The last SOO Candy Apple geep leads CP 2-286 south through Des Plaines.

SOO 4598, the final “candy apple” SOO locomotive left on the rails, leads CP 2-286 through Rondout.

CP 2-286 rolls south on the CP C&M Sub with the only "candy apple" painted GP38-2 remaining leading, as it passes under endangered searchlight signals at Rondout, IL.

CP 2-286 rolls south on the UP Milwaukee Sub with the only remaining "candy apple" GP39-2 leading.

A second section of train 286 heads east through Pleasant Prairie with the last Soo Line candy apple red Geep on the CP's roster leading a CP GP38-2 in the beaver scheme. The leader has certainly ... (more)

CP H15 heads back to St. Paul as light power with an eccentric mix of locomotives. SOO 4598 is the last candy apple red SOO unit on the CP roster and has certainly seen better days. The two middle... (more)

H20 eases towards the yard in La Crosse with 4598 in command.

Stormy Night: Not quite enough time to make it into the yard, the "Soo Shakopee" job sits tied down on Soo 1 at West Hoffman, this as another Eastbound streaks past, heading for S... (more)

Soo Line on Wall St: After delivering cars to Bay State Milling, G77 runs light back up Wall St, though the neighborhood on the south side of Winona. Next, they will head to the old CK sidi... (more)

What A SOOprise - With the number of remaining SOO engines left on CP's roster becoming extremely thin, getting to see any today is a generous treat. Here, one of the few remaining SOO GP39-2's is... (more)

Just Your Average Spring Morning: Trees turning green, birds chirping, neighbors going for a walk. Oh, and SOO 4598 shoving 1500 tons of grain up the steep hill to Ardent Mills in Hastings.... (more)

The Hankinson Switch returns to base with a Candy Apple Red GP39-2 leading the way.

SOO 4598 and CP 2217 are assigned to the auto rack loading facility in Cottage Grove. Today, they're visiting the Hastings rail yard to pick up some racks and bring them to their post.

With the Candy Apple Red paint looking a little weather worn, one of only 2 GP39s on the roster (both of Kennecott Copper heritage) leads CP H36-10 under the 5 track signal bridge at Dayton's Bluf... (more)

The last days of the Ford Plant were starting to be felt with this train as they only had a handful of cars in tow. The plant would close down within weeks of this shot and the daily run through ... (more)