Soo Line 735, 950

bobyar2001 · **Posted:** Sun Oct 07, 2007 11:13 am

Back of 735 photo says Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, 6/17/57:

http://abpr2.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi? ... soo735.jpg

More 950, both Ashland, Wisconsin, no date on first photo:

http://abpr2.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi? ... soo950.jpg

8/19/54 on this one:

http://abpr2.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi? ... o950_2.jpg

Dennis Storzek · **Posted:** Sun Oct 07, 2007 5:35 pm

bobyar2001 wrote:

Back of 735 photo says Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, 6/17/57:

http://abpr2.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi? ... soo735.jpg

I suspect a transcription error. Soo steam was dead by early '55, except for a couple of fan trips, but I don't recall ever reading that 735 pulled any trips. I suspect the correct date is 1951.

By the way, this is the engine that CP wanted to bury in Minot.

Les Beckman · **Joined:** Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:25 pm **Posts:** 6482

Dennis Storzek wrote:

By the way, this is the engine that CP wanted to bury in Minot.

So, we know that they didn't bury the 4-6-2, but how is the restoration of the 735 coming? Was the asbestos actually removed? Shelter built? There has not been much news since those first reports.

Les