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Soo 2500A Des Plaines, IL.
Soo Line had to hustle to capture a profitable share of the Chicago to Twin Cities business. Competition with the North Western, Milwaukee Road, and the Burlington was stiff. On the morning of August 18th, 1971 the eastbound Shoreham to Schiller Park freight bangs across the interlocker at Deval with piggy-backs on the head end. SOO FP7 2500A leads two GP30s through Des Plaines, Ill., Photo by Jim Lewnard.
7108-15
Soo 2500A Des Plaines, IL.
Soo Line had to hustle to capture a profitable share of the Chicago to Twin Cities business. Competition with the North Western, Milwaukee Road, and the Burlington was stiff. On the morning of August 18th, 1971 the eastbound Shoreham to Schiller Park freight bangs across the interlocker at Deval with piggy-backs on the head end. SOO FP7 2500A leads two GP30s through Des Plaines, Ill., Photo by Jim Lewnard.
7108-15