Lake Superior
Railway Museum
One of the most impressive collections in the Upper
Midwest! They also run the North Shore Scenic
Railway
They
are online too - click here for the official website
Their
2003 Railfan Weekend - classic cabs across the eras [can you spot the visiting
unit?] Soo FP9 2500, LTV F9 4211, CP AC44 9723. Dave Schauer photo
Missabe
caboose C205 under the famous Aerial Lift Bridge and Great Lakes Aquarium. Andy
Inserra photo - August 03
A pair of shots of their H10-44 - Hallett
HD-11. Dec. 04 views from Mike Burlaga
Their Peavey SW1, MPL 44 tonner,
and Hallett H10-44 all together. Mike Burlaga - Dec 04
One of their two
tiny Mack two axle industrial switchers at work towing trucks for the shop...
Mike Burlaga, Dec 04
The pair of Soo H&TS RS2s and the boppers seen above -
this time from another angle. Mike Burlaga photo - 12/04
HH1000 #900 - formerly Oliver Mining 900 resides
at the museum and is even rumored to be operational with new batteries. Dave
Schauer photo - 8-8-02
Soo GP30 700 from the WC. It is being repainted by
WSOR in the spring of 2005 if all goes well. Andy Inserra photo - August 03
The little Portugese trolly runs out to the main
switch and back carrying passengers on a short trip past two fo the resident
F-units. The aquarium and lift bridge are just visable in the upper left past
I-35.
Soo FP9 2500 - their first active F-unit. Andy
Inserra photo - August 03
LTV F9 4211 - one of two active F units on the
roster - with a NP caboose. Andy Inserra photo - August 03
Mack switcher #1 works with a NP passenger car,
this tiny switcher is dwarfed by the cars yet still works hard to this day at
the museum. Andy Inserra photo - August 03
Missabe SD18 193 sits just outside the main indoor
display area and is frequently the power on the NSSR.
Andy Inserra photo - August 03
Power car LSRX 1001 seen in Nov 2004 fresh from the
shops. It powers the shaker tables in the the "Bopper Trio" below but also can
be a back up passenger power unit. Dave Schauer photo
The Boppers - a
combo of boxcar and hopper by BN. These aluminum cars load like boxcars or
hoppers and can discharge the load like a hopper using shaker tables in the
floor. An innovative idea that never really took off... Also seen are two
visiting RS2s owned by the Soo HT&S. Dave Schauer photo
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