL&N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Midland_Railway" title="Colorado Midland Railway">CM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Milwaukee_and_Puget_Sound_Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway">CM&PS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_New_England_Railway" title="Central New England Railway">CNE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Lawrence_and_Atlantic_Railroad" title="St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad">CNNE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Northern_Railway" title="Canadian Northern Railway">CNOR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Peoria_and_St._Louis_Railroad" title="Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis Railroad">CP&STL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Pacific_Lines_in_Vermont" title="Canadian Pacific Lines in Vermont">CPVT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Rock_Island_and_Gulf_Railway" title="Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railway">CRI&G</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Copper_River_and_Northwestern_Railway" title="Copper River and Northwestern Railway">CR&NW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Railroad_of_Pennsylvania" title="Central Railroad of Pennsylvania">CRP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Valley_Railroad" title="Cumberland Valley Railroad">CVRR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Detroit,_Grand_Haven_and_Milwaukee_Railway" title="Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway">DGH&M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duluth_and_Iron_Range_Railroad" title="Duluth and Iron Range Railroad">D&IR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Detroit_and_Mackinac_Railway" title="Detroit and Mackinac Railway">D&M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duluth,_Missabe_and_Northern_Railway" title="Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway">DM&N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denver_and_Salt_Lake_Railway" title="Denver and Salt Lake Railway">DNW&P</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denver_and_Salt_Lake_Railway" title="Denver and Salt Lake Railway">D&SL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Paso_and_Southwestern_Railroad" title="El Paso and Southwestern Railroad">EP&SW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evansville_and_Crawfordsville_Railroad" title="Evansville and Crawfordsville Railroad">E&TH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florence_and_Cripple_Creek_Railroad" title="Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad">F&CC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fonda,_Johnstown_and_Gloversville_Railroad" title="Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad">FJ&G</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Smith_and_Western_Railway" title="Fort Smith and Western Railway">FS&W</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Worth_and_Rio_Grande_Railway" title="Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railway">FW&RG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulf,_Colorado_and_Santa_Fe_Railway" title="Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway">GC&SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bayou,_Brazos_and_Colorado_Railway" title="Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and Colorado Railway">GH&SA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulf,_Mobile_and_Northern_Railroad" title="Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad">GM&N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Rapids_and_Indiana_Railroad" title="Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad">GR&I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulf_and_Ship_Island_Railroad" title="Gulf and Ship Island Railroad">G&SI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_East_and_West_Texas_Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston East and West Texas Railway">HE&WT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_and_Texas_Central_Railway" title="Houston and Texas Central Railway">H&TC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hocking_Valley_Railway" title="Hocking Valley Railway">HV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Central_Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Iowa Central Railway">ICRY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International%E2%80%93Great_Northern_Railroad" title="International–Great Northern Railroad">IGN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Mexico_and_Orient_Railway" title="Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway">KCM&O</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Mexico_and_Orient_Railway" title="Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway">KCM&OTX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_and_Salt_Lake_Railroad" title="Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad">LA&SL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Erie_and_Western_Railroad" title="Lake Erie and Western Railroad">LE&W</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Shore_and_Michigan_Southern_Railway" title="Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway">LS&MS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Central_Railroad" title="Michigan Central Railroad">MC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maryland,_Delaware_and_Virginia_Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railway">MD&V</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_and_International_Railway" title="Minnesota and International Railway">M&I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Missouri_and_North_Arkansas_Railroad" title="Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad">M&NA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mobile_and_Ohio_Railroad" title="Mobile and Ohio Railroad">M&O</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Central_Railroad_(1901%E2%80%931967)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mississippi Central Railroad (1901–1967)">MSC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montour_Railroad" title="Montour Railroad">MTR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midland_Valley_Railroad" title="Midland Valley Railroad">MV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Central_Railway" title="Northern Central Railway">NCRY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_and_New_York_Railroad" title="New Jersey and New York Railroad">NJ&NY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nevada_Northern_Railway" title="Nevada Northern Railway">NN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans,_Texas_and_Mexico_Railway" title="New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railway">NOT&M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York,_Philadelphia_and_Norfolk_Railroad" title="New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad">NYP&N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_%E2%80%93_Ada_%E2%80%93_Atoka_Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Oklahoma City – Ada – Atoka Railway">OCAA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Electric_Railway" title="Oregon Electric Railway">OE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oahu_Railway_and_Land_Company" title="Oahu Railway and Land Company">OR&L</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Short_Line_Railroad" title="Oregon Short Line Railroad">OSL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Railroad_and_Navigation_Company" title="Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company">OWRN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_Baltimore_and_Washington_Railroad" title="Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad">PB&W</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh,_Cincinnati,_Chicago_and_St._Louis_Railroad" title="Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad">PCC&STL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Company" title="Pennsylvania Company">PCO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Electric" title="Pacific Electric">PE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peoria_and_Eastern_Railway" title="Peoria and Eastern Railway">P&E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pere_Marquette_Railway" title="Pere Marquette Railway">PM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Port_Reading_Railroad" title="Port Reading Railroad">PRDG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburg_and_Shawmut_Railroad" title="Pittsburg and Shawmut Railroad">P&S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panhandle_and_Santa_Fe_Railway" title="Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway">P&SF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburg,_Shawmut_and_Northern_Railroad" title="Pittsburg, Shawmut and Northern Railroad">PS&N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_and_Aransas_Pass_Railway" title="San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway">SA&AP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_and_Binghamton_Railroad" title="Syracuse and Binghamton Railroad">SB&NY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_and_Arizona_Railway" title="San Diego and Arizona Railway">SD&A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Fe,_Prescott_and_Phoenix_Railway" title="Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway">SFP&P</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spokane_and_Inland_Empire_Railroad" title="Spokane and Inland Empire Railroad">S&IE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Joseph_and_Grand_Island_Railway" title="St. Joseph and Grand Island Railway">SJ&GI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis,_Brownsville_and_Mexico_Railway" title="St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway">SLB&M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis,_Iron_Mountain_and_Southern_Railway" title="St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway">SLIM&S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_and_Greenville_Railway" title="Columbus and Greenville Railway">SOUMS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Southwestern_Railway_of_Texas" title="St. Louis Southwestern Railway of Texas">SSWTX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trinity_and_Brazos_Valley_Railway" title="Trinity and Brazos Valley Railway">T&BV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texarkana_and_Fort_Smith_Railway" title="Texarkana and Fort Smith Railway">T&FS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_and_Northern_Railway" title="Texas and Northern Railway">T&N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toledo_and_Ohio_Central_Railway" title="Toledo and Ohio Central Railway">T&OC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toledo,_St._Louis_and_Western_Railroad" title="Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad">TSTL&W</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulster_and_Delaware_Railroad" title="Ulster and Delaware Railroad">U&D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utah_Railway" title="Utah Railway">UTAH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vandalia_Railroad_(1905%E2%80%9317)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vandalia Railroad (1905–17)">VAND</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vicksburg,_Shreveport_and_Pacific_Railway" title="Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway">VS&P</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Jersey_and_Seashore_Railroad" title="West Jersey and Seashore Railroad">WJ&S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheeling_and_Lake_Erie_Railway_(1916%E2%80%9388)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (1916–88)">W&LE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_and_West_Virginia_Railway" title="Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway">WPT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Fredericksburg_and_Potomac_Railroad" title="Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad">WSN</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wichita_Valley_Railway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wichita Valley Railway (page does not exist)">WV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yazoo_and_Mississippi_Valley_Railroad" title="Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad">Y&MV</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:5em">Timeline</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Class_I_railroads_(1910%E2%80%931929)" title="Timeline of Class I railroads (1910–1929)">1910–1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Class_I_railroads_(1930%E2%80%931976)" title="Timeline of Class I railroads (1930–1976)">1930–1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Class_I_railroads_(1977%E2%80%93present)" title="Timeline of Class I railroads (1977–present)">1977–present</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>Railroads in <i>italics</i> meet the revenue specifications for Class I status, but are not technically Class I railroads due to being passenger-only railroads with no freight 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