Saga of the SOO Volume III : East, West and to the North
Gjevre, John A.
From Train World Pty Ltd, North Brighton, VIC, Australia
Seller rating 2 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 29 June 2001
From Train World Pty Ltd, North Brighton, VIC, Australia
Seller rating 2 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 29 June 2001
About this Item
242 pages colour and b/w photos - he third and final volume in the series. Offers an account of the history of the Soo Line Railroad and its Chicago Division- The Wisconsin central Railroad- with emphasis on their relation to the Canadian Pacific Railway. This volume features descriptions of the Soo's lines in Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan, complementing the material in Saga of the Soo Volume II (which covered the lines in Minnesota, the Dakotas and Montana). The East referenced the title stands for the initial effort of the Soo's founders to develop the Minneapolis, Sault Ste. Marie and Atlantic Railway that reached east to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. There it connected with the great Canadian Pacific Railway at Sault Ste. Marie. East also Stands for the great contribution that the Wisconsin Central made to Soo Line's fortunes after it was leased by the Soo in 1909. West stands for the Soo's westward trackage through Minnesota and the Dakotas, all the way to eastern Montana, where the railroad garnered wheat and other agricultural produce that fed the milling industries and other commerce in Minneapolis and Saint Paul. North references the Soo's benefactor and present owner-the Canadian Pacific Railway, which has played a key role in the overall history of this valiant line. Seller Inventory # UB-016206
Bibliographic Details
Title: Saga of the SOO Volume III : East, West and ...
Publisher: Agassiz Publications, Moorhead, MN, USA
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition
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