After overextending themselves acquiring Milwaukee Road, Soo Line established a wholly-owned division called Lake States Transportation Division on 10 February 1986, to operate its mostly former S... (more)

Help us! Soo Line 4230 and a GP30 are helpers on a Lake States coal train as they push it up Byron Hill in August of 1987. This line is now double track thru this area and owned by the CN.

GP9 4230 and GP30 700 help get another train over the hill.

Storming up Byron Hill, south of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, a Soo Line freight attacks the grade on March 22, 1987. This was in the colorful Lake States era on this portion of the original Soo Line, ... (more)

Geeps on Byron
Struggling up Byron Hill, south of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, a Soo Line freight approaches the top on March 22, 1987. This was in the colorful Lake States era on this porti... (more)

Soo train 11 with 4230 and ex KCS 626 are nearing Trout Lake with 43 cars. The 4230 was renumbered away from the Soo 550 series to avoid conflicts with Ex Milwaukee SD10 rebuilds, most of which we... (more)